Things I Cannot Change The Mavericks
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Things I Cannot Change
The Mavericks
Super Colossal Hits of the 90s, 1999
guitar 1: rhythm chords shown over lyrics and bars
guitar 2: intro riff, fills, solo, outro riff, and slow strum of
rhythm chords elsewhere
intro*:
Am C Dm E7 (x4)
verse 1:
[Am] Leaves [C]fall [Dm] in the [E7]cool October [Am]air
Days grow [C]short [Dm] and I [E7]can't remember [Am]where
I saw you [C]last [Dm] turned a[E7]gainst the summer [Am]light
Walking [C]off [Dm] on that [E7]final August [F]night
I was [F]there [Fm] on my [Fm]knees, all a[C]lone
chorus:
Am Dm* Fm C
In a world where nothing ever stays the same
Am Dm* Fm C
I am left with only things I cannot change
Am Dm Fm C C**
You've gone away and left me things I cannot change
verse 2:
[Am] Smoke will [C]rise [Dm] and the [E7]fire always [Am]burns
Sands will [C]drift [Dm] and tides will [E7]turn and I can't [Am]wrestle
with the [C]sea [Dm] rear[E7]range the sky or [Am]fight
against the [C]wind [Dm] any [E7]more than I can [F]bring
[F] you [Fm]back [Fm] to me[C]
chorus:
Am Dm* Fm C
In a world where nothing ever stays the same
Am Dm* Fm C
I am left with only things I cannot change
You've [Am]gone a[Dm]way and left me [Fm]things I cannot [C]change[C]
So [Am]far a[Dm]way and left me [Fm]things I cannot [C]change
solo and outro*:
[Am] [Dm] [Fm] [C]
[Am] [Dm] left me [Fm]things I cannot [C]cha--
[Am] [Dm] [Fm] [C]
--------ge left me things I cannot cha--
[Am] [Dm] [Fm] [C]
--------ge
Am Dm Fm C (x3)
*intro riff:
Am C Dm E7 repeat
e -------- -------- -------- ---------- B -------- -------- -------- ---------- G -------- -0------ -------- ---------- D -------- 2-2---0- 0020---- ---------- A ----0-03 -------3 -------- -------320 E -----3-- -------- -------- 00-10-----
*Dm fill:
[Dm]
e -------- B -------- G -------- D ---20---
A 023-----
E --------
**C fill:
[C]
e -------- B -------- G -------- D 02------
A --320---
E --------
*solo and outro riff:
[C] [Am] [Dm] [Fm]
[C] [C] [Dm] [Am] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Fm]
e ------8--8---10- 5--------------- -----10-10-10-10 -----1~~~~~~---- B ------8--8---10- 5--------------- -----10-10-10-10 ----1----------- G ------9--9---10- 5--------------- -----10-10-10-10 ---1------------ D ------10-10--12- 7--------------- -----12-12-12-12 --3------------- A ------10-10--12- 7--------------- -----12-12-12-12 ---------------- E ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
[C] [Am] [Dm] [Fm]
[C] [C] [Dm] [C] [Am] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Fm]
e ----8--8--10-8-- 5--------------- -----10-10-10-10 -----1~~~~~~---- B ----8--8--10-8-- 5--------------- -----10-10-10-10 ----1----------- G ----9--9--10-9-- 5--------------- -----10-10-10-10 ---1------------ D ----10-10-12-10- 7--------------- -----12-12-12-12 --3------------- A ----10-10-12-10- 7--------------- -----12-12-12-12 ---------------- E ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
C Am Dm Fm repeat
e -------- -------- -------- -------- B -------- -------- -------- -------- G -------- -0------ -------- -------- D -------- 2-2---0- 0------- -------- A ----0-03 -------3 --00---- 3------- E -----3-- -------- -------- --11----
Am x02210
C x32010
Dm x00231
E7 020100
F x33211
Fm x33111
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