CHANGES from Hunky Dory
G
EADGBE
320033
Bb
EADGBE
X13331
F/E
EADGBE
033211
Dm7
EADGBE
XX0211
Dbadd6
EADGBE
X4332X
D
EADGBE
XX0232
C/B
EADGBE
X22010
Em
EADGBE
022000
Dbm7
EADGBE
X46454
F
EADGBE
133211
C/A
EADGBE
X02010
Em7
EADGBE
020000
Ebm7
EADGBE
X68676
C
EADGBE
X32010
C/G
EADGBE
332010
Eb7
EADGBE
XX1323
Cmaj7
EADGBE
X32000
INTRO: Cmaj7  Dbadd6  Dm7  Eb7  
       F  D  F  D 

C			      Em
I still don't know what I was waiting for
       F		G
And my time was running wild
	  F
A million dead end streets
C			 Em
Every time I thought I'd got it made 
	      F		       G
It seemed the taste was not so sweet 
     Cmaj7    Dm7	   Em7  Ebm7
So I turned myself to face me
    Dm7			        G
But I've never caught a glimpse
	   Cmaj7       Dm7	 Em7  Ebm7
Of how the others must see the faker
	     Dm7		   
I'm much too fast to take the test


CHORUS:
G 	 F
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
C	 C/B	  C/A
Turn and face the strange
	C/G
Ch-ch-changes
F     F/E		  D
Don't want to be a richer man
G	 F
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
C	 C/B	  C/A
Turn and face the strange
	C/G
Ch-ch-changes
F    F/E		D
It's gonna have to be a different man
F    C   Bb     F      C G     F     C
Time may change me but I can't trace time


C		      Em
I watched the ripples change there size
    F		       G	     F
But never leave the stream of warm impermanence
   C		      Em
And so the days float thru my eyes 
	      F		    G
But still the days seem the same
	  Cmaj7	   Dm7	    Em7
And these children that you spit on
   Ebm7 Dm7		    G
As they try to change their worlds
	Cmaj7	   Dm7       Em7
Are immune to your consultations
Ebm7		Dm7
They're quite aware of what they're going thru


CHORUS 2:
G 	 F
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
C	 C/B	  C/A
Turn and face the strange
	C/G
Ch-ch-changes
F     F/E		  D
Don't want to be a richer man
G	 F
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
C	 C/B	  C/A
Turn and face the strange
	C/G
Ch-ch-changes
F		   F/E			    D
Where's your shame you've left us up to our necks in it
F    C   Bb     F      C G     F     C
Time may change me but I can't trace time


F			 C	    F  C
Strange fascination, fascinate me
   F	  		  G
Oh changes are taking the pace I'm going thru


CHORUS 3:
G 	 F
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
C	 C/B	  C/A
Turn and face the strange
	C/G
Ch-ch-changes
F     F/E		  D
Don't want to be a richer man
G	 F
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
C	 C/B	  C/A
Turn and face the strange
	C/G
Ch-ch-changes

Pretty soon now your gonna get older
F    C   Bb     F      C G     F     C
Time may change me but I can't trace time
	    F    C   Bb	    F	   C G	   F	 C
I said that time may change me but I can't trace time


OUTRO:  Dm7  Em7  Eb7  Dm7  Dbm7  Cmaj7


Notes:

  • Intro and Outro: This song is fairly difficult to play on guitar. I don't think there is any actual guitar in the record. When they performed it live Bowie used to strum an acoustic and Ronson would come in on the chorus with overdrive and beef it up just by playing the C major run down. The piano chords behind the sax outro and the intro don't transpose to guitar very easily. Playing some of the chords in different positions may help, like for example all as barres...

    Cmaj7
    EADGBE
    X3545X
    Db7
    EADGBE
    X4646X
    Dm7
    EADGBE
    X5756X
    Eb7
    EADGBE
    X6868X
    You'll notice I've substituted a Db7 for the Dbadd6. It still sounds alright. It's much easier to play like this. It also sounds better if you don't sound the whole chords. Only the four middle strings. The high E string doesn't seem to fit into that intro for some reason!

  • Main Riff: The 'F' and 'D' bit with the saxophone playing. Live Mick Ronson used to do it instead, with balls. So here are the notes:
    	  D        F
    	E-------------------
    	B-------------------
    	G-----2242-22222222-
    	D-0034-----33333333-
    	A----------33333333-
    	E----------11111111-
    
    
    The actual run is played over the 'D' chord and the 'F' chord is stabbed afterwards.

  • Saxophone Outro: Here it is transcribed for guitar as well as I could, but take into consideration, different instruments don't always come across too well on the guitar:
    	  C  Dm7      Em7  Eb7      Dm7  Dbmaj7  Cmaj7
    	E--------------------------------------------
    	B--------------------------------------------
    	G--------------------------------------------
    	D-------------75-----------------3-2-3-2-3-2-
    	A-35775H7P535---75365H6P535-6535-------------
    	E--------------------------------------------
    
    The phrasing and timing will have to be left up to your ears and nimble fingers, but all the notes are there for you!

  • If you have any trouble reading or understanding the guitar chords or the tab you can click here for a rough guide!