Changes chords by
David Bowie (Official Version)

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Key: C majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Ebmaj7

E6

Fm7

Gb7

Oh, yeah

Ab

F7

Ab

Mmm

F7

Ab

Verse 1
Eb Eb 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Still don't know what I was   waitin' for
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
And my time      was runnin' wild
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
A million dead end streets and
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Every time I thought I'd   got it made it
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
seemed the taste     was not so sweet
Eb Eb 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Gbm7 Gbm7 
 
So I turned myself  to face  me
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
But I've  never caught a glimpse
Eb Eb 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
How the others must see   the faker
Gbm7 Gbm7 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
I'm much too fast  to take that test
Bb Bb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Ch-ch-ch ch-changes

Chorus 1
Eb Eb 
 
Gm/D Gm/D 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Turn and face   the strange
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Ch-ch changes
Cm/G Cm/G 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Don't want   to be a richer man
Ab Ab 
 
Ch-ch-ch ch-changes
Eb Eb 
 
Gm/D Gm/D 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Turn and face   the strange
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Ch-ch changes
Cm/G Cm/G 
 
F F 
 
There's gonna  have to be a different man
Cm Cm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Time may change me
Gaug Gaug 
 
F6 F6 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
But I      can't trace time
F7 F7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
F7 F7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Mmm, yeah

Verse 2
Eb Eb 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
I watch the ripples change their size
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
But never     leave the stream
Ab Ab 
 
Of warm impermanence
Eb Eb 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
And so the days float through my eyes
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
But still     the days seem the same
Eb Eb 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
And these children that you   spit on
Gbm7 Gbm7 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
As     they try   to change their worlds
Eb Eb 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Are imune to your  consultation
Gbm7 Gbm7 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
They're quite aware  of what they're
Bb Bb 
 
goin' through
Ab Ab 
 
Ch-ch-ch ch-changes

Chorus 2
Eb Eb 
 
Gm/D Gm/D 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Turn and face   the strange
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Ch-ch-changes
Ab Ab 
 
Cm/G Cm/G 
 
F F 
 
Don't tell them to grow   up and out of it
Bb Bb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Ch-ch-ch ch-changes
Eb Eb 
 
Gm/D Gm/D 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Turn and face   the strange
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Ch-ch-changes
Ab Ab 
 
Where's your shame?
Cm/G Cm/G 
 
F F 
 
You've left   us up to our necks in it
Cm Cm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Time may may change me
Gaug Gaug 
 
F6 F6 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
But you    can't trace time

Bridge 1

Ab

Eb

Ab/Eb

Eb

Strange fascination facinate me

Ab

Ah, changes are taking

Bb7

The pace I'm goin' through

Ab

Ch-ch-ch ch-changes

Chorus 3
Eb Eb 
 
Gm/D Gm/D 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Turn and face   the strange
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Ch-ch-changes
Ab Ab 
 
Cm/G Cm/G 
 
F F 
 
Ooh, look out,   you rock 'n' rollers
Bb Bb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Ch-ch-ch ch-changes
Eb Eb 
 
Gm/D Gm/D 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Turn and face   the strange
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Ch-ch-changes
Ab Ab 
 
Cm/G Cm/G 
 
F F 
 
Pretty soon now you're gonna get older
Cm Cm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Time may change me
Gaug Gaug 
 
F6 F6 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
But I      can't trace time
Cm Cm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I said that time may change me
Gaug Gaug 
 
F6 F6 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
But I      can't trace

Outro 1

Eb

Fm7

Gm7

Gb7

(time)

Fm7

Emaj7

Ebmaj7

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ChordsEbmaj7 E6 Fm7 Gb7 Ab...

Chords

Ebmaj7
E6
Fm7
Gb7
Ab
F7
Eb
Gm7
Abmaj7
Bb
Gbm7
Gm/D
Cm
Eb/Bb
Cm/G
F
Db
Gaug
F6
Ab/Eb
Bb7
Emaj7

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

Ebmaj7: x-x-1-3-3-3
E6: 0-2-2-1-2-0
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Gb7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
Abmaj7: 4-x-5-5-4-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Gbm7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
Gm/D: x-x-0-3-3-3
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Eb/Bb: 6-x-8-8-8-x
Cm/G: 3-x-5-5-4-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Gaug: 3-x-1-0-0-3
F6: x-x-3-2-3-1
Ab/Eb: x-6-6-5-4-4
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x
Emaj7: x-x-2-4-4-4

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 3

3

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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