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Can’t Change Me (Acoustic)
Chris Cornell
NOTE: I used Gaba_P's tab as base, making some changes where I think he got it wrong. 
Then, I got some clues here and there watching YouTube videos from
Chris playing it solo on his Songbook tour.
Capo 3rd fret
Special chords:
Asus2: 002200
B5: 024400
B7: 021200
Bº(#5): X23033
C5: 035500
C7+: 032000
Em6: 042000
Em7: 020000
F#m11(#5): 202200
F#m11* {actually F#m11(b9, omit 5)}: 202000
G5: 355000
G7: 320001
[INTRO]
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------2(pm)------2(pm)-----2(pm)--|
|--0(pm)------0(pm)-----0(pm)-------|
(x4)
[RIFF]
|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
|--x--x--x--2--x--x--x--4--2--x--x--x--|
|--2--4--5--2--5--4--5--2--2--5--4--5--|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
(x2)
EmShe can do Em7anytEm6hing at C7+all
      Em  F#m11*      A  Asus2  
Have anything she pleases
The Empower to chEm7ange what she Em6thinks is C7+wrong
                Em  F#m11*       A  Asus2  
So what could she want with me? Yeah
But Cwait just B7one minute here
I can Gsee that she’s G7trying to Cread me
Cm/GSuddenly I know
[CHORUS]
She’s gG5oing to Asus2change the C5world   B5  
She’s gG5oing to Asus2change the C5world   B5  
She’s gG5oing to Asus2change the C5world   B5  
But she cAsus2an’t   B5change Emme
No she caAsus2n’t    B5change me
[RIFF]
EmShe has the Em7daylight at Em6her coC7+mmand
            Em  F#m11*           A  Asus2  
She gives the night its dreams, yeah
EmShe can unEm7cover your Em6darkest C7+fear
              Em  F#m11*      A  Asus2  
And make you forget you feel it
But wCait just B7one minute here
I can sGee that she’s G7trying to Cfree me
Cm/GSuddenly I know
[CHORUS]
She’s gG5oing to Asus2change the C5world   B5  
She’s gG5oing to Asus2change the C5world   B5  
She’s gG5oing to Asus2change the C5world   B5  
But she cAsus2an’t   B5change Emme
No she caAsus2n’t    B5change mC5e
[BRIDGE]
F#m11(#5)                Em                 G         Bº(#5)
Suddenly I can see everything that’s wrong with me, yeah
But whCat can I do?
Im the Emonly thing I really hB7ave at all
[RIFF]    Em6  C7+  
Em   Em7   Em6   C7+
   Em  F#m11*      A  Asus2  
But wCait just oB7ne minute here
I can sGee that she’s G7trying to Cneed me
Cm/GSuddenly I know
[CHORUS]
She’s gG5oing to Asus2change the C5world   B5  
She’s gG5oing to Asus2change the C5world   B5  
She’s gG5oing to Asus2change the C5world   B5  
But she Asus2can’t   B5change C5me
          Asus2        B5(pause)
No she can’t   change me
[END]
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Cant Change Me

by Chris Cornell

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Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Em6

C7+

F#m11

Asus2

Cm/G

Can’t Change Me (Acoustic)

Chris Cornell

NOTE: I used Gaba_P's tab as base, making some changes where I think he got it wrong.

Then, I got some clues here and there watching YouTube videos from

Chris playing it solo on his Songbook tour.

Capo 3rd fret

Special chords:

Asus2: 002200

B5: 024400

B7: 021200

Bº(#5): X23033

C5: 035500

C7+: 032000

Em6: 042000

Em7: 020000

F#m11(#5): 202200

F#m11* {actually F#m11(b9, omit 5)}: 202000

G5: 355000

G7: 320001

[INTRO]

|-----------------------------------|

|-------2(pm)------2(pm)-----2(pm)--|

|--0(pm)------0(pm)-----0(pm)-------|

(x4)

[RIFF]

|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|

|--x--x--x--2--x--x--x--4--2--x--x--x--|

|--2--4--5--2--5--4--5--2--2--5--4--5--|

|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|

|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

(x2)

Em Em7 Em6 C7+

She can do anything at all

Em F#m11 A Asus2

Have anything she pleases

Em Em7 Em6 C7+

The power to change what she thinks is wrong

Em F#m11 A Asus2

So what could she want with me? Yeah

C B7

But wait just one minute here

G G7 C

I can see that she’s trying to read me

Cm/G

Suddenly I know

[CHORUS]

G5 Asus2 C5 B5

She’s going to change the world

G5 Asus2 C5 B5

She’s going to change the world

G5 Asus2 C5 B5

She’s going to change the world

Asus2 B5 Em

But she can’t change me

Asus2 B5

No she can’t change me

[RIFF]

Em Em7 Em6 C7+

She has the daylight at her command

Em F#m11 A Asus2

She gives the night its dreams, yeah

Em Em7 Em6 C7+

She can uncover your darkest fear

Em F#m11 A Asus2

And make you forget you feel it

C B7

But wait just one minute here

G G7 C

I can see that she’s trying to free me

Cm/G

Suddenly I know

[CHORUS]

G5 Asus2 C5 B5

She’s going to change the world

G5 Asus2 C5 B5

She’s going to change the world

G5 Asus2 C5 B5

She’s going to change the world

Asus2 B5 Em

But she can’t change me

Asus2 B5 C5

No she can’t change me

[BRIDGE]

F#m11(#5) Em G Bº(#5)

Suddenly I can see everything that’s wrong with me, yeah

But what can I do?

Em B7

Im the only thing I really have at all

Em6 C7+

[RIFF]

Em Em7 Em6 C7+

Em F#m11 A Asus2

C B7

But wait just one minute here

G G7 C

I can see that she’s trying to need me

Cm/G

Suddenly I know

[CHORUS]

G5 Asus2 C5 B5

She’s going to change the world

G5 Asus2 C5 B5

She’s going to change the world

G5 Asus2 C5 B5

She’s going to change the world

Asus2 B5 C5

But she can’t change me

Asus2 B5

(pause)

No she can’t change me

[END]

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