John Legend - It Don't Have to Change: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "It Don't Have to Change" 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 It Don't Have to Change Guitar Chords and Lyrics by John Legend

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 "It Don't Have to Change" smoothly on your guitar.

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

            C      Dm C/E F
Oh do you remember (ooh)
                    C           Dm C/E F
When the family was everything? (ooh)
            C      Dm C/E F
Oh do you remember? (ooh)
                      C                    Dm  C/E  F
It was so long ago and so much has changed (ooh)

I wanna go back (go back...ooh)
Wanna go back to those simple days (ooh)
I wanna go back (go back...ooh)
But now we've grown and gone our separate ways (aah)

Chorus:
F/G       C              F
Times is hard (times is hard)
                      F/G
And things are a changin'
C          F
I pray to God
                   C/E  Dm
That we can remain the same
         C/E       F          F/G                 C
All I'm trying to say is our love don't have to change
Dm C/E F              F/G
No it don't have to change

Do you remember (ooh)
Back at Grannie's house on Christmas Day? (ooh)
Help me sing...
Do you remember (ooh)
How we'd gather 'round and sing all day? (ooh)

And I wanna go back (go back...ooh)
To playing basketball and football games
I wanna go back (go back...ooh)
To yesterday but it's not the same (aah)

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "It Don't Have to Change" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "It Don't Have to Change" by John Legend.