Big Thief - Change: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Change" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A#                D#/A#          F/C  D#/A#   A#
Change, like the wind, like the water, like skin
A#                D#/A#         F/C
Change, like the sky, like the leaves,
D#/A#   A#
like a butterfly

Chorus:
A#                                D#/A#
Would you live forever and never die?
      F/C        D#/A#        A#
While everything around passes?
A#                                  D#/A#
Would you smile forever and never cry?
      F/C            D#/A#     A#
While everything you know passes?

Death's like a door
To a place we've never been before
Death, like space
The deep sea, a suitcase

Chorus:
Would you stare forever at the sun
And never watch the moon rising?
Would you walk forever in the light
To never learn the secret of the quiet night?

Still like a stone
Like a hill, like home
Still, what I find
Is you are always on my mind

Chorus:
Could I feel happy for you
When I hear you talk with her like we used to?
Could I set everything free
When I watch you holding her
the way you once held me?

Change like the sky
Like the leaves, like a butterfly
Death, like a door
To a place we've never been before

Chorus:
Would you live forever, never die
While everything around passes?
Would you smile forever, never cry?


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Change" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Change" by Big Thief.