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Capo II *
G  A  D  Em
G  A  D
GSit by my Aside come as Dclose as the Emair,
Gsharin' a Amemory of F#mgrey
And Bmwander in my Emwords,
and Adream about the Dpictures that I Emplay,A  
of Dchanges 
GGreen leaves of Asummer turn Dred in the Emfall,
to Gbrown and to Ayellow they F#mfade
And Bmthen they have to Emdie,
Atrapped within the Dcircle time paEmrade,A  
of Dchanges 
G  A  D  Em
G  A  D
GMoments of Amagic will Dglow in the Emnight,
all Gfears of the Aforest are F#mgone
For Bmwhen the morning Embreaks,
they're Aswept away by Dgolden drops of Emdawn,A  
of Gchanges 
GPassions will Apart to a Dwarm meloEmdy,
as Gfires will Asometimes turn F#mcold
Like Bmpetals in the Emwind,
we're Apuppets to the Dsilver strings of Emsouls,A  
of Gchanges 
G  A  D  Em
G  A  D
Your Gtears will be Atrembling now Dwe're somewhere Emelse,
one Glast cup of Awine we will F#mpour
I'll Bmkiss you one more Emtime,
and Aleave you on the Drolling river Eshore,A  
of Dchanges
G  A  D  Em
G  A  D
   G= A  
   A= B  
   D= E  
  Em= F#m  
 F#m= G#m  
  Bm= C#m  
Capo IV
   G= F  
   A= G  
   D= C  
  Em= Dm  
 F#m= Em  
  Bm= Am  

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Changes

by Gordon Lightfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

G#m

C#m

Changes chords

Capo II *

G A D Em

G A D

G A D Em

Sit by my side come as close as the air,

G A F#m

sharin' a memory of grey

Bm Em

And wander in my words,

A D Em A

and dream about the pictures that I play,

of changes

G A D Em

Green leaves of summer turn red in the fall,

G A F#m

to brown and to yellow they fade

Bm Em

And then they have to die,

A D Em A

trapped within the circle time parade,

of changes

G A D Em

G A D

G A D Em

Moments of magic will glow in the night,

G A F#m

all fears of the forest are gone

Bm Em

For when the morning breaks,

A D Em A

they're swept away by golden drops of dawn,

of changes

G A D Em

Passions will part to a warm melody,

G A F#m

as fires will sometimes turn cold

Bm Em

Like petals in the wind,

A D Em A

we're puppets to the silver strings of souls,

of changes

G A D Em

G A D

G A D Em

Your tears will be trembling now we're somewhere else,

G A F#m

one last cup of wine we will pour

Bm Em

I'll kiss you one more time,

A D E A

and leave you on the rolling river shore,

of changes

G A D Em

G A D

G A

A B

D E

Em F#m

F#m G#m

Bm C#m

Capo IV

G F

A G

D C

Em Dm

F#m Em

Bm Am

About Changes Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Learn how to play Changes by Gordon Lightfoot with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Changes chords”, “Changes guitar chords”, or “Gordon Lightfoot Changes chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Changes chords and for experienced players who want accurate Changes lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, A, D, Em, F#m, Bm.

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