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Charlie Puth - Change Chords

Chord reference G, D, Em, E, F#, Bm, Am, G, Gm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [D] [Em] [D] [G] [D] [Em] [G]Why are we [D]looking down, on our [Em]sisters and [D]brothers? [G]Isn’t love, [D]all that we [Em]got? [D] [G]Don’t we know [D]everyone’s, got a [Em]father and [D]mother? The [E]day we know we’re all the same, [G]together we can make that change

[G]Look around [D]there are too many of us crying, and [Em]not enough [D]love to go around [G]What a [D]waste, another day, another [Em]good one [D]dying [E]But I know that the world will change, [G]the day we know we’re all the same

[G] [D] [Em]Why can’t we just [D]get along? [G] [D]If [Em]loving one [D]another’s wrong [G] [D] Then [Em]how are we [D]supposed to, [E]get close to each [G]other? We gotta make that [G]change, [D]yeah, [Em]why can’t we [D]just get along?

[G] [D] [Em] [D] [G]What a waste [D]it would be to deny somebody, of a [Em]chance to [D]be theirselves [G]What a waste i[D]t would be if [Em]we hurt for [D]nothing? [E]But I know that the world can change, [G]the day we know we’re all the same

[G] [D] [Em]Why can’t we just [D]get along? [G] [D]If [Em]loving one [D]another’s wrong [G] [D] Then [Em]how are we [D]supposed to [E]get close to each [G]other? We gotta make that [G]change, [D]yeah

[F#]I know we could [Bm]break apart, we don’t [Am]have to [D]go that [G]way, not [Gm]today [G] [D] [Em] [D]

[G] [D] [Em]Why can’t we just [D]get along? [G] [D]If [Em]loving one [D]another’s wrong [G] [D] Then [Em]how are we [D]supposed to, [E]get close to each [G]other? We gotta make that [G]change, [D]yeah, the [Em]change, [D]yeah

Artist Charlie Puth
Album Single
Year 2018
Key G

How to Play Change on Guitar?

Charlie Puth - Change can be played in the key of G using the G, D, Em, E, F#, Bm, Am, Gm chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Change with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.