Roll With The Changes chords by REO Speedwagon (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C
F/C
Bb/C
Bb
Dm
C/E
Bb/D
G7
F

Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
As soon as you are able,  (C major) 
F/C 
woman I am willing  (F/C) 
Bb/C 
F/C 
C 
To make  (B flat/C) the break that we  (F/C) are on the brink  (C major) of
F/C 
My cup is on the table, my love is spilling  (F/C) 
Bb/C 
F/C 
C 
Waiting  (B flat/C) here for you  (F/C) to take and drink  (C major) of

Chorus 1

So if you're tired of the

same old sto ry

Oh, turn some pages

I will be here when you are ready

To roll with the changes, yeah, yeah

Interlude 1

I knew it had to happen,

Verse 2
F/C 
felt the tables turnin'  (F/C) 
Bb/C 
F/C 
C 
 (B flat/C) Got me through  (F/C) my darkest hour  (C major) 
I heard the thunder clappin',
F/C 
felt the desert burnin'  (F/C) 
Bb/C 
Until  (B flat/C) you poured on
F/C 
C 
me  (F/C) like a sweet sun shower  (C major) 

Chorus 2
Bb 
Dm 
 (B flat major) So if you're tired  (D minor) of the
C 
C/E 
Bb/D 
C 
same  (C major) old  (C/E) sto    (B flat/D) ry      (C major) 
Bb 
Dm 
C 
 (B flat major) Oh,  (D minor) turn some pages  (C major) 
Bb 
Dm 
C 
 (B flat major) I will be here  (D minor) when you are ready  (C major) 
C/E 
Bb/D 
C 
G7 
 (C/E) To  (B flat/D) roll   with  (C major) the changes,  (G7) yeah, yeah

Solo 1

Chorus 3
Bb 
Dm 
 (B flat major) So if you're tired  (D minor) of the
C 
C/E 
Bb/D 
C 
same  (C major) old  (C/E) sto    (B flat/D) ry      (C major) 
Bb 
Dm 
C 
 (B flat major) Oh,  (D minor) turn some pages  (C major) 
Bb 
Dm 
C 
 (B flat major) I will be here  (D minor) when you are ready  (C major) 
C/E 
Bb/D 
C 
G7 
 (C/E) To  (B flat/D) roll   with  (C major) the changes,  (G7) baby
Roll with the changes

Bridge 1
Ah, you know you know you know you got to
C 
 (C major) (Keep on rollin') Oh yeah
F/C 
 (F/C) (Keep on rollin')
Bb/C 
F/C 
C 
Ooh  (B flat/C)  (F/C) roll with the changes  (C major) 
Keep on rollin' (Keep on rollin',
F/C 
 (F/C) keep on rollin')
Bb/C 
F/C 
C 
Oh,  (B flat/C) now roll  (F/C) with the changes,  (C major) oh, baby
(Keep on rollin') Oh, babe
F/C 
Bb/C 
 (F/C) (Keep on rollin') Oh, you got  (B flat/C) to learn
F/C 
C 
to roll  (F/C) with the changes  (C major) 
Got to, got to, got to, got to keep on rollin'
F/C 
 (F/C) (Keep on rollin'),
Bb/C 
F/C 
got  (B flat/C) to learn to, got  (F/C) to learn to
C 
Got  (C major) to learn to roll

Solo 2

Solo 3

Outro 1
C 
F/C 
 (C major) (Keep on rollin',  (F/C) keep on rollin',
Bb/C 
F/C 
C 
 (B flat/C) oooh)   (F/C)  (C major) 
C 
F/C 
 (C major) (Keep on rollin',  (F/C) keep on rollin',
Bb/C 
F/C 
C 
 (B flat/C) oooh)   (F/C)  (C major) 
C 
F/C 
 (C major) (Keep on rollin',  (F/C) keep on rollin',
Bb 
F 
C 
 (B flat major) oooh,  (F major)  (C major) aah

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GuitarPianoUkulele

C
F/C
Bb/C
Bb
Dm
C/E
Bb/D
G7
F

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 94

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb/C: x-3-x-3-3-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
Bb/D: x-5-3-3-6-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Roll With The Changes by REO Speedwagon, 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 guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of REO Speedwagon's performance.