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From: "Phillip Carter" 
Subject: Revision of a Garth Brooks tune, the change
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 04:07:58 -0500

Artist	: Garth Brooks
Album		: Fresh Horses
Song		: The Change

I saw that someone else had posted the chords for this song, and well to be quite
honest, they played it the "hard" way in my opinion.  So, in my own sad attempt,
I transposed it back a half step and put a capo on the first fret in an attempt to
make it easier on a few of our more beginning guitarist.  Hope this helps some of
you!!  (original work done by MrStrin91@aol.com)


Capo first fret

Chords: (relative to capo)

A	: X02220
Dmaj9	: X7687X
D/E	: 0X0323
D/A	: X00323
E	: 022100
E7	: 020100
Esus	: 022200
E/F#	: 2X2100
F#m	: 244222
F#m7	: 242222
G	: 320033


Intro: C#m7  E  D  A  E  D

    D/E
1.  One hand reaches out and pulls a lost soul from harm,
      E         E/F#            F#m       Dmaj9
	while a thousand more go unspoken for.
                            A                                      G
	And they say what good have you done by saving just this one?
                 Esus                  E           Esus
	it's like whispering a prayer in the fury of a storm.
                                    Dmaj9                   A
	C.  And I hear them saying, You'll never change things,
                       E7                                       D/A  A
		and no matter what you do it's still the same thing
	                            Dmaj9              F#m  D
		But it's not the world that I am changing
              A                   D/E        E7                           D/A  A
		I do this so, this world will know that it will not change me

Break:  D/A  A

2.  This heart still believes that love and mercy still exist.
	While all the hatreds rage and so many say
	That love is all but pointless in madness such as this
	It's like trying to stop a fire with the moisture from a kiss.

Repeat C.

Bridge:
       G
	As long as one heart still holds on
      F#m7                            A/E  E
	then hope is never really gone
            A                    Dmaj9                   A
		And I hear them saying you'll never change things
                      E7                                        D/A  A
		and no matter what you do it's still the same thing
		                      Dmaj9            F#m  D
		but it's not the world that I am changing
              A                 D/E           E7
		I do this so the world we know never changes me.
                       A                D/E             E7
		What I do is so this world will know that it will not change me

Ending:  D/A  A  Dmaj9  F#m  Dmaj9

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Like I said at the beginning, hope this helps ya'll, I haven't tested it to see if it's completely correct yet, but if MrStrin91@aol.com was right, it's pretty dead gum close :)  Anywayz, if you have suggestions, questions, or comments..e-mail me at pcarter@tecinfo.com!  I appreciate all responses...later peoples!