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Am I Ever Gonna Change(Tabs)

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	        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,         and I   don't like what I 
 
  | 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     I   ap  pear    to  be. 
 
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,        down on  my  knees I     will 
 
  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : 
      pray        for     a         change  in      an      y   way 
 
  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e &    a : | e & a | e &  a   |   e & a | e &  a   : 
            But as  the day   goes by,         I live through an  oth   er lie, 
 
  | | | |  e    &  a   | e & a | e & a | e & a | e &  a 
|--------------------|----------------------------------| 
|--------------------|----------------------------------| 
|--------------------|----------------------------------| 
|--------------------|----------------------------------| 
|--------------------|----------------------------------| 
|--------------------|-------------------------12\-0--0-| 
        if it's an y   won der why.                Am I 
 
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?                         If I   say one thing, then 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 on    for ev  er. 
 
  | 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--| 
                                                        Am 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   al  ways stay the same?      If 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,     same old song that goes on    
for ev  er. 
                                                                            
       Am 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   on  ly one to blame.          If I 
  ev  er gon na change?                                                 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, it's a fu     tile fight, it's gone 
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,        am I too old   to start a 
 
| & |  |      |      : |    | |    |  &   : 
  new, 'cause that's   what I want to do. 
 
| | e & a  | e & a | e & a     : | | |    e & a  |  e & a    : 
    But time and time  a gain,       when I   think I   can, 
 
| | | | : |    |     |  |   g & : 
      I   fall short in the end. 
 
| | e & a | e  & a |  &  : |    |    e & a | e & a |  e & a : 
    So  why do I   ev en   try, will it  mat ter when I 
 
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 one   hear my 
 
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-| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
Guitar Solo:- 
 
  |                 | | g &  | &   g  |     | |  e     &     a     |     e  
   & a 
                          (1b) r      (1b)^^^^ 
|-----------------------15-------|-15---------12----12----------------12----------| 
|--------------------------------|---------------16----16-15-13-15-16----16-15-13-| 
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
                                 |                                          
      | 
  |      e & a      | |      |   :    |     | |                    |        
      | 
  (1/4b)     (1/4b) 
hold.........:...............................................|| 
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
|--------2----------2------------|------------------------------------------------| 
|--------2----------2------------|------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
|-3----------3-------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
  |       |       |       |   |     e     &     a     |     e      &    a 
|---------------------------|-15p12-15p12-------15p12----------14h15p14-------... 
|---------------------------|-------------15p12-------15p12-15----------15p12-... 
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------... 
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------... 
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------... 
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------... 
                            | 
  | e & a | e & a | e & a | : |                       | 
        hold.|      
hold....:................................................ . . 
|-------0-----------0-------|-------------------------------------------------... 
|-------0-----------0-------|-------------------------------------------------... 
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------... 
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------... 
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------... 
|-3-2-0-------3-2-0---------|-------------------------------------------------... 
 
    |        e     &     a     |     e     &     a       |             |e&g 
a   | | e & a 
    (triplet)                                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
(1/2b)r (1/2b) 
                                                                          
a.h..........| 
...----------12-15p12----------------------12----------|----------------------------------| 
...----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
...-12h14h15----------15p14p12-14p12h14h15----15p14p12-|-14-------------\-11--------------| 
...----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
...----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
...----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------3-| 
                                                       | 
    |                          |                       : |     e&a     |    
    | | 
. . ..................................................|: (1/4b)  
(1/4b)hold................ 
...----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
...----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
...----------------------------------------------------|-------2-------2------------------| 
...----------------------------------------------------|-------2-------2------------------| 
...----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
...----------------------------------------------------|-3-------3------------------------| 
 
  | + a & + a | + a & etc |           | 
                                                         hold......| 
|-------------------------------------------------|-5-/--17--------\-------/17\| 
|-------------------------------------3---3-5p3h5-|----------------------------| 
|-------------------------2---2-5p2h5---5---------|----------------------------| 
|-------------------2---2---5---------------------|----------------------------| 
|-------3---3-5p3h5---5---------------------------|----------------------------| 
|-5p3h5---5---------------------------------------|----------------------------| 
                                                  |                            | 
  |           |           |           |           : | e & a | e & a | e & a |  : 
.................................................|:       hold.|      hold.....: 
|-------------------------------------------------|-------0-----------0--------| 
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------|-3-2-0-------3-2-0----------| 
 
  |    e     &    a    |     e    &    a     |    e    &     a    |    e    
 &     a 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---12-15-14-15p12--12-15-14-15p12--12-15-14-15p12--12-15-14-15p12--12-15-14-15p12-13-12-| 
|/13--------------13--------------13--------------13--------------13---------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
  |                    |             | e       &  a  |  e  & a 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------14------14-14-14/17\14--|  
|--------------------------------------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                               | 
  |       e & a        | e &       a | e       &  a  |         : 
   (1/4b)       (1/4b)      (1/4b)      (1/4b)                 : 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------2------------2-----------2-----------2---------------| 
|---------2------------2-----------2-----------2---------------| 
|--------------------------3-----------3-----------------------|  
|-3-----------3------------------------------------------------| 
 
  |                    |             | e       &  a  |  e  & a 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------14------14-14-17p14\13--|  
|--------------------------------------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                               | 
  |       e & a        | e &       a | e       &  a  |  e  & a : 
   (1/4b)       (1/4b)      (1/4b)      (1/4b)                 : 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------2------------2-----------2-----------2---------------| 
|---------2------------2-----------2-----------2---------------| 
|--------------------------3-----------3-----------------------|  
|-3-----------3----------------------------------------------0-| 
 
 
  |       |       | e  &     a     |     e     &  a           
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------12-15-14-15-12----------| 
|-------------------------12-13----------------13----12-| 
|----------------------14-------------------------14----| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                        | 
  | e & a | e & a | e  &     a     |                    : 
                             (1b)  r                    : 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-15---------15--------15-------------------------------| 
|-------13----------13----------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                        | 
  | e & a | e & a | e  &     a     |                    : 
|-------0-----------0-----------------------------------| 
|-------0-----------0-----------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------|  
|-5-4-2-------5-4-2-------------------------------------| 
|-3-2-0-----0-3-2-0-------------------------------------| 
 
  |     e     &     a  |     e     &     a     |  e     &     a     |     e 
 &     a 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----12-15-14-15-12-------------12-15-14-15-12-------------12-15-14-15-12-------------12-| 
|-13----------------13----12-13----------------13----12-13----------------13----12-13----| 
|----------------------14-------------------------14-------------------------14----------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                                            
             | 
  |     e     &     a  |     e     &     a     |  e     &     a     |       
 &           : 
                                                              (1b)  
hold.....|           : 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-15-------------------------------15-------------------15----------15-------\-----------| 
|-------------------13----------------------------13-------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                                            
             | 
  |     e     &     a  |     e     &     a     |  e     &     a     |       
 &           : 
|-------------------0-----------------------------0--------------------------------------| 
|-------------------0-----------------------------0--------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-5-----4-----2--------------------5-----4-----2-----------------------------------------| 
|-3-----2-----0--------------0-----3-----2-----0-----------------------------------------| 
 
  |       e & a        |             |               | 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-14-12--------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------14---------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                               | 
  |                    |             | e       &  a  |  e  & a : 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------14------14-14-14/17\14--|  
|--------------------------------------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                               | 
  |       e & a        | e &       a | e       &  a  |  e  & a : 
   (1/4b)       (1/4b)      (1/4b)      (1/4b)                 : 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------2------------2-----------2-----------2---------------| 
|---------2------------2-----------2-----------2---------------| 
|--------------------------3-----------3-------------3-p0------|  
|-3-----------3--------------------------------------------3p0-| 
 
  |                    |             | e       &  a  |  e  & a 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------14------14-14-17p14\13--|  
|--------------------------------------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                               | 
  |       e & a        | e &       a | e       &  a  |  e  & a : 
   (1/4b)       (1/4b)      (1/4b)      (1/4b)                 : 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------2------------2-----------2-----------2---------------| 
|---------2------------2-----------2-----------2---------------| 
|--------------------------3-----------3-------------3-p0------|  
|-3-----------3--------------------------------------------3p0-| 
 
  |       |       | e  &     a     |     e     &  a           
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------12-15-14-15-12----------| 
|-------------------------12-13----------------13----12-| 
|----------------------14-------------------------14----| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                        | 
  | e & a | e & a | e  &     a     |                    : 
                             (1b)  r                    : 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-15---------15--------15-------------------------------| 
|-------13----------13----------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                        | 
  | e & a | e & a | e  &     a     |                    : 
|-------0-----------0-----------------------------------| 
|-------0-----------0-----------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------|  
|-------------------------------------------------------|  
|-5-4-2-------5-4-2-------------------------------------| 
|-3-2-0-----0-3-2-0-------------------------------------| 
 
  |     e     &     a  |     e     &     a     |  e     &     a     |     e 
    &     a 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----12-15-14-15-12-------------12-15-14-15-12-------------12-15-14-15-12---------------12--| 
|-13----------------13----12-13----------------13----12-13----------------13-------12-13----| 
|----------------------14-------------------------14----------------------------14----------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                                            
    Am    I     : 
                                                                            
                | 
  |     e     &     a  |     e     &     a     |  e     &     a     |       
    &     a     : 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-15-------------------------------15-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------13----------------------------------12-14p12----------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------12h14----------14-12----------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------14-13-12-10----------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-10----| 
                                                                            
                | 
  |     e     &     a  |     e     &     a     |  e     &     a     |       
 &              : 
                    
hold...................................................................|: 
|-------------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-5-----4-----2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-3-----2-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Chorus: 
w/Rhythm Figure 2 (1st 4 bars only) 
| e &  a | e  & a | | e &   a : | e &    a |  e   & a | | e &  a : 
ev  er gon na change,  will I   al  ways stay the same?     If I 
                                                        Change. 
 
|   e & a | e  &    a | e &   a | e   :  
say one thing, then I do  the oth er, 
 
|    e & a |  e    &    a | e &   a | e &  a : 
same old song that goes on    for ev  er. 
                                        Am I 
 
w/Rhythm Figure 2 
| e &  a | e  & a | | e     &   a   : | e &  a | e  & a | | e & a 
                      Well, I'm the   on  ly one to blame.      I 
ev  er gon na change?                                     Blame. 
 
|     e & a | e & a |    e & a   |  e    & a    : 
think I'm right,  I wind up  wrong, it's a funk 
 
| e & a | e &    a | &   | e &  a : 
  y   fight gone on  too long. 
                             Am I 
 
| e &  a | e  & a | | e    &    a  : | e & a | & | | e & a   : 
                      I'll take it   day   by  day.      The 
ev  er gon na change?                              Change. 
 
|    e & a |  e   &  a  |  e & a |     : 
will is  weak and my flesh too strong. 
 
|     e & a  | e    & a |    & | : 
Peace I   seek till thy king dom 
 
  | | | | e & a     | e & g  a   | g    & | e  & a g |  e & a 
                             (1b)  (1b) r            (1b) 
              8va............................................. 
|-------------20--|-20----22-------22-------20p19--20-----x-x-| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
  comes. 
 
  g |  e & a |        g |  e & a | &  | e & a I e & a | e & a | e & a   | | | | 
    (1/2b) r (1/2b)^^^  (1/2b) r      p.m.............................| 
 8va...............................| 
|-19------------------19--------p17\|---------------------------------|-3-------| 
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3-------| 
|-----------------------------------|-----5-----5-------2-0-----0-----|-0-------| 
|-----------------------------------|/7-----7-5---7-5-2-----2-----2---|-0-------| 
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------3-----3-|---------| 
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------| 
 
w/Rhythm Figures 1 & 1A (till end) 
  | | | e  &  a  |  g  e & a      | | g |   e & a |  g &        | | | |  e  & a 
                       (1b)hold......|  (1b)    r      (1/2b)hold....|      
hold. 
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------| 
|-------------------------------|--------------------12-------|-------13p12p10--| 
|-------------12-14-14----------|-----14---------p12----------|-----------------| 
|-------12-14-------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------| 
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------| 
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------| 
 
  | |  | g  e & a | e & a   | e & a | | |   | |  e & a    | e &    a     |  
 hold.|     (1b)  r                 ^^^^             (1b) r   (1b) rhold...| 
|--------10-----------8p7-|---8p7---------|---15-15-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------| 
|-------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------| 
|-------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------| 
|-------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------| 
|-------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------| 
 
  | | | |   | e  & a  |  e  &  a  |  e  &  a  |  e  &  a    | e & a |    e 
& a | | 
                                                                    (1b) 
rhold..| 
|---------|---17---14-17-14-15----14----------------------|-----------------------| 
|---------|--------------------17----15-17----15----------|-----------------------| 
|---------|--------------------------------17----16-17-16-|-------12--------------| 
|---------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------| 
|---------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------| 
|---------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------| 
 
(right) 
  | | | &  | e &  a   | e & a  | |       |             |  e & a | | e & a | 
e & a 
        p.m. throughout 
|-------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|-------10-----10-8-|---10---------------------------|--------10----7-----7-7-----| 
|-------------------|-------9------------------------|----------------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------| 
(left)              |                                |                      
      | 
  | | |    |        : |        | | e & a |  e  &  a  : |  e & a | | e & a | 
e & a : 
|-------------------|--------------10----10-10-10-10-|-10-8---8-----5-----5-5-----| 
|-------------------|--------------8-----8--8--8--8--|-8------------7-----7-7-----| 
|-------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------| 
 
  |       | e & a | & | e & a   | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a 
|-----------------------------|-7-------------------------------| 
|---------8-----8---8---10----|-------10----8-----------------5-| 
|---------7-----7---7---7-----|-------------7-----9-----7-----5-| 
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| 
                              |                                 | 
  | e & a | e & a | & | e & a : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : 
                      p.m........|                              : 
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-------8---8-8---8-----------|-------8---8-8-----8-------8-----| 
|-------7---7-9---7---7-7-9-7-|-7-----7---7-7-----------9-------| 
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 
  | e & a | e  & a | e & a | e & a : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : 
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-----5------------------------3---|---3-----------------------------| 
|-----5---5----4-5-2---4-2-5-----5-|-----4-5-2-4---2-----------------| 
|----------------------------------|-------------5---4-5-2-4---2-----| 
|----------------------------------|-------------------------5---3-5-| 
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
                                   |                                 | 
  | e & a | e  & a | e & a | e & a : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : 
                                   :     p.m......|                  : 
|--------------------7-----7-7-----|-7-----------------5-----5-5-----| 
|-8-----10--10-10----8-----8-8-----|-8-----------------7-----7-7-----| 
|-------7---7--7-------------------|-----7-7---7-7-------------------| 
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 
  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a  
|-----------------------------7-7-|-----------------------------7-7-| 
|---------------------8---10------|---------------------8---10------| 
|-----------------7---------------|-----------------7---------------| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
                                  |                                 | 
  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-8-----8---8-8---8-8---8-8-------|-8-----8---8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8---5-| 
|-7-----7---7-7---7-7---7-7-------|-7-----7---7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---5-| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 
 
  | e & a | e &  a | e & a | e & a 
|-7h8p7----------------------------|| 
|-------10----10-8-----8-10--------|| 
|--------------------7-------7-7-7-|| 
|----------------------------------|| 
|----------------------------------|| 
|----------------------------------||   F A D E   O U T . . . 
                                   || 
  | e & a | e &  a | e & a | e & a :: 
|-------5---5-5----------3-3-3-3-3-|| 
|---5-5-5---5-5----------3-3-3-3-3-|| 
|---5-5-5---5-5--------------------|| 
|----------------------------------|| 
|----------------------------------|| 
|----------------------------------|| 
 
 
Whew! 

	        

Written by Nuno Bettencourt/Gary Cherone

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