Changes tab by David Bowie

Tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

🎸 Intro:


  CM7  Db7Db7     Dm7Dm7     Eb7Eb7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---5------6------------6------------8-----------------------------------------|
G+G|---4------4--6-6-------5------7-----6--8-8------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---5------6------------7------------8-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---3------4------4-----5----5-------6------6\---------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  FF             D MajorD
e|--------------------1------------------(2)(2)(2)-2----------------------------|
BB|--------------1--1--1--1----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------------------|
G+G|--------2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--4--2----------------------------|
D MajorD|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----0--0--3--4--0--0--0--0----------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1------------------------------------------------------|

  FF             D MajorD             FF
e|--------------------1------------------(2)(2)(2)------------------------1--1--|
BB|--------------1--1--1--1----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------1--1--1--1--|
G+G|--------2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--4--2----------2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D MajorD|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----0--0--3--4--0--0--0--0----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
A augmentedA|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E MajorE|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1------------------------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|

🎸 Verse 1:

  C majorC                E minorEm
e|-------------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
BB|--1------------------------3p1----0-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------0--0---------------0---------------------------|
D MajorD|--2--------------------2----------2-------------2-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-------------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   I still don't know what I was  waiting for / And my

  FF            G+G       FF
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--1-----------------1-----3-----3-------1----------------1--------------------|
G+G|--2----2--2-----2-----2---4-----4--4----2--------2-------2--------------------|
D MajorD|--3----3--3--3------------5--5--5--5----3----3---3-------3--------------------|
A augmentedA|--3----3--3---------------5--5-----5----3----3---3----------------------------|
E MajorE|-------1------------------3--3----------1----1--------------------------------|
  time was  running wild / A augmentedA million dead-end streets and

  C majorC               E minorEm
e|--------------------0------------0--------------------------------------------|
BB|--1-------------------3-----1h3--0--0-----------------------------------------|
G+G|-------0-------------------------0----0--------------0------------------------|
D MajorD|--2----2----------2--------------2--------2-------2---------2-----------------|
A augmentedA|--3----3-------------------------2-----------2--------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     Every time I thought I'd    got it made it seemed the

  FF            G+G
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--1-----------------1---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2-----2---------2-------4------2-4---2--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--3-----3-------3---------5----5-----5----5-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-----3---3-------------5--5------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------3---------------------------------------------------|
  taste was not so sweet   /    So I

  C majorC     Dm7Dm7    E minor 7Em7     EbM7Ebm7      Dm7Dm7
e|-------------------------------------------------------------5h8p5------------|
BB|--5-----------6---------8------8-----7-----7--------6---------------6---6-----|
G+G|--5--------5--5------7--7--------7---6---------6----5-----------------5-------|
D MajorD|--5-----------7---------9----9-------8--8-----------7-------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3------3----5----5----7------------6--------------5--5--8-------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  turned my- self to  face me   /   But I've  never caught a glimpse

  G+G        C majorC     Dm7Dm7    E minor 7Em7    EbM7Ebm7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--3----------------5-----------6----------8----8-----7------7-----------------|
G+G|--4--4-------------5--------5--5-------7--7------7---6-----------6------------|
D MajorD|--5--5-----3-------5-----------7----------9--9-------8--8---------------------|
A augmentedA|--5--5--5----------3------3----5---5------7----------6------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     Of how the others must see the faker   /   I'm much too

  Dm7Dm7             G+G      FF
e|----------5h8p5---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--6-------------6--------6----3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1-------------------------|
G+G|--5---------------5-----------4--4--4--4--2--2--2---2-------------------------|
D MajorD|--7--------------------7------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3-------------------------|
A augmentedA|--5---------------------------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3-------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1-------------------------|
  fast to take  that test     Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

🎸 Chorus 1:

  C majorC    E minorEm   Am7Am7       C majorC
e|-----------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--5--------5-----------------------5------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5--------4--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5--------5--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-----------------7--------------3------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
  Turn and face the stranger ch-ch-changes

  FF    A minorAm      D7D7     G+G      FF
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--6--------5------------7-----------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1-------------------|
G+G|--5--------5------------5-----------4--4--4--4--2--2--2---2-------------------|
D MajorD|--7--------7------------7-----------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3-------------------|
A augmentedA|--8--------7------------5-----------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3-------------------|
E MajorE|-----------5------------------------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1-------------------|
    Don't want to be a richer man    Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

  C majorC    E minorEm   Am7Am7       C majorC
e|-----------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--5--------5-----------------------5------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5--------4--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5--------5--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-----------------7--------------3------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
  Turn and face the stranger ch-ch-changes

  FF    A minorAm         D7D7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--6-------5------------------7------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5-------5------------------5------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7-------7------------------7------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--8-------7------------------5------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Just gonna have to be a different man

  A minorAm  G+G  Bb majorBb   FF    C majorC D7D7  G7G7  C majorC
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--5----3---3------1--------5--3-----3-----1-----------------------------------|
G+G|--5----4---3------2--------5--5-----4-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7----5---3------3--------5--4-----3-----2-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--7----5---1------3--------3--5-----5-----3-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|--5----3----------1-----------------3-----------------------------------------|
  Time may change me / But I can't trace time

  C5C5            D MajorD             FF
e|---------------------------------------(2)(2)(2)------------------------1-----|
BB|----------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------1--1--1--1--|
G+G|----------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--4--2----------2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D MajorD|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----0--0--3--4--0--0--0--0----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
A augmentedA|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E MajorE|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|

  D MajorD             FF
e|-------------(2)(2)(2)------------------------1--1----------------------------|
BB|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------1--1--1--1----------------------------|
G+G|--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--2----------2--2--2--2--2--2----------------------------|
D MajorD|--0--0--3--4--0--0--0--0----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1----------------------------|


🎸 Verse 2:

  C majorC              E minorEm
e|---------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--1--------------------3p1----0----------------0------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------0-------0--0------------------0----------------------------|
D MajorD|--2---------------------------2--------------------2--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3---------------------------2-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   I watch the ripples    change their size / But

  FF             G+G       FF
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--1----1--1----------1----------3----------1----------------------------------|
G+G|--2----2--2---0--0h2---------4-----4-------2--------------2-------------------|
D MajorD|--3----3--3---3--------------5----------5--3------------3---------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-----------3--------------5-------------3----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------3-------------1----------------------------------|
  never  leave the stream   of warm im-permanence / and

  C majorC           E minorEm
e|-------0--------0--------0----------------------------------------------------|
BB|--1--------1------3p1h3--0---0------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------0-------0---------0----------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2----------------------2----------2----2---2--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3----------------------2-------------2--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   So the days float  through my eyes / But

  FF            G+G
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--1-------------------1-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2-----2--------2--------4------2-4---2--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--3-----3-----3-----------5----5-----5-----5----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-----3---3-------------5--5------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------3---------------------------------------------------|
  still the days seem the same  /  And these

  C majorC    Dm7Dm7     E minor 7Em7      EbM7Ebm7    Dm7Dm7
e|------------------------------------------------------------5h8p5-------------|
BB|--5---------6-----------8----8---------7----7-----6---------------6---6-------|
G+G|--5------5--5-------7---7---------7----6------6---5-----------------5---------|
D MajorD|--5---------7-----------9--9-----------8--8-------7---------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3----3----5--5--------7--------------6----------5--5---8--------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  children   that you   spit on / As  they   try to change  their

  G+G        C majorC      Dm7Dm7   E minor 7Em7    EbM7Ebm7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--3----------------5------------6--------8----8-----7----------7--------------|
G+G|--4------4---------5-------5----5-----7--7------7---6----------------6--------|
D MajorD|--5------5------3--5------------7--------9--9-------8--8----------------------|
A augmentedA|--5------5--5------3----3-------5--5-----7----------6-------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  worlds / Are im-mune to your  consulta-tions /  They're quite a-

  Dm7Dm7                  G+G      FF
e|---------------5h8p5----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--6--------------------6--------6-------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1---------------|
G+G|--5----------------------5--------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2---2---------------|
D MajorD|--7--------------------------7----------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3---------------|
A augmentedA|--5-------------------------------------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3---------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1---------------|
  ware of what they're going through     Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes


🎸 Chorus 2:

  C majorC    E minorEm   Am7Am7       C majorC
e|-----------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--5--------5-----------------------5------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5--------4--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5--------5--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-----------------7--------------3------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
  Turn and face the stranger ch-ch-changes

  FF           A minorAm     D7D7     G+G      FF
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--6---------------------5-----------7-----------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1-------|
G+G|--5---------------------5-----------5-----------4--4--4--4--2--2--2---2-------|
D MajorD|--7---------------------7-----------7-----------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3-------|
A augmentedA|--8---------------------7-----------5-----------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3-------|
E MajorE|------------------------5-----------------------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1-------|
    Don't tell them to grow up and out of it     Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

  C majorC    E minorEm   Am7Am7       C majorC
e|-----------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--5--------5-----------------------5------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5--------4--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5--------5--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-----------------7--------------3------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
  Turn and face the stranger ch-ch-changes

  FF              A minorAm        D7D7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--6---------------------------5-----------------7-----------------------------|
G+G|--5---------------------------5-----------------5-----------------------------|
D MajorD|--7---------------------------7-----------------7-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|--8---------------------------7-----------------5-----------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------|
  Where's your shame / You've left us up to our necks in it

  A minorAm  G+G  Bb majorBb   FF    C majorC  D7D7  G7G7  C majorC  Dm7Dm7 E minor 7Em7
e|------------------------------------------------1---3-------------------------|
BB|--5----3---3------1--------5---3-----3-----1----1---3-------------------------|
G+G|--5----4---3------2--------5---5-----4----------2---4-------------------------|
D MajorD|--7----5---3------3--------5---4-----3-----2----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--7----5---1------3--------3---5-----5-----3----------------------------------|
E MajorE|--5----3----------1------------------3----------------------------------------|
  Time may change me / But you can't trace time


🎸 Bridge:

  FF             C majorC      CsusCsus C majorC
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--6--------------------------5------------6----5----------5-------------------|
G+G|--5--------------------------5--5---------5----5--5----5--5-------------------|
D MajorD|--7--------------------------5--5----5----5----5--5-5--5--5-------------------|
A augmentedA|--8--------------------------3--3----3----3----3--3-3--3--3-------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Strange fascination / fascina-ting me

  FF           G+G                  FF
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--6----------------------3-----------------------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1------|
G+G|--5----------------------4-----------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2---2------|
D MajorD|--7----------------------5-----------------------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3------|
A augmentedA|--8----------------------5-----------------------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3------|
E MajorE|-------------------------3-----------------------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1------|
  Changes are taking the pace I'm going through    Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes


🎸 Chorus 3:

  C majorC    E minorEm   Am7Am7       C majorC
e|-----------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--5--------5-----------------------5------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5--------4--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5--------5--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-----------------7--------------3------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
  Turn and face the stranger ch-ch-changes

  FF        A minorAm       D7D7     G+G      FF
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--6---------------5--------------7-----------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1----------|
G+G|--5---------------5--------------5-----------4--4--4--4--2--2--2---2----------|
D MajorD|--7---------------7--------------7-----------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3----------|
A augmentedA|--8---------------7--------------5-----------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3----------|
E MajorE|------------------5--------------------------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1----------|
    Oh, look out you rock 'n rollers       Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

  C majorC    E minorEm   Am7Am7       C majorC
e|-----------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--5--------5--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5--------4--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5--------5--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-----------------7--------------3------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
  Turn and face the stranger ch-ch-changes

  FF        A minorAm        D7D7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--6---------------5----------------7------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5---------------5----------------5------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7---------------7----------------7------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--8---------------7----------------5------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
  Pretty soon now you're gonna get older

  A minorAm  G+G  Bb majorBb   FF    C majorC D7D7  G7G7  C majorC
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--5----3---3------1--------5--3-----3-----1-----------------------------------|
G+G|--5----4---3------2--------5--5-----4-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7----5---3------3--------5--4-----3-----2-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--7----5---1------3--------3--5-----5-----3-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|--5----3----------1-----------------3-----------------------------------------|
  Time may change me / But I can't trace time

  N.C.    A minorAm  G+G  Bb majorBb   FF    C majorC D7D7  G7G7  C majorC
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------5----3---3------1--------5--3-----3-----5-----------------------|
G+G|--------------5----4---3------2--------5--5-----4-----5-----------------------|
D MajorD|--------------7----5---3------3--------5--4-----3-----5-----------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------7----5---1------3--------3--5-----5-----3-----------------------|
E MajorE|--------------5----3----------1-----------------3-----------------------------|
  I said that time may change me / But I can't trace time


🎸 Outro:

      Dm7Dm7        E minor 7Em7       EbM7Ebm7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------5---6------------------8--10p8----------7-------------------------------|
G+G|--5h7-----5--7h9p7p5h7-------7-------9p7------6--7h8p7p5h7--------------------|
D MajorD|----------7------------7-----9-----------10---8-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------5--------------5---7----------------6-------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Dm7Dm7      DbM7    CM7
e|--------------------------------------------3-7~------------------------------|
BB|--6-------------6--6p5--6--6\5--6\5--5-----5----------------------------------|
G+G|--5--8\7--5h7---5----------4---------4----4-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7-------------6----------5---------5---5------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--5-------------4----------3---------3--3-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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| (n) Ghost note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato

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