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                QUICK CHANGE ARTIST
             BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE
INTRO:
E -E------------|-D------------|-A------------|-E----------|
B -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
G -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
D -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
A ---------5/7-|---------3/5-|-------------|---------7-|
E -0-0-3-4-----|-0-0-1-2-----|-0-0-1-2-4/5-|-0-0-3-4---|
E -E------------|-D------------|-A------------|-E----------|
B -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
G -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
D -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
A ---------5/7-|---------3/5-|-------------|---------7-|
E -0-0-3-4-----|-0-0-1-2-----|-0-0-1-2-4/5-|-0-0-3-4---|
VERSE:
FiErst you say you want me
FlAirt around and haunt me
HEold me til my blood starts to stAorm
QuEickly things get chilly
You tBurned and ask him, wEill he?
And the tAwo of you just walk thru the dEoor
E ------------
B ------------
G ------------
G ------------
A ----------7-
E --0-0-3-4---
CHORUS:
You're a quEick change aArtistD  
AElways in the mood for a chAange
Baby you're a quEick change aArtistD  
And evEerybody knows you by a dAifferent nDame
VERSE:
I dEidn't catch your first name
I dAidn't get your last
I dEidn't hear too much what was sAaid
My frEiends don't want to hurt me
But they tBold me that you burnt me
By tAhat time you were ten miles ahEead
E ------------
B ------------
G ------------
G ------------
A ----------7-
E --0-0-3-4---
CHORUS:
'Cause you're a quEick change aArtistD  
NEever do two things just the sAame
Baby you're a quEick change aArtistD  
And evEerybody knows you by a dAifferent nDameE  E  
BREAK:
You tEold me what your name is
I shDowed you where I live
TogAether we would start a new gEame
But wEhen we reached the doorway
DecDided you'd go your way
I kAnew I'd never see you agaEin
E ------------
B ------------
G ------------
G ------------
A ----------7-
E --0-0-3-4---
CHORUS:
'Cause you're a quEick change aArtistD  
AElways in the mood for a chAange
Baby you're a quEick change aArtistD  
And evEerybody knows you by a dAifferent nDame
E -E------------|-D------------|-A------------|-E----------|
B -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
G -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
D -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
A ---------5/7-|---------3/5-|-------------|---------7-|
E -0-0-3-4-----|-0-0-1-2-----|-0-0-1-2-4/5-|-0-0-3-4---|
E -E------------|-D------------|-A------------|-E----------|
B -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
G -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
D -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
A ---------5/7-|---------3/5-|-------------|---------7-|
E -0-0-3-4-----|-0-0-1-2-----|-0-0-1-2-4/5-|-0-0-3-4---|
CHORUS:
You're a quEick change aArtistD  
AElways in the mood for a chAange
Baby you're a quEick change aArtistD  
And evEerybody knows you by a dAifferent nDame
CHORUS:
You're a quEick change aArtistD  
NEever do two things just the sAame
You're a quEick change aArtistD  
And evEerybody knows you by a dAifferent nDame
CHORUS:
You're a quEick change aArtistD  
AElways in the mood for a chAange
Baby you're a quEick change aArtistD  
And evEerybody knows they will sAee you agaDin
OUTRO:
You're a quEick change aArtistD  
NEever do two things just the sAame
Baby you're a quEick change aArtistD  
And evEerybody knows you by a dAifferent nDame - FADE OUT

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Quick Change Artist

by Bachman-Turner Overdrive

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QUICK CHANGE ARTIST

BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE

INTRO:

E D A E

E -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

B -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

G -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

D -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

A ---------5/7-|---------3/5-|-------------|---------7-|

E -0-0-3-4-----|-0-0-1-2-----|-0-0-1-2-4/5-|-0-0-3-4---|

E D A E

E -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

B -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

G -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

D -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

A ---------5/7-|---------3/5-|-------------|---------7-|

E -0-0-3-4-----|-0-0-1-2-----|-0-0-1-2-4/5-|-0-0-3-4---|

VERSE:

First you say you want me

Flirt around and haunt me

E A

Hold me til my blood starts to storm

Quickly things get chilly

B E

You turned and ask him, will he?

A E

And the two of you just walk thru the door

E ------------

B ------------

G ------------

A ----------7-

E --0-0-3-4---

CHORUS:

E A D

You're a quick change artist

E A

Always in the mood for a change

E A D

Baby you're a quick change artist

E A D

And everybody knows you by a different name

VERSE:

I didn't catch your first name

I didn't get your last

E A

I didn't hear too much what was said

My friends don't want to hurt me

But they told me that you burnt me

A E

By that time you were ten miles ahead

E ------------

B ------------

G ------------

A ----------7-

E --0-0-3-4---

CHORUS:

E A D

'Cause you're a quick change artist

E A

Never do two things just the same

E A D

Baby you're a quick change artist

E A D E E

And everybody knows you by a different name

BREAK:

You told me what your name is

I showed you where I live

A E

Together we would start a new game

But when we reached the doorway

Decided you'd go your way

A E

I knew I'd never see you again

E ------------

B ------------

G ------------

A ----------7-

E --0-0-3-4---

CHORUS:

E A D

'Cause you're a quick change artist

E A

Always in the mood for a change

E A D

Baby you're a quick change artist

E A D

And everybody knows you by a different name

E D A E

E -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

B -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

G -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

D -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

A ---------5/7-|---------3/5-|-------------|---------7-|

E -0-0-3-4-----|-0-0-1-2-----|-0-0-1-2-4/5-|-0-0-3-4---|

E D A E

E -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

B -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

G -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

D -------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|

A ---------5/7-|---------3/5-|-------------|---------7-|

E -0-0-3-4-----|-0-0-1-2-----|-0-0-1-2-4/5-|-0-0-3-4---|

CHORUS:

E A D

You're a quick change artist

E A

Always in the mood for a change

E A D

Baby you're a quick change artist

E A D

And everybody knows you by a different name

CHORUS:

E A D

You're a quick change artist

E A

Never do two things just the same

E A D

You're a quick change artist

E A D

And everybody knows you by a different name

CHORUS:

E A D

You're a quick change artist

E A

Always in the mood for a change

E A D

Baby you're a quick change artist

E A D

And everybody knows they will see you again

OUTRO:

E A D

You're a quick change artist

E A

Never do two things just the same

E A D

Baby you're a quick change artist

E A D

And everybody knows you by a different name - FADE OUT

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