Changes Chords

by Phil Ochs
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Difficulty: beginner
Capo: no capo
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4 contributors total, last edit on Apr 22, 2017
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Chords

G
A
D
Em
F#m
Bm

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[Verse 1]
G           A             D            Em
  Sit by my side, come as close as the air,
G            A         F#m        Bm           Em
  Share in a memory of gray, and wander in my words,
A                 D               Em A     A  D
  dream about the pictures that I play, of changes.
 
[Verse 2]
G                 A           D           Em
  Green leaves of summer, turn red in the fall, to
G            A           F#m       Bm                Em
brown and to yellow they fade, and then they have to die,
A                    D           Em A       A D
  trapped within the circle time parade, of changes.
 
[Verse 3]
G              A                D          Em
  Scenes of my young years were warm in my mind,
G            A            F#m         Bm          Em
  Visions of shadows that shine, 'til one day I returned, and
A                   D              Em A      A D
found they were the victims of the vines, of changes.
 
[Verse 4]
    G                A         D             Em
The world's spinning madly, it drifts in the dark,
G                  A         F#m     Bm              Em
  Swings through a hollow of haze, a race around the stars, a
A                      D     Em A         A D
journey through the universe ablaze, with changes.
 
(instrumental verse)
 
[Verse 5]
G            A          D           Em
  Moments of magic will glow in the night, all
G              A          F#m       Bm               Em
  fears of the forest are gone, but when the morning breaks, they're
A             D               Em A     A D
swept away by golden drops of dawn, of changes.
 
[Verse 6]
G               A          D          Em
  Passions will part, to a strange melody, as
G          A              F#m        Bm            Em
fires will sometimes burn cold, like petals in the wind, we're
A              D                 Em A      A D
puppets to the silver strings of souls, of changes.
 
[Verse 7]
     G             A              D               Em
Your tears will be trembling, now we're somewhere else, one
G           A            F#m            Bm                Em
last cup of wine we will pour, and I'll kiss you one more time and
A                D             Em A       A D
leave you on the rolling river shores, of changes.
 
[Verse 8]
   G         A             D            Em
So sit by my side, come as close as the air,
G            A         F#m       Bm           Em
  Share in a memory of gray, and wander in my words,
A                 D               Em A     A D
  dream about the pictures that I play, of changes.
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9 comments
bertogne
Thanks for posting this beautiful tune. I can't believe people are complaining about the "transcription ". It's a folk song with simple chords and words. I know Ochs didn't play any two verses exactly the same and I doubt if he played the song exactly the same way twice. Don't get bogged down in the details folks. Just enjoy the song and play it your own way.
+9
davh
Though the chords seem perfect, having only one verse tabbed means that the user is constantly going from top to bottom to read words and chords. All verses should be tabbed to ensure that the singer can use the scroll function in the app.
+4
devnath
One of my all time favorites. Learned it in the 60's.
+3