Change
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[Intro: ]G C D G C D
G C
Bill is standin' out by a west Texas highway
D
With his thumb in the mornin' air
G C
He spent eighteen summers in the dust of Odessa
D
Never gettin' nowhere
Em D
But he's got him a misspelled cardboard of Albuquerque
G C
Standin' in the break down lane
He ain't lookin' for a ride
D
So much as he's lookin' for a
[Refrão] G C D
Change, a little somethin' different for cryin' out loud
G C D Em
Yeah, a change, even for the worst would be better somehow
C
Sometimes you just cross that line
Am D
Where everything is more of the same
Am Em C
When it's do or die, step aside, turn the tide
D G C D
Something's gotta change
G C
Now Betty's walkin' out of a tatoo parlor
D
She's got curlers in her hair
G C
She still can't believe she had a little red rose put
D
Right on her derierre
Em D
And she's still gotta pick up that red lace teddie
G C
And a bottle of pink champagne
Well her husband don't know it
D
But tonight well he's in for a
--CHORUS
G C D
Change, a little somethin' different for cryin' out loud
G C D Em
Yeah, a change, even for the worst would be better somehow
C
Sometimes you just cross that line
Am D
Where everything is more of the same
Am Em C
When it's do or die, step aside, turn the tide
D G C D
Something's gotta change
--BREAK --> G C D
G C
Now who of us hasn't been headin' home Friday
D
Sittin' at some traffic light
G C
Wonderin' what would happen if we hung a left
D
Instead of taking that faithful old right
Em D
It's the human condition part of us wishes that
G C
Life wouldn't get so tame
And we all know better than to
D
Thinkin' that it's ever gonna
--CHORUS
G C D
Change, a little somethin' different for cryin' out loud
G C D E
Yeah, a change, even for the worst would be better somehow
F Bb C
Lookin' for a change Yeah a change
(Ooooo) (Yeah a change) (Ooooo)
F Bb C
Lookin' for a change Yeah
(Ooooooo..yeah)
--TAG --> F Bb C
How to play Change
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.