Everchanging
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Em Am
He taught his son everything about life.
D Asus2
How to keep his money, and how to please his wife.
G A
Told his son not to get settled in, cuz there's always
Asus2
change.
It's an everchanging world.
E-G-D-A-Asus2
G Asus2
He built a wealthy family, they were set for life.
Asus2 Em
Then this nation hit a bump, and it fell into a slump.
E
And all of that was gone.
It's an everchanging world.
E-G-D-A-Asus2
G D
A few years later, a man came to power.
A Asus2
He rose from Germany, and began to conquer.
G
Well this man's son stepped up. He said, "I'll end
A
the terror over seas."
It's an everchanging world.
E-G-D-A-Asus2
Asus2 D
He started gettin' letters from a base in Ukraine.
Am A
They Expressed his son's fears and his deepest pain.
Am Asus2
He said, "Daddy it's gettin to dark to see, I promise
I'll write again.
Em
Tomorrow,-------------------We sail to Normandy."
It's an everchanging world.
E-G-D-A-Asus2
Em
The letters then stopped coming.
Asus2
A knock heard on the door.
A Asus2
An ill faced young man stood silentley out there.
Am E
He said, "Sir I'm sorry, your son has gone. He was
shot in the head while giving aid.
Asus2
Sir, he felt no pain.
Asus2
This happened on the day we sailed..........
Em
To Normandy.
It's an everchanging world.
E-G-D-A-Asus2
D A
The young man quickly left, and the man dropped down
Asus2
to grieve.
Am
Then the man fell unconscience and awoke in a hospital
E
bed.
Am
He asked the nurse what had happened.
Em
And the name of the man to whom went the fame.
Am Em E
She said a soldier with a gunshot to the head.
Em Am
We did not get his name.
It's an everchanging world.
E-G-D-A-Asus2
Em
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The first identified chord is Em. 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.