Changes chords by
David Bowie (Official Version)

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Key: C majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Dbmaj7

D6

Ebm7

E7

Oh, yeah

Gb

Eb7

Gb

Mmm

Eb7

Gb

Verse 1
Db Db 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Still don't know what I was   waitin' for
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
And my time      was runnin' wild
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
A million dead end streets and
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Every time I thought I'd   got it made it
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
seemed the taste     was not so sweet
Db Db 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
So I turned myself   to face  me
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
But I've   never caught a glimpse
Db Db 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
How the others must see    the faker
Em7 Em7 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
I'm much too fast   to take that test
Ab Ab 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ch-ch-ch ch-changes

Chorus 1
Db Db 
 
Fm/C Fm/C 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Turn and face   the strange
Db/Ab Db/Ab 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ch-ch changes
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Don't want     to be a richer man
Gb Gb 
 
Ch-ch-ch ch-changes
Db Db 
 
Fm/C Fm/C 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Turn and face   the strange
Db/Ab Db/Ab 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ch-ch changes
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
There's gonna    have to be a different man
Bbm Bbm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
B B 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Time  may change me
Faug Faug 
 
Eb6 Eb6 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Db Db 
 
But I      can't trace  time
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Mmm, yeah

Verse 2
Db Db 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
I watch the ripples change their size
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
But never     leave the stream
Gb Gb 
 
Of warm impermanence
Db Db 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
And so the days float through my eyes
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
But still     the days seem the same
Db Db 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
And these children that you   spit on
Em7 Em7 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
As    they try    to change their worlds
Db Db 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Are imune to your   consultation
Em7 Em7 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
They're quite aware   of what they're
Ab Ab 
 
goin' through
Gb Gb 
 
Ch-ch-ch ch-changes

Chorus 2
Db Db 
 
Fm/C Fm/C 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Turn and face   the strange
Db/Ab Db/Ab 
 
Ch-ch-changes
Gb Gb 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Don't tell them to grow     up and out of it
Ab Ab 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ch-ch-ch ch-changes
Db Db 
 
Fm/C Fm/C 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Turn and face   the strange
Db/Ab Db/Ab 
 
Ch-ch-changes
Gb Gb 
 
Where's your shame?
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
You've left     us up to our necks in it
Bbm Bbm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
B B 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Time  may may change me
Faug Faug 
 
Eb6 Eb6 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Db Db 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
But you    can't trace  time

Bridge 1

Gb

Db

Gb/Db

Db

Strange fascination facinate me

Gb

Ah, changes are taking

Ab7

The pace I'm goin' through

Gb

Ch-ch-ch ch-changes

Chorus 3
Db Db 
 
Fm/C Fm/C 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Turn and face   the strange
Db/Ab Db/Ab 
 
Ch-ch-changes
Gb Gb 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ooh, look out,     you rock 'n' rollers
Ab Ab 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ch-ch-ch ch-changes
Db Db 
 
Fm/C Fm/C 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Turn and face   the strange
Db/Ab Db/Ab 
 
Ch-ch-changes
Gb Gb 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Pretty soon now you're   gonna get older
Bbm Bbm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
B B 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Time  may change me
Faug Faug 
 
Eb6 Eb6 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Db Db 
 
But I      can't trace  time
Bbm Bbm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
B B 
 
Gb Gb 
 
I said that time  may change me
Faug Faug 
 
Eb6 Eb6 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
But I      can't trace

Outro 1

Db

Ebm7

Fm7

E7

(time)

Ebm7

Dmaj7

Dbmaj7

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ChordsDbmaj7 D6 Ebm7 E7 Gb...

Chords

Dbmaj7
D6
Ebm7
E7
Gb
Eb7
Db
Fm7
Gbmaj7
Ab
Em7
Fm/C
Bbm
Db/Ab
Bbm/F
Eb
B
Faug
Eb6
Gb/Db
Ab7
Dmaj7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dbmaj7: x-4-6-5-6-x
D6: x-x-0-2-0-2
Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-x
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Gbmaj7: 2-x-3-3-2-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Fm/C: x-3-3-1-1-x
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Db/Ab: 4-x-6-6-6-x
Bbm/F: 1-x-3-3-2-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Faug: x-x-3-2-2-1
Eb6: x-x-1-3-1-3
Gb/Db: x-4-4-3-2-2
Ab7: 4-6-4-5-4-4
Dmaj7: x-x-0-2-2-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 1

1

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Changes by David Bowie, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of David Bowie.

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