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The Way Things Change

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[Intro]
Bbm7 Cm7 Eb Fm7
[Verse 1]
Bbm7I can't Cm7hear Ebany words Fm7they say
Bbm7I swear Cm7I musEbt have losFm7t the frame
Bbm7Well, my Cm7frieEbnds think Fm7my soul is dead (thanks man)
Bbm7But I'm Cm7just Ebtrapped in Fm7my own head
[Chorus]
Bbm7And I cry, Cm7and you cry
EbCause we doFm7n't lie
Bbm7The way thiCm7ngs change
EbAnd I hold Fm7it down but I ain't the same
Bbm7You keep goCm7in', keep goin'
EbYou have to Fm7keep goin', you keep goin'
Bbm7Well you keCm7ep goin', you keep goin', ya
EbYou keep goFm7in', you have to keep goin'
[Instrumental]
Fm7
[Post-Chorus]
Fm7And you have to keep goin'
[Instrumental]
Bbm7 Cm7 Eb Fm7
[Verse 2]
Bbm7There is Cm7nothEbing that I Fm7can do
Bbm7Just waiCm7ting Ebfor somethFm7ing new
Bbm7And the Cm7time Ebis swell bFm7efore you even know
Bbm7It's gonCm7e, yaEb, yaFm7  
[Chorus]
Bbm7And I cry, Cm7and you cry
EbCause we doFm7n't lie
Bbm7The way thiCm7ngs change
EbAnd I hold Fm7it down but I ain't the same
Bbm7You keep goCm7in', keep goin'
EbYou have to Fm7keep goin', you keep goin'
Bbm7Well keep gCm7oin', you keep goin', ya
EbYou keep goFm7in', you have to keep goin'
[Post-Chorus]
Bbm7And you havCm7e to keep goin'
EbAnd you havFm7e to keep goin'
[Chorus]
Bbm7And I cry, Cm7and you cry
EbCause we doFm7n't lie
Bbm7The way thiCm7ngs change (change)
EbAnd I hold Fm7it down but I ain't the same
Bbm7You keep goCm7in', girl, keep goin', goin'
EbKeep goin', Fm7you keep goin'
Bbm7You keep goCm7in', you have to keep goin'
Eb         Fm7
[Instrumental]
Bbm7 Cm7 Eb Fm7

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The Way Things Change

by Yellow Days

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm7

Cm7

Fm7

[Intro]

Bbm7 Cm7 Eb Fm7

[Verse 1]

Bbm7 Cm7 Eb Fm7

I can't hear any words they say

Bbm7 Cm7 Eb Fm7

I swear I must have lost the frame

Bbm7 Cm7 Eb Fm7

Well, my friends think my soul is dead (thanks man)

Bbm7 Cm7 Eb Fm7

But I'm just trapped in my own head

[Chorus]

Bbm7 Cm7

And I cry, and you cry

Eb Fm7

Cause we don't lie

Bbm7 Cm7

The way things change

Eb Fm7

And I hold it down but I ain't the same

Bbm7 Cm7

You keep goin', keep goin'

Eb Fm7

You have to keep goin', you keep goin'

Bbm7 Cm7

Well you keep goin', you keep goin', ya

Eb Fm7

You keep goin', you have to keep goin'

[Instrumental]

Fm7

[Post-Chorus]

Fm7

And you have to keep goin'

[Instrumental]

Bbm7 Cm7 Eb Fm7

[Verse 2]

Bbm7 Cm7 Eb Fm7

There is nothing that I can do

Bbm7 Cm7 Eb Fm7

Just waiting for something new

Bbm7 Cm7 Eb Fm7

And the time is swell before you even know

Bbm7 Cm7 Eb Fm7

It's gone, ya, ya

[Chorus]

Bbm7 Cm7

And I cry, and you cry

Eb Fm7

Cause we don't lie

Bbm7 Cm7

The way things change

Eb Fm7

And I hold it down but I ain't the same

Bbm7 Cm7

You keep goin', keep goin'

Eb Fm7

You have to keep goin', you keep goin'

Bbm7 Cm7

Well keep goin', you keep goin', ya

Eb Fm7

You keep goin', you have to keep goin'

[Post-Chorus]

Bbm7 Cm7

And you have to keep goin'

Eb Fm7

And you have to keep goin'

[Chorus]

Bbm7 Cm7

And I cry, and you cry

Eb Fm7

Cause we don't lie

Bbm7 Cm7

The way things change (change)

Eb Fm7

And I hold it down but I ain't the same

Bbm7 Cm7

You keep goin', girl, keep goin', goin'

Eb Fm7

Keep goin', you keep goin'

Bbm7 Cm7

You keep goin', you have to keep goin'

Eb Fm7

[Instrumental]

Bbm7 Cm7 Eb Fm7

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