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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
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Intro:
	guitar 1 [bass holds F pedal throughout]
	       F      Fmaj7  Eb/  F  Bb6/F  
	  1 1     1 1
	xx0008  xx0908  xx8886 xx8786
	guitar 2 [doubled w/bells]
	    F          Fmaj7  Eb/ F  Bb6/F  
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-3-----2---------|-1-----0-------0-|
	-----------------|-------------3---|
	-----------------|-----------------|
Verse 1:
	                   F       Fmaj7  Eb/F  
	Words don't come so easily to me
	              Bb6/                  F  F  
	Sometimes I'm right, sometimes I'm wrong
	   Bb6/        F      F  Bb6/F  
	Somehow I get along
	Sometimes I'm mistaken
	And believe me I am achin' from the times
	I'm wrong within my song
	FBut every Fmaj7time you're near
	     Eb/             F  Bb6/F  
	The words come out so neat and clear, and
Chorus 1:
	BbYou'll make some changes in Abme, let me tell you what I sBbee
	Changes in Abme, yCeah
Verse 2:
	I know that you're not perfect
	And I don't expect that kind of scene
	You know just what I mean
	I know sometimes you're walkin' and you're talkin'
	You seem to get off the track
	You most always get right back
	It's only when you doubt yourself
	That you get misplaced on your shelf
Chorus 2:
	BbJust make your changes and Absee
	BbYou'll make some changes in Abme, yeah
	Fm7You got the power and the rBb/Feason for the rhyme
	So lay it Fm7down I'll pick it up
	And I'll Bb/Fput it in my mi-hi-hi-hCind
	                     F             Fmaj7  Eb/   F  Bb6/F  
	Sometimes words don't make it so I'll play
Guitar solo:
	Bb/ / / /  F/ / / /  Bb/ / / /  F/ / / /
Verse 3:
	FSo now I've Fmaj7sung my song
	   Eb/            F  Bb6/           F  F  
	To you, I hope you enter but it's true
	            Bb6/           F  F  
	Sometimes I fall along the way
                      Bb6/             F     F  Bb6/F  
	But then night always turns to day
	FYou sing your song, Fmaj7I'll sing mine
	    Eb/         F  Bb6/              F  F  
	And if they intertwine it's mighty good
	        Bb6/             F                F  Bb6/F  
	If they don't it's understood, it's understood
Chorus 3:
	BbYou'll make some changes in Abme, let me tell you what I Bbsee
	ChanAbges in me, yeah
	Fm7You got the power and the rBb/Feason for the rhyme
	So lay it Fm7down I'll pick it up
	And I'll Bb/Fput it in my mi-hi-hi-hC/Find  hi-hi-Bb/Fhind
	Hi-hi-hC/Find, hi-hi-Bb/Fhind
Coda:
	     F      Fmaj7  Eb/    F  Bb6/   F   F[N.C.]
	 Fm9[x8688x]

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Changes

by The Association

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Fmaj7

Bb6

Fm7

Bb/F

C/F

Fm9

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

Intro:

guitar 1 [bass holds F pedal throughout]

F Fmaj7 Eb F Bb6 F

/ /

1 1 1 1

xx0008 xx0908 xx8886 xx8786

guitar 2 [doubled w/bells]

F Fmaj7 Eb F Bb6 F

/ /

v v v v v v v v

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

-3-----2---------|-1-----0-------0-|

-----------------|-------------3---|

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

Verse 1:

F Fmaj7 Eb F

Words don't come so easily to me

Bb6 F F

Sometimes I'm right, sometimes I'm wrong

Bb6 F F Bb6 F

/ /

Somehow I get along

Sometimes I'm mistaken

And believe me I am achin' from the times

I'm wrong within my song

F Fmaj7

But every time you're near

Eb F Bb6 F

/ /

The words come out so neat and clear, and

Chorus 1:

Bb Ab Bb

You'll make some changes in me, let me tell you what I see

Ab C

Changes in me, yeah

Verse 2:

I know that you're not perfect

And I don't expect that kind of scene

You know just what I mean

I know sometimes you're walkin' and you're talkin'

You seem to get off the track

You most always get right back

It's only when you doubt yourself

That you get misplaced on your shelf

Chorus 2:

Bb Ab

Just make your changes and see

Bb Ab

You'll make some changes in me, yeah

Fm7 Bb/F

You got the power and the reason for the rhyme

Fm7

So lay it down I'll pick it up

Bb/F C

And I'll put it in my mi-hi-hi-hind

F Fmaj7 Eb F Bb6 F

/ /

Sometimes words don't make it so I'll play

Guitar solo:

Bb F Bb F

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Verse 3:

F Fmaj7

So now I've sung my song

Eb F Bb6 F F

/ /

To you, I hope you enter but it's true

Bb6 F F

Sometimes I fall along the way

Bb6 F F Bb6 F

/ /

But then night always turns to day

F Fmaj7

You sing your song, I'll sing mine

Eb F Bb6 F F

/ /

And if they intertwine it's mighty good

Bb6 F F Bb6 F

/ /

If they don't it's understood, it's understood

Chorus 3:

Bb Ab Bb

You'll make some changes in me, let me tell you what I see

Changes in me, yeah

Fm7 Bb/F

You got the power and the reason for the rhyme

Fm7

So lay it down I'll pick it up

Bb/F C/F Bb/F

And I'll put it in my mi-hi-hi-hind hi-hi-hind

C/F Bb/F

Hi-hi-hind, hi-hi-hind

Coda:

F Fmaj7 Eb F Bb6 F F C

/ / [N..]

Fm9

[x8688x]

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