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Why Try To Change Me Now

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1/57

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 57Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Chords]
D#6 :      x x 1 0 1 3
D#m6 :     x x 1 3 1 2
Dm7 :      x x 0 2 1 1
G7sus2 :   3 x 3 2 3 x
Cm7 :      x 3 5 3 4 x
F13 :      1 x 1 2 3 x
F7 :       1 x 1 2 1 x
F7(#5) :   1 x 1 2 2 x
Bb :       x 1 3 3 3 x
G7(#5) :   3 x 3 4 4 x
D7sus4 :   x x 0 2 1 3
Fm7 :      1 x 1 1 1 x
Bb7 :      x 1 3 1 3 x
Ebma7 :    x 6 5 3 3 x
Gm :       3 5 5 3 3 x
C7 :       x 3 5 3 5 x
Dm :       x x 0 2 3 1
Gm7 :      3 x 3 3 3 x
C9 :       x 3 2 3 3 x
Cm9 :      x 3 1 3 3 x
Ebadd9 :   x 6 5 3 6 x
Ebmadd9 :  x 6 4 3 6 x
Gbm7 :     2 x 2 2 2 x
Eb6/9 :    x x 1 3 1 1
Bb9 :      x 1 0 1 1 1
[Intro]
E|--Eb---------------Ebm6---------------Dm7------------G7------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------
G|--------3-----3--5--3-----3--------2-----2--4--2-----2--
D|--------5--5-----4-----4--------0-----3-----3-----3-----
A|--6--------------6--------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------3-----------
E|--Cm7------------F13------------Bb5---------------Gm------------Cm7---
B|--------------3-----3--------------------------------4--
G|--------3--5--2-----------3-----------------3--1--0--3--
D|-----5--------1-----------3-----------------0--------5--
A|--3-----------------------1--------------------------3--
E|--------------1--------------------------3--------------
[Alternative Intro]
E|--D#63-----3-----D#m62-----2-----1Dm7-----1------G7sus2-----------
B|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----------------
G|--0--0-----0--3--3-----3--2--2-----2--------0--2--
D|--1-----------1-----------0--------------3--------
A|--------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------3-----------
E|--Cm7------------F13------------Bb-------------G7#5--------
B|--------------3-----3-----3-----------------4--
G|--------3--5--2-----------3-----3-----------4--
D|-----5--------1-----------3--3-----3-----3-----
A|--3-----------------------1--------------------
E|--------------1-----------------------3--------
[Verse 1]
   Cm7I'm sentimentF7al
So I Dm7walk in the G7sus2rain
   Cm7I've got some F7habits
Even D7sus4I can't G7(#5)explain
      Ebadd9Go to the Ebmadd9corner
   Dm7I end up in G7sus2Spain
   Cm7Why try to F13change me Bbnow?G7(#5)  
[Verse 2]
   Cm7I sit and F7daydream
I've got Dm7daydreams G7sus2galore
   Cm7Cigarette F7ashes
D7sus4There they go on the G7(#5)floor
      Ebadd9Go away Ebmadd9weekends
Leave my Dm7keys in the G7sus2door
   Cm7Why try to F13change me Bbnow?Gbm7  
[Chorus 1]
  Fm7Why can't I Bb7be more Ebma7conventional?Eb6/9  
People Fmtalk and they Bb9stare, so I Ebma7tryGbm7  
  GmBut that can't C7be F7'cause I can't Dmsee
   Gm7My C9strange little world just Cm9go passing me F7by
   Cm7Let people F7wonder, let 'em Dm7laugh, let 'em G7sus2frown
   Cm7You know I'll F7love you till the D7sus4moon's G7(#5)upside down
Ebadd9Don't you Ebmadd9remember I was Dm7always your G7sus2clown
   Cm7Why try to F13change me Bbnow?Gbm7  
[Chorus 2]
  Fm7Why can't I Bb7be more Ebma7conventional?Eb6/9  
People Fmtalk and they Bb9stare, so I Ebma7tryGbm7  
  GmBut that can't C7be F7'cause I can't Dmsee
   Gm7My C9strange little world just Cm9go passing me F7by
   Cm7So Let people F7wonder, let 'em Dm7laugh, let 'em G7sus2frown
   Cm7You know I'll F7love you till the D7sus4moon's G7(#5)upside down
Ebadd9Don't you Ebmadd9remember I was Dm7always your G7sus2clown
   Cm7So why try to change F7me?
Dm7Why would you want to G7sus2change me?
   Cm7Why try to F7change me Bbnow?G7(#5)  

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Why Try To Change Me Now

by Fiona Apple

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebm6

Dm7

Cm7

F13

Bb5

D#6

D#m6

G7sus2

G7#5

D7sus4

G7(#5)

Ebadd9

Ebmadd9

Gbm7

Fm7

Bb7

Ebma7

Eb6/9

[Chords]

D#6 : x x 1 0 1 3

D#m6 : x x 1 3 1 2

Dm7 : x x 0 2 1 1

G7sus2 : 3 x 3 2 3 x

Cm7 : x 3 5 3 4 x

F13 : 1 x 1 2 3 x

F7 : 1 x 1 2 1 x

F7(#5) : 1 x 1 2 2 x

Bb : x 1 3 3 3 x

G7(#5) : 3 x 3 4 4 x

D7sus4 : x x 0 2 1 3

Fm7 : 1 x 1 1 1 x

Bb7 : x 1 3 1 3 x

Ebma7 : x 6 5 3 3 x

Gm : 3 5 5 3 3 x

C7 : x 3 5 3 5 x

Dm : x x 0 2 3 1

Gm7 : 3 x 3 3 3 x

C9 : x 3 2 3 3 x

Cm9 : x 3 1 3 3 x

Ebadd9 : x 6 5 3 6 x

Ebmadd9 : x 6 4 3 6 x

Gbm7 : 2 x 2 2 2 x

Eb6/9 : x x 1 3 1 1

Bb9 : x 1 0 1 1 1

[Intro]

Eb Ebm6 Dm7 G7

E|--------------------------------------------------------

B|--------------------------------------------------------

G|--------3-----3--5--3-----3--------2-----2--4--2-----2--

D|--------5--5-----4-----4--------0-----3-----3-----3-----

A|--6--------------6--------------------------------------

E|--------------------------------------------3-----------

Cm7 F13 Bb5 Gm Cm7

E|--------------------------------------------------------

B|--------------3-----3--------------------------------4--

G|--------3--5--2-----------3-----------------3--1--0--3--

D|-----5--------1-----------3-----------------0--------5--

A|--3-----------------------1--------------------------3--

E|--------------1--------------------------3--------------

[Alternative Intro]

D#6 D#m6 Dm7 G7sus2

E|--3-----3-----2-----2-----1-----1-----------------

B|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----------------

G|--0--0-----0--3--3-----3--2--2-----2--------0--2--

D|--1-----------1-----------0--------------3--------

A|--------------------------------------------------

E|--------------------------------------3-----------

Cm7 F13 Bb G7#5

E|-----------------------------------------------

B|--------------3-----3-----3-----------------4--

G|--------3--5--2-----------3-----3-----------4--

D|-----5--------1-----------3--3-----3-----3-----

A|--3-----------------------1--------------------

E|--------------1-----------------------3--------

[Verse 1]

Cm7 F7

I'm sentimental

Dm7 G7sus2

So I walk in the rain

Cm7 F7

I've got some habits

D7sus4 G7(#5)

Even I can't explain

Ebadd9 Ebmadd9

Go to the corner

Dm7 G7sus2

I end up in Spain

Cm7 F13 Bb G7(#5)

Why try to change me now?

[Verse 2]

Cm7 F7

I sit and daydream

Dm7 G7sus2

I've got daydreams galore

Cm7 F7

Cigarette ashes

D7sus4 G7(#5)

There they go on the floor

Ebadd9 Ebmadd9

Go away weekends

Dm7 G7sus2

Leave my keys in the door

Cm7 F13 Bb Gbm7

Why try to change me now?

[Chorus 1]

Fm7 Bb7 Ebma7 Eb6/9

Why can't I be more conventional?

Fm Bb9 Ebma7 Gbm7

People talk and they stare, so I try

Gm C7 F7 Dm

But that can't be 'cause I can't see

Gm7 C9 Cm9 F7

My strange little world just go passing me by

Cm7 F7 Dm7 G7sus2

Let people wonder, let 'em laugh, let 'em frown

Cm7 F7 D7sus4 G7(#5)

You know I'll love you till the moon's upside down

Ebadd9 Ebmadd9 Dm7 G7sus2

Don't you remember I was always your clown

Cm7 F13 Bb Gbm7

Why try to change me now?

[Chorus 2]

Fm7 Bb7 Ebma7 Eb6/9

Why can't I be more conventional?

Fm Bb9 Ebma7 Gbm7

People talk and they stare, so I try

Gm C7 F7 Dm

But that can't be 'cause I can't see

Gm7 C9 Cm9 F7

My strange little world just go passing me by

Cm7 F7 Dm7 G7sus2

So Let people wonder, let 'em laugh, let 'em frown

Cm7 F7 D7sus4 G7(#5)

You know I'll love you till the moon's upside down

Ebadd9 Ebmadd9 Dm7 G7sus2

Don't you remember I was always your clown

Cm7 F7

So why try to change me?

Dm7 G7sus2

Why would you want to change me?

Cm7 F7 Bb G7(#5)

Why try to change me now?

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