Chords for 2Pac ~ Changes ~ 432 Hz

Tempo:
111.15 bpm
Chords used:

G

Am

D

C

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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2Pac ~ Changes ~ 432 Hz chords
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[F#m] [Am] [Em] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [Am] [Em]
[D] [C] [G]
[D] [G]
[Am] [Em]
[D] [C] [G]
[D] [C]
[B] [Am] I see no change, wake up in the morning and I [G] ask myself, is life worth living should
I blast myself?
I'm proud [D] of being born even worse [C] than black, I'm from the dirt so I'm looking [Am] for a break
to snatch, cops [Em] give a damn about a [Dm] hero, [G] pull a trigger kill a nigga he's a hero,
[D] get it back to the kids who the [Am] hell cares, one less hungry mouth on the welfare,
don't [Em] let them deal [G] with brothers, give them a step back watch them kill each other,
it's time [D] to fight back after [G] Huey's dead, [Am] two shots in the dark now Huey's dead,
I got [Em] love for my brothers but we can never go [C] no where unless we share with each [G] other,
we gotta try [D] to make a change, [Em] learn to see me as a brother instead of two [Am] distant strangers,
and [Em] that's how it's supposed to be, [D] how can the devil [C] take a brother that's close to me?
[G] I'm [D] ready to go back to the place kids [G] and change, that's the way it is, [C] come on, [G] come on
That's just the way it [Am] is, [G]
things will never be the [Am] same, [G]
that's just the way it [Am] is, [G] oh yeah
[C] [G]
That's just the way it is, [C] [Gm] things will never [G] be the [Am] same, [G]
that's just the way it is, oh yeah
I see [Am] no changes, all [Em] I see is racist [Bm] faces, [C] this place ain't made to disgrace the [G] races
we under, I [D] wonder what it takes to make this, one [Am] better place let's erase the wasted
take [C] the evil out the people that we [D] acting like, it's both [C] black and white, let's smoke it [G] back tonight
and the [D] only time we chill is when we [Am] kill each other, it takes skill to be real, time to heal each other
and if all was 6, 7, 6 [Dm] we ain't rapping, see [G] a black president, and ain't a [D] secret or concealed
in fact, [Am] it's been a test we've had and it's filled with black, but some [E] things will never change
[G] try to show another way but you staying in the dope game, now it's time [D] for some other to too
[C] being real don't appeal to the brother in you, [Am] you gotta [Em] operate the easy way,
[D] [C] but you made it in a [G] sleazy way, so it's [D] not too keen,
[C] [G] [Am] [G]
That's just the way it is, [Am] [G]
things will never be the same, [Am] [G]
that's just the way it [Am] is, [G] oh yeah
hear me here
[A] [G]
That's just the way it is, things will never be the same, [Am]
[G] that's just the way it [Am] is, [G] oh yeah
you [C] gotta make a change
it's time for us as a people to start making some [G] change, [D] let's change the way we [G] eat, let's change the way we live
and let's change the way we treat them, you see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do what we gotta do
[Am] and still I see no changing, yeah the brother get a little [D] beat, it's war on the [C] streets and a war in the [G] middle east
instead of [Bm] war on pox, they got a [Am] war on drugs so the police can bother me
and I ain't never did a crime, I ain't [D] have to do it, but now it's [C] back from the box, give me the [G] facts you need
[D] let them [Am] jack you up, back you up, sack you up, and put the sack you up
you gotta learn to hold your own, [D] they get [C] jealous when they see you with your nose [G] blown
but tellin' [F#m] cops I can't [D] touch this, [Am] I don't trust this, when they try to rush I bust this
[E] that's [Em] sale number two, you say it ain't true, my [C] mama didn't raise no [G] fool
and it's [D] long as a state block, [Am] I got a stage back, and I never get to [Em] lay back
cause I always got to worry about the [G] payback, some [C] folks that are up got the [G] way back
coming [D] back after all these years, [G] right back, back, back, back, that's the way it is, oh
that's just the way it is, [C] [G]
things will never be the same, [Am] [G]
that's just the way it [E] is, oh [G] yeah
oh my, [C] you my [G] brother, you my sister, that's just the way it is, [Am] [G] things will never be the same, you my [C] brother, you my [G] sister, that's just the way it [F] is, [C] oh [F] yeah
something will never change
[B] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
Am
2311
D
1321
C
3211
Em
121
G
2131
Am
2311
D
1321
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To jam and learn Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: D, G, D, C, G, C, Am, G and Am. Start with a comfortable 55 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 111. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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[F#m] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [Am] I see no change, wake up in the morning and I [G] ask myself, is life worth living should
I blast myself?
I'm proud [D] of being born even worse [C] than black, I'm from the dirt so I'm looking [Am] for a break
to snatch, cops [Em] give a damn about a [Dm] hero, [G] pull a trigger kill a nigga he's a hero,
[D] get it back to the kids who the [Am] hell cares, one less hungry mouth on the welfare,
don't [Em] let them deal [G] with brothers, give them a step back watch them kill each other,
it's time [D] to fight back after [G] Huey's dead, [Am] two shots in the dark now Huey's dead,
I got [Em] love for my brothers but we can never go [C] no where unless we share with each [G] other,
we gotta try [D] to make a change, [Em] learn to see me as a brother instead of two [Am] distant strangers,
and [Em] that's how it's supposed to be, [D] how can the devil [C] take a brother that's close to me?
[G] I'm [D] ready to go back to the place kids [G] and change, that's the way it is, [C] come on, [G] come on
That's just the way it _ [Am] is, [G] _
things will never be the _ [Am] same, [G] _
that's just the way it _ [Am] is, [G] oh _ yeah
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
That's just the way it is, [C] _ [Gm] things _ will never [G] be the _ [Am] same, [G] _
that's just the way it _ is, oh yeah
I see [Am] no changes, all [Em] I see is racist [Bm] faces, [C] this place ain't made to disgrace the [G] races
we under, I [D] wonder what it takes to make this, one [Am] better place let's erase the wasted
take [C] the evil out the people that we [D] acting like, it's both [C] black and white, let's smoke it [G] back tonight
and the [D] only time we chill is when we [Am] kill each other, it takes skill to be real, time to heal each other
and if all was 6, 7, 6 [Dm] we ain't rapping, see [G] a black president, and ain't a [D] secret or concealed
in fact, [Am] it's been a test we've had and it's filled with black, but some [E] things will never change
[G] try to show another way but you staying in the dope game, now it's time [D] for some other to too
[C] being real don't appeal to the brother in you, [Am] you gotta [Em] operate the easy way,
[D] _ [C] but you made it in a [G] sleazy way, so it's [D] not too keen,
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _
That's just the way it is, _ [Am] _ [G] _
things will never be the same, [Am] _ [G] _
that's just the way it _ [Am] is, [G] oh _ yeah
hear me here
[A] _ [G] _
That's just the way it is, things _ _ will never be the same, _ [Am] _ _
[G] that's just the way it _ [Am] is, [G] oh yeah
you [C] gotta make a change _ _
it's time for us as a people to start making some [G] change, [D] let's change the way we [G] eat, let's change the way we live
and let's change the way we treat them, you see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do what we gotta do
[Am] and still I see no changing, yeah the brother get a little [D] beat, it's war on the [C] streets and a war in the [G] middle east
instead of [Bm] war on pox, they got a [Am] war on drugs so the police can bother me
and I ain't never did a crime, I ain't [D] have to do it, but now it's [C] back from the box, give me the [G] facts you need
[D] let them [Am] jack you up, back you up, sack you up, and put the sack you up
you gotta learn to hold your own, [D] they get [C] jealous when they see you with your nose [G] blown
but tellin' [F#m] cops I can't [D] touch this, [Am] I don't trust this, when they try to rush I bust this
[E] that's [Em] sale number two, you say it ain't true, my [C] mama didn't raise no [G] fool
and it's [D] long as a state block, [Am] I got a stage back, and I never get to [Em] lay back
cause I always got to worry about the [G] payback, some [C] folks that are up got the [G] way back
coming [D] back after all these years, [G] right back, back, back, back, that's the way it is, oh _ _
that's just the way it is, _ [C] _ [G] _
things will never be the same, [Am] _ [G] _
_ that's just the way it _ _ [E] is, oh [G] yeah
oh my, _ [C] you my [G] brother, you my sister, that's just the way it is, _ [Am] [G] things _ will never be the same, you my [C] brother, you my [G] sister, that's just the way it _ [F] is, [C] oh [F] yeah
something will never change
[B] _ _ [N] _

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It's Bruce Hornsby who authored this song.

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