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Change What You Can chords by
Marvin Gaye
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
C

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Ooh, the girl I love walked out on me

Leaving her love flowing strong

Oh, my heart would like to carry on

But she said her feeling for me was gone

I tried to find the words to

Say to make her stay
Verse 2
Em
Em

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But she said she couldn't stand
Dm
Dm

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C
C

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It for another day
Em
Em

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So the only thing that's
Dm
Dm

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C
C

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left for me to say
G
G

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C
C

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F
F

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Oh, change what you can
C
C

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D
D

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But when you can't leave it alone
G
G

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Have the sense to know the
C
C

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Difference between the two
Verse 3
C
C

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I know the girl is on her way

Taking the love I need so bad

Oh, the love I guessed I'd never have

So what's the use of sitting

Around and feeling sad

I must respect the fact she

Won't be back my way
Verse 4
Em
Em

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Cause she said she couldn't stand
Dm
Dm

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C
C

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It for another day
Em
Em

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So the only thing that's
Dm
Dm

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C
C

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left for me to say
G
G

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C
C

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F
F

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Oh, change what you can
C
C

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Ebdim
Ebdim

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D
D

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But when you can't leave it alone
G
G

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Have the sense to know the

Difference between the
C
C

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two
Interlude 1
C
C

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Db
Db
4

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C
C

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Bb
Bb

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B
B
2

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C
C

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Db
Db
4

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Verse 5
Db
Db
4

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I sit around in misery

Over a love that don't belong to me

I did everything I could to make her stay
Fm
Fm

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But she said she couldn't stand
Verse 6
Ebm
Ebm
6

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Db
Db
4

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It for another day
Fm
Fm

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So the only thing that's
Ebm
Ebm
6

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Db
Db
4

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left for me to say

Oh, change it, baby

Oh, change if you want to

You got to change, alright

Oh, change it, honey

Honey, you can change it

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • Em

  • Dm

  • G

  • F

  • D

  • Ebdim

  • Db

    4

  • Bb

  • B

    2

  • Fm

  • Ebm

    6

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Change What You Can by Marvin Gaye is C major.

The primary chords used in Change What You Can are C, Em, Dm, G, F, D.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, Em, Dm, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Change What You Can is approximately 115 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Change What You Can using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for Change What You Can. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Marvin Gaye.

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