David Bowie - Changes: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Changes" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Changes Guitar Chords and Lyrics by David Bowie

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Changes" smoothly on your guitar.

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

C                       Em7
Still don't know what I was waiting for
        F
And my time was running wild
G          F
A million dead-end streets and
C                      Em7
Every time I thought I'd got it made
               F                 G
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
     Cmaj7    Dm7      Em7   D#m7
So I turned myself to face me
    Dm7                       G
But I've never caught a glimpse
           Cmaj7       Dm7       Em7 D#m7
Of how the others must see the faker
              Dm7
I'm much too fast to take that test

Chorus:

G          F
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
C        C/B
Turn and face the strange
C/A       C/G
Ch-ch-Changes
F      C/E             D
Don't want to be a richer man
G          F
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
C        C/B
Turn and face the strange
C/A       C/G
Ch-ch-Changes
F    C/E                D
It's gonna have to be a different man
 F/A  C/G  A#    F
Time may change me
   C/E G/D   F/A   C
But I can't trace time

I watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream of warm impermanence and
So the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through

Chorus:
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
Turn and face the strange
Ch-ch-Changes
Don't tell them to grow up and out of it
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
Turn and face the strange
Ch-ch-Changes
Where's your shame
You've left us up to our necks in it
Time may change me
But you can't trace time

   F                     C         F/C C
Strange fascination, fascinating me
  F                     G
Changes are taking the pace I'm going through

Chorus:
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
Turn and face the strange
Ch-ch-Changes
Look out you rock'n'rollers
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
Turn and face the strange
Ch-ch-Changes
Pretty soon now you're gonna get older
Time may change me
But I can't trace time

            F/A  C/G  A#     F
I said that time may change me
   C/E G/D  F/A    C
But I can't trace time


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

C

Guitar chord C

Cmaj7

Guitar chord Cmaj7

Cmaj

Guitar chord Cmaj

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

D#m7

Guitar chord D#m7

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Changes" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Changes" by David Bowie.

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