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Occasionally in the final choruses there is a hammer on on the second fret of the D string in the G chord.
[Intro]
F C G Am G  F C G
[Verse]
FHate casts a long Cshadow
GI know that I Amlie in Git
FAnd let it rule my Cmind from time to GtimeAm  G  
FEscaping an old Cbattle
GClings on like a Amvine to Gme
FWhispers dirty Clies in my Gear (and I know)
CWe didn't start this Ffight
And I won't lCet it rule my E7heart tonight
[Chorus]
FI can change
CI can change
GI can still AmchangGe
FI can stilCl chanGge
F C G Am G  F C G Am G
[Verse]
FTracing an old Cpattern
GDrawing the Amlines from Gwhere I am, Fand from Cwhere I wanna GbeAm  G  
FForget that old Cadage
GThat history conAmtinues Gto keep Fus from the wCorld we wanna Gsee
I am sCcared that I won't get it Fright
But Cfear won't rule my E7heart tonight
[Chorus]
FI can change
CI can change
GI can still AmchangGe
FI can stilCl chanGge
FI can change
CI can change
GI can still AmchangGe
FI can stilCl chanGge
FI can change
CI can change
GI can still AmchangGe
FI can stilCl chanGge
FI can change
CI can change
GI can still AmchangGe
FI can stilCl chanGge

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I Can Change

by Lake Street Dive

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Chords in this song · guitar

Occasionally in the final choruses there is a hammer on on the second fret of the D string in the G chord.

[Intro]

F C G Am G F C G

[Verse]

F C

Hate casts a long shadow

G Am G

I know that I lie in it

F C G Am G

And let it rule my mind from time to time

F C

Escaping an old battle

G Am G

Clings on like a vine to me

F C G

Whispers dirty lies in my ear (and I know)

C F

We didn't start this fight

C E7

And I won't let it rule my heart tonight

[Chorus]

I can change

G Am G

I can still change

F C G

I can still change

F C G Am G F C G Am G

[Verse]

F C

Tracing an old pattern

G Am G F C G Am G

Drawing the lines from where I am, and from where I wanna be

F C

Forget that old adage

G Am G F C G

That history continues to keep us from the world we wanna see

C F

I am scared that I won't get it right

C E7

But fear won't rule my heart tonight

[Chorus]

I can change

G Am G

I can still change

F C G

I can still change

I can change

G Am G

I can still change

F C G

I can still change

I can change

G Am G

I can still change

F C G

I can still change

I can change

G Am G

I can still change

F C G

I can still change

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