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Am I Ever Gonna Change by Extreme

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AM I EVER GONNA CHANGE - Extreme

Lyrics and Music - Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone

Timing - each crotchet (Quarter note) represented by a |
    - semiquavers represented like | e & a (representing 4 semiquavers
    - - 16th notes)
    - | + a OR & + a- semiquaver (16ths) triplet
    - | 2 3 - quaver (8ths) triplet
g - grace note
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
(b) - bend up (eg (1/2b) - bend up a half tone)
r - release bend
: - bar line (lyrics only)
p - pull off
p.m. - mute strings
^^^ - vibrato
a.h. - artificial harmonic

Guitar 1 (right)
 | | | |  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------|-----------------------------3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------
--| |---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------
------|
     |                 |                 |
Guiter 2 (left) (Rhythm Figure 1A)...    |                 |
 | | | | : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a |
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------|-0h2-0---------------------------|-0h2-0---------------------------|
|---------|-------------0h2---0h2---2---2---|-------------0h2---0h2---2---2---|
|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------
--| |---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------
------|

 | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                 |                 |
 | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------2h4---2h4---4---4---|-2---2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| (end
Rhythm
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Figure 1A)
|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

w/Rhythm figure 1A (x4)
 | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1---1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Verse 1 :-
(Rhythm Figure 1)...
 | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a  | e & a |  e & a |  e & a | e & a
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-----3-3--3-3--3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-0-----0-0--0-0--0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----0-0--0-0--0-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
      I'm tired of be ing me,     ...

 | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| (end
Rhythm
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Figure 1)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   see,    I'm   not    who   ...

w/Rhythm Figure 1 (x2)
 | e & a | e & a |  e & a | e & a : | e & a |  e & a | e &  a | e & a :
     So I  start off ev  ry day,    ...

 | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a :
   pray    for   a     change ...

 | e & a | e & a | e & a | e &  a : | e & a | e & a  |  e & a | e & a  :
      But as the day  goes by,     ...

 | | | | e  & a  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------12\-0--0-|
    if it's an y  won der ...

Chorus:-
 | e & a | e & a |  & |  | e & a | & | | e & a  | e & a | e &  a
| e & a | e&a
|---------------------------|------------------------|----------------------
--------------|
|-3-------------------------|------------------------|----------------------
--------------|
|-2------2------------------|-0-----2----------------|-0--------------------
--------------|
|-0------2------2-----------|-0-----2---2------------|-0--------------------
--------------|
|--------0------2-----------|-------0---2------------|----------------------
--------------|
|---------------0-----------|-3---------0------------|-3--------------------
--------------|
 ev er gon na change?             ...
I do the oth er,

 |  e & a | e  &  a | e &  a | e & a  | e & a | | | e & a  | e &
a | | | e & a
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------
-------------|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------
-------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------
-------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------
-------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|-------2-------------|-------
5------------|
|-----------------------------------------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-
----------0-0|
 same old song that goes ...

 | e & a | | | e & a  | e & a | | g &  | e & a
                  a.h....|
                   (1b)^^^^
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------7-----7-------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|-------4-------------|-------5-------------------|
|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------------0-0-|

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|                                    |
| (Rhythm Fill 1)...                          |
|  | | | e & a | e & a  | | | e & a | e & a  | e & a | | & | e & a  |
|           ^^^^^                      |
| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |
| |-----8-8-7-8-5-----5-|-----8-8-7-8-5-------|---5-------------------| |
| |-----------------7---|-----------------7-7-|-------6---2-2-2p0-----| |
| |---------------------|---------------------|-------------------2---| |
| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |
| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |
|                                    |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
(This is one of those little boxes they usually put at the bottom of the page)

D.S.
            w/Rhythm Fill 1 (2nd time)
 | e & a | | | e & a  | e & a | | | e & a  | e & a | | | e & a
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------2-------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-------4-------------|-------5-------------|
|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|
 cry. <- 2nd time

                          w/Rhythm Fill 1 (2nd time)
 | e & a | | g &  I e & a  | e & a | | | e & a  | e & a | | | e & a
       a.h....|
        (1b)^^^^
|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------------7-----7-------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|-------2-------------|---------------------|
|-------4-------------------|---------------------|-------4-------------|
|-3p0-0-----------------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|

 | e & a | | | e & a  | e & a | e & a   | e & a | e & a
                  a.h...............|
                   (1/2b) r^^^^^
|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------6--------------4-2--------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------5-------------|-------5-------------------------------|
|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0---------------------------0--0--|
                            Chord diagramA minorAm I

Chorus :-
(Rhythm Figure 2)...
 | e & a | e & a | | e &  a  | e &  a | e  & a | & | e & a
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-2------2-----------------------|-0--------2-------------------------|
|-0------2------2----------------|-0--------2--------2-----2-2--------|
|--------0------2----------------|----------0--------2-----2-2--------|
|------------0--0---------0----0-|-3-------------0---0-----0-0---0--0-|
 ev er gon na change,  will I  ...
                               Change.

 |  e & a | e &  a | e &  a | e & a  |  e & a | e  &  a | e &
 a | e & a
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
------------|
|----------------------------------------|-2----------2--------------2-2----
---2--------|
|-0---------0----------0-0-------0-------|-2----------2--------------2-2----
---2--------|
|----------------------------------------|-0----------0--------------0---3-h
-p-----3p-0-|
|-3---------3----------3-3-------3---3-3-|----------------------------------
------------|
 say one thing then I do the oth er...
for ev er.

    Chord diagramA minorAm I

 | e & a | e & a | e & a | e   &  a   | e & a | e a & | e & a | e & a
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
-----|
|-3-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------
-----|
|-2------2----------------------------------|-0---0--2----------------------
-----|
|-0------2------2-----2-2---2---------------|-0---0--2---2--2-----2-2---2---
-----|
|--------0------2-----2-2---2---------------|--------0---2--2-----2-2---2---
-----|
|------------0--0-----0-0---0-------0---0---|-3---3------0--0-----0-0---0---
0--0-|
               Well, I'm the  ....If I
 ev er gon ...Blame.

 |   e & a | e & a |  e & a |  e  & a  | e & a |  e  &  a
| e& a | e &a
|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------
--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------
--------------|
|-0-----0---0-----0-0------0-0----0--------0-0--|-2------2-----------2------
--2----2------|
|-0-----0---0-----0-0------0-0----0--------0-0--|-2------2-----------2------
--2----2------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-0------0-----------0------
---3hp-----02-|
|-3-----3---3-----3-3------3-3----3--------3-3--|---------------------------
--------------|
 think I'm right, I wind up wrong, ...
on  too long.

                               (end Rhythm
Figure 2 \|/)
 | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a  | | |
| e & a
 hold.|hold.|   p.m..........| hold.|hold.|hold...............|
trem.^^^^^p.m..
|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|-0-----
--------|
|-------------------------1-------|---------------------3-----3-----|-3-----
--------|
|-----0-----0-------2-0-2---2-1---|-----0-----0-------2---2-----2---|-2-----
--------|
|---2-----0---------------------2-|---2-----0-----------------------|-3-----
--------|
|-3-----2-----0-------------------|-0-------------------------------|-------
--------|
|---------------------------------|-------3-----2-----------------2-|-1-----
----0-0-|

             (To Coda)
 | e & a I e & a | e & a | e & a  | | | |
 p.m.............................|
|---------------------------------|-3-------|
|---------------------------------|-3-------|
|-----5-----5-------2-0-----0-----|-0-------|
|/7-----7-5---7-5-2-----2-----2---|-0-------|
|-------------------------3-----3-|---------|
|---------------------------------|---------|

------------------------------------------------------------
|                             |
| (Rhythm Fill 2)                     |
|  | | e & a | e & a | e & a  | & | e & a | & |  |
| |-------5h7---5h7---10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10----8-8---| |
| |-------------------8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8-----------| |
| |-------------------------------|----------------------| |
| |-------------------------------|----------------------| |
| |-------------------------------|----------------------| |
| |-------------------------------|----------------------| |
|                             |
| (Rhythm Fill 3)                     |
|  | | | | e & a                     |
| |---------------|                    |
| |-------8-8-7-5-|                    |
| |---------------|                    |
| |---------------|                    |
| |---------------|                    |
| |---------------|                    |
|                             |
------------------------------------------------------------
(Here's another one of those boxes!!! ;))

Verse 2 :-
w/Rhythm Figures 1 (G1) & 1A (G2) (x3)
| | e &  a | e & a | e & a  : | e & a | e & a | e & a   | :
  Please tell me if it's true...

| & | |   |   : |  | |  | &  :
 new, 'cause that's  ...

| | e & a | e & a | e & a   : | | |  e & a | e & a  :
  But time and time a gain...

| | | | : |  |   | |  g & :
   I  fall short ...

| | e & a | e & a | & : |  |  e & a | e & a | e & a :
  So why do I  ev en  try, ...

Subst. w/Rhy Fill(2) (G2) w/Rhy fill 3
 | | | e & a  | e & a  |  | | | e & a
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------| D.S. al Coda
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|--------------0-0-|
 die?   Can an y ...

CODA:-

Interlude:-

 |  |  | | e & a  |  |  | | e & a  |  | e & a | e & a | e & a
     ^^^         ^^^
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------7---7-------|-------7---7-------|-----5---------7-----7-------|
|-----8-------8-----|-----8-------8-----|-----------------------------|
|-7h9-----------9p7-|-7h9-----------9p7-|-7p6-------6h7---6h7---6h7-7/|
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|

 | e & a | + a & | | e & a  | e & a | e & g a | | + a & a
                           (1b) r
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---9-----9h10p9-------------|----9-------9-10-12-10---------9------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------11-9-|
|/9---9-9--------9---------9h|h10---10-10---------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|

 |  | 2 3 | 2 3 | 2 3  | g g | e & a | e & a | e & a  |e&a | e &
a | & | e & a
                        p.m................|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|------------
-------------|
|-----9h10h12/14p12p10\9------|------------------------6-9---6-|----9---9-10
--12-10-9----|
|------------------------11p9-|/7------7-------------7-----7---|-6----------
---------11-9|
|-11--------------------------|------x-----------6-9-----------|------------
-------------|
|-----------------------------|----x-----5-----8---------------|------------
-------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|------------
-------------|

 | e & a | & | & | e & a  | e & a | & | |  | e & a | & | & | &
                    ^^^^        hold
|-------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-------9---7-------------|/7----/9---------|-------7-------------|
|---------------9-\-8-----|-----------------|----------/9---8----\|
|-10----------------------|-----------9-----|-7-------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|

(w/spoken dialogue) Language, anyone?
  | e & a | e & a | etc.. |     |    |    |    |
  p.m................................................................
||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||-3-----------3-----------3-------|-4-----------4-----------4-------|
||o--6-4---4-6---6-4---4-6---6-4---|---6-4---4-6---6-4---4-6---6-4---|
||o------5-----------5-----------5-|-------5-----------5-----------5-|
||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 |    |    |    |     |    |    |    |
 p.m................................................................
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-----------3-----------3-------|-4-----------4-----------4-------|
|---6-4---4-6---6-4---4-6---6-4---|---6-4---4-6---6-4---4-6---6-4---|
|-------5-----------5-----------5-|-------5-----------5-----------5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 |    |    |    | + a & + a  |    |    |    | + a & + a
 p.m........................................................................
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|-5-3-------3-5-3-------3-5-3-------5-|-4-3-------3-4-3-------3-4-3-------4-||
|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5--o||
|-------5-----------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------5-----------5----o||
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||


 |    |    |    |     |    |    |    |
 p.m....................|semi-harm................................|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-----------3-----------3-------|-3-----------3-----------3-------|
|---6-4---4-6---6-4---4-6---6-4---|---6-4---4-6---6-4---4-6---6-4---|
|-------5-----------5-----------5-|-------5-----------5-----------5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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