Changes Tab by David Bowie

Changes tab by David Bowie

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

🎸 Intro:


    CM7    Db7          Dm7          Eb7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5------6------------6------------8-----------------------------------------|
G|---4------4--6-6-------5------7-----6--8-8------------------------------------|
D|---5------6------------7------------8-----------------------------------------|
A|---3------4------4-----5----5-------6------6\---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    F                         D
e|--------------------1------------------(2)(2)(2)-2----------------------------|
B|--------------1--1--1--1----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------------------|
G|--------2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--4--2----------------------------|
D|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----0--0--3--4--0--0--0--0----------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1------------------------------------------------------|

🎸

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    F                         D                         F
e|--------------------1------------------(2)(2)(2)------------------------1--1--|
B|--------------1--1--1--1----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------1--1--1--1--|
G|--------2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--4--2----------2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|--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|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1------------------------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|




🎸 Verse 1:

    C                               Em
e|-------------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
B|--1------------------------3p1----0-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------0--0---------------0---------------------------|
D|--2--------------------2----------2-------------2-----------------------------|
A|--3-------------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      I still don't know what I was   waiting for / And my

    F                       G             F
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-----------------1-----3-----3-------1----------------1--------------------|
G|--2----2--2-----2-----2---4-----4--4----2--------2-------2--------------------|
D|--3----3--3--3------------5--5--5--5----3----3---3-------3--------------------|
A|--3----3--3---------------5--5-----5----3----3---3----------------------------|
E|-------1------------------3--3----------1----1--------------------------------|
    time was   running wild /  A  million dead-end streets and

    C                              Em
e|--------------------0------------0--------------------------------------------|
B|--1-------------------3-----1h3--0--0-----------------------------------------|
G|-------0-------------------------0----0--------------0------------------------|
D|--2----2----------2--------------2--------2-------2---------2-----------------|
A|--3----3-------------------------2-----------2--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         Every time I thought I'd       got it made it seemed the

    F                       G
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-----------------1---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----2---------2-------4------2-4---2--------------------------------------|
D|--3-----3-------3---------5----5-----5----5-----------------------------------|
A|--3-----3---3-------------5--5------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3---------------------------------------------------|
    taste was not so  sweet      /       So I

    C          Dm7       Em7          Ebm7           Dm7
e|-------------------------------------------------------------5h8p5------------|
B|--5-----------6---------8------8-----7-----7--------6---------------6---6-----|
G|--5--------5--5------7--7--------7---6---------6----5-----------------5-------|
D|--5-----------7---------9----9-------8--8-----------7-------------------------|
A|--3------3----5----5----7------------6--------------5--5--8-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    turned my-  self to   face me     /      But I've    never caught a glimpse

    G                C          Dm7        Em7        Ebm7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3----------------5-----------6----------8----8-----7------7-----------------|
G|--4--4-------------5--------5--5-------7--7------7---6-----------6------------|
D|--5--5-----3-------5-----------7----------9--9-------8--8---------------------|
A|--5--5--5----------3------3----5---5------7----------6------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
          Of how the others must see the faker     /      I'm much too

   Dm7                          G           F
e|----------5h8p5---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6-------------6--------6----3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1-------------------------|
G|--5---------------5-----------4--4--4--4--2--2--2---2-------------------------|
D|--7--------------------7------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3-------------------------|
A|--5---------------------------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3-------------------------|
E|------------------------------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1-------------------------|
    fast to take    that test         Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes


🎸 Chorus 1:

    C        Em      Am7             C
e|-----------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--------5-----------------------5------------------------------------------|
G|--5--------4--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
D|--5--------5--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------------7--------------3------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
    Turn and face the stranger ch-ch-changes

    F        Am           D7          G           F
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6--------5------------7-----------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1-------------------|
G|--5--------5------------5-----------4--4--4--4--2--2--2---2-------------------|
D|--7--------7------------7-----------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3-------------------|
A|--8--------7------------5-----------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3-------------------|
E|-----------5------------------------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1-------------------|
       Don't want to be a richer man        Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

    C        Em      Am7             C
e|-----------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--------5-----------------------5------------------------------------------|
G|--5--------4--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
D|--5--------5--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------------7--------------3------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
    Turn and face the stranger ch-ch-changes

    F       Am                 D7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6-------5------------------7------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-------5------------------5------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-------7------------------7------------------------------------------------|
A|--8-------7------------------5------------------------------------------------|
E|----------5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
       Just gonna have to be a different man

    Am   G   Bb     F        C  D7    G7    C
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5----3---3------1--------5--3-----3-----1-----------------------------------|
G|--5----4---3------2--------5--5-----4-----------------------------------------|
D|--7----5---3------3--------5--4-----3-----2-----------------------------------|
A|--7----5---1------3--------3--5-----5-----3-----------------------------------|
E|--5----3----------1-----------------3-----------------------------------------|
    Time may change me / But I  can't trace time

    C5                        D                         F
e|---------------------------------------(2)(2)(2)------------------------1-----|
B|----------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------1--1--1--1--|
G|----------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--4--2----------2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|--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|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|

    D                         F
e|-------------(2)(2)(2)------------------------1--1----------------------------|
B|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------1--1--1--1----------------------------|
G|--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--2----------2--2--2--2--2--2----------------------------|
D|--0--0--3--4--0--0--0--0----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------------------|
A|----------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------------------|
E|----------------------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1----------------------------|


🎸 Verse 2:

    C                           Em
e|---------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--------------------3p1----0----------------0------------------------------|
G|-------------------0-------0--0------------------0----------------------------|
D|--2---------------------------2--------------------2--------------------------|
A|--3---------------------------2-----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      I watch the ripples       change their size /  But

    F                          G             F
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1----1--1----------1----------3----------1----------------------------------|
G|--2----2--2---0--0h2---------4-----4-------2--------------2-------------------|
D|--3----3--3---3--------------5----------5--3------------3---------------------|
A|--3-----------3--------------5-------------3----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------3-------------1----------------------------------|
    never   leave  the stream     of warm im-permanence / and

    C                      Em
e|-------0--------0--------0----------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--------1------3p1h3--0---0------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------0-------0---------0----------------------------------|
D|--2----------------------2----------2----2---2--------------------------------|
A|--3----------------------2-------------2--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      So the days float    through my eyes / But

    F                       G
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-------------------1-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----2--------2--------4------2-4---2--------------------------------------|
D|--3-----3-----3-----------5----5-----5-----5----------------------------------|
A|--3-----3---3-------------5--5------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3---------------------------------------------------|
    still the days seem the same    /    And these

    C        Dm7         Em7            Ebm7       Dm7
e|------------------------------------------------------------5h8p5-------------|
B|--5---------6-----------8----8---------7----7-----6---------------6---6-------|
G|--5------5--5-------7---7---------7----6------6---5-----------------5---------|
D|--5---------7-----------9--9-----------8--8-------7---------------------------|
A|--3----3----5--5--------7--------------6----------5--5---8--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    children     that you      spit on / As   they     try to change    their

    G                C           Dm7      Em7        Ebm7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3----------------5------------6--------8----8-----7----------7--------------|
G|--4------4---------5-------5----5-----7--7------7---6----------------6--------|
D|--5------5------3--5------------7--------9--9-------8--8----------------------|
A|--5------5--5------3----3-------5--5-----7----------6-------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    worlds /  Are im-mune to your    consulta-tions  /   They're quite a-

   Dm7                                    G           F
e|---------------5h8p5----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6--------------------6--------6-------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1---------------|
G|--5----------------------5--------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2---2---------------|
D|--7--------------------------7----------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3---------------|
A|--5-------------------------------------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3---------------|
E|----------------------------------------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1---------------|
    ware of what they're going through          Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes


🎸 Chorus 2:

    C        Em      Am7             C
e|-----------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--------5-----------------------5------------------------------------------|
G|--5--------4--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
D|--5--------5--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------------7--------------3------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
    Turn and face the stranger ch-ch-changes

    F                     Am          D7          G           F
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6---------------------5-----------7-----------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1-------|
G|--5---------------------5-----------5-----------4--4--4--4--2--2--2---2-------|
D|--7---------------------7-----------7-----------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3-------|
A|--8---------------------7-----------5-----------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3-------|
E|------------------------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        Em      Am7             C
e|-----------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--------5-----------------------5------------------------------------------|
G|--5--------4--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
D|--5--------5--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------------7--------------3------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
    Turn and face the stranger ch-ch-changes

    F                           Am                D7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6---------------------------5-----------------7-----------------------------|
G|--5---------------------------5-----------------5-----------------------------|
D|--7---------------------------7-----------------7-----------------------------|
A|--8---------------------------7-----------------5-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------|
    Where's your shame / You've left us up to our necks in it

    Am   G   Bb     F        C   D7    G7    C   Dm7 Em7
e|------------------------------------------------1---3-------------------------|
B|--5----3---3------1--------5---3-----3-----1----1---3-------------------------|
G|--5----4---3------2--------5---5-----4----------2---4-------------------------|
D|--7----5---3------3--------5---4-----3-----2----------------------------------|
A|--7----5---1------3--------3---5-----5-----3----------------------------------|
E|--5----3----------1------------------3----------------------------------------|
    Time may change me / But you can't trace time


🎸 Bridge:

    F                          C           Csus  C
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6--------------------------5------------6----5----------5-------------------|
G|--5--------------------------5--5---------5----5--5----5--5-------------------|
D|--7--------------------------5--5----5----5----5--5-5--5--5-------------------|
A|--8--------------------------3--3----3----3----3--3-3--3--3-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Strange fascination / fascina-ting me

    F                      G                                   F
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6----------------------3-----------------------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1------|
G|--5----------------------4-----------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2---2------|
D|--7----------------------5-----------------------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3------|
A|--8----------------------5-----------------------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3------|
E|-------------------------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        Em      Am7             C
e|-----------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--------5-----------------------5------------------------------------------|
G|--5--------4--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
D|--5--------5--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------------7--------------3------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
    Turn and face the stranger ch-ch-changes

    F               Am             D7          G           F
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6---------------5--------------7-----------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1----------|
G|--5---------------5--------------5-----------4--4--4--4--2--2--2---2----------|
D|--7---------------7--------------7-----------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3----------|
A|--8---------------7--------------5-----------5--5--5--5--3--3--3---3----------|
E|------------------5--------------------------3--3--3--3--1--1--1---1----------|
       Oh, look out you rock 'n rollers              Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

    C        Em      Am7             C
e|-----------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--------5--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
G|--5--------4--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
D|--5--------5--------5--------------5------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------------7--------------3------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
    Turn and face the stranger ch-ch-changes

    F               Am               D7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6---------------5----------------7------------------------------------------|
G|--5---------------5----------------5------------------------------------------|
D|--7---------------7----------------7------------------------------------------|
A|--8---------------7----------------5------------------------------------------|
E|------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
    Pretty soon now you're gonna get older

    Am   G   Bb     F        C  D7    G7    C
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5----3---3------1--------5--3-----3-----1-----------------------------------|
G|--5----4---3------2--------5--5-----4-----------------------------------------|
D|--7----5---3------3--------5--4-----3-----2-----------------------------------|
A|--7----5---1------3--------3--5-----5-----3-----------------------------------|
E|--5----3----------1-----------------3-----------------------------------------|
    Time may change me / But I  can't trace time

    N.C.        Am   G   Bb     F        C  D7    G7    C
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------5----3---3------1--------5--3-----3-----5-----------------------|
G|--------------5----4---3------2--------5--5-----4-----5-----------------------|
D|--------------7----5---3------3--------5--4-----3-----5-----------------------|
A|--------------7----5---1------3--------3--5-----5-----3-----------------------|
E|--------------5----3----------1-----------------3-----------------------------|
    I said that time may change me / But I  can't trace time


🎸 Outro:

           Dm7                Em7              Ebm7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5---6------------------8--10p8----------7-------------------------------|
G|--5h7-----5--7h9p7p5h7-------7-------9p7------6--7h8p7p5h7--------------------|
D|----------7------------7-----9-----------10---8-------------------------------|
A|----------5--------------5---7----------------6-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Dm7           DbM7       CM7
e|--------------------------------------------3-7~------------------------------|
B|--6-------------6--6p5--6--6\5--6\5--5-----5----------------------------------|
G|--5--8\7--5h7---5----------4---------4----4-----------------------------------|
D|--7-------------6----------5---------5---5------------------------------------|
A|--5-------------4----------3---------3--3-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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

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Published: June 7, 2023

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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