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The Changeling

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The Changeling, The Doors (1971)
[Intro]
A7OO! UA7H!
A7
A7#9GidJU!
A7#9
[Verse]
I live A7#9… uptown A7#9… I live … A7#9downtownA7#9  
I live A7#9all … aroA7#9undA7#9  A7#9  
I had A7#9money, A7#9anA7#9d I had A7#9none
I had mA7#9oney, A7#9anA7#9d I had A7#9none
But I neAmver been so broke that I couldn't leave tAmown
[Chorus]
AmI'm a cAmhangeling … AmSee me Amchange
AmI'm a cAmhangeling … AmSee me Amchange
[Bridge]
I'm the Amair you breathe
AmFood you eat
AmFriends you greet in the Amsullen street
FWow!!
[Chorus]
AmSee me Amchange!
AmSee me Amchange
Am
Key change:
Bbm x16
Bb7#9 x16
Uh!
I live Bb7#9… uptown Bb7#9… I live Bb7#9… downtowBb7#9n
I live Bb7#9... all arouBb7#9nd
I had Bb7#9money, Bb7#9and Bb7#9I had noneBb7#9  
I had Bb7#9money, Bb7#9and Bb7#9I had noneBb7#9  
But I neveBb7#9r been so broke that I couldn't leave Bbmtown
Bbm (16x) (Lead)
I'm the Bbmair you breathe
BbmFood you eat
BbmFriends you greet in the sullen streBbmet
F#WOW!!
Gotta see me chBbmange ... Yeah, I'm leavin' town
BbmOn a midnight train ... Gotta see me change
BbmChange, change, change ... Change, change, change
BbmChange, change, change ... Change, change, change
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