Eric Clapton — Change The World Chords
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Date: 6 Jan 1997 01:31:01 —0000
From: Cheryl Citron
Subject: TAB: Change the World by Eric Clapton
Change the World
Eric Clapton (from the movie Phenomenon)
(transcribed by Andrew P. Citron citron@vnet.ibm.com and
Merri Robinson)
E F#m G G F# E E F#m G G F#m B7sus4
E E6 E7 E7 E6 E
If I could reach the stars, pull one down for you.
E E6 E7 E7 E6 E
Shinin' on my heart, so you could see the truth.
A A6 A7 A7 A6 A
Then this love I have inside, is everything it seems
E E6 E7 E7 E6 G#7
But for now I find, its only in my dreams
F#m7 G#7 C#m F#m G#7 C#m
And I can change the world. I would be the sunlight in your universe
F#m7 G#7 C#m7 Cm7 Bm7
You would think our love was really some—thing good
A E/G# G#m Gm F#m(6 beats) E
Baby if I could, change...... the world
E E6 E7 E7 E6 E
E E6 E7 E7 E6 E
If I could be king, even for a day.
E E6 E7 E7 E6 E
I'd take you as my queen. I'd have it no other way.
G# A A6 A7 A7 A6 A
And our love would rule, this kingdom we have made.
E E6 E7 E7 E6 G#7
Till then I'd be a fool, wishin for the day...
F#m G#7 C#m F#m G#7 C#m
And I can change the world. I would be the sunlight in your universe
F#m G#7 C#m7 Cm7 Bm7
You would think our love was really some—thing good
A7 E/G# G#m Gm F#m(2 Beats)E(4 beats)
Baby if I could, change the world
A7 E/G# G#m Gm F#m (6beats) E
Baby if I could, change............. the world
Break around verse chords
F#m G#7 C#m F#m G#7 C#m
I can change the world. I would be the sunlight in your universe
F#m G#7 C#m7 Cm7 Bm7
You would think our love was really some—thing good
A7 E/G# G#m Gm F#m
Baby if I could, change the world
A7 E/G# G#m Gm F#m
Baby if I could, change the world
A7 E/G# G#m Gm F#m 4beats G
Baby if I could, change . . . . the World
E E6 E7 E7 F#m7 E
. . . . . .
Note that the 6th chords are actually 6/11 chords. The
chords are not played with the 6th or 7th on top. Also, most
of the minor chords are actually minor 7th chords. The intro
really is E E6 E7 chords with E F# G in the bass.
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 1997 14:36:23 +0200
From: "Dr. Zachary Sheaffer"
> IF I COULD CHANGE THE WORLD
>
> Written by Tommy Sims, Gordon Kenny, W. Kirkpatrick
> (Eric Clapton — Phenomenon)
>
> Chords Transcribed by Jonathan Sheaffer.
>
> Verse:
>
> F/C Bb/D F7
> If I can reach the stars,
>
> F7 Bb/D F/C
> Pull one down for you,
>
> F/C Bb/D F7
> Shine it on my heart
>
> F7 Bb/D F/C
> So you could see the truth:
>
> Bb Eb/Bb Bb7
> That this love I have inside
>
> Bb7 Eb/Bb Bb
> Is everything it seems.
>
> F/C Bb/D F7
> But for now I find
>
> F7 Bb/D A7
> It's only in my dreams.
>
> Chorus:
>
> Bb C6
> And I can change the world,
>
> E7 A7 Dm/A
> I will be the sunlight in your universe.
>
> E7 C6 Dm7/C
> You would think my love was really something good,
>
> Bb F/A Gmaj7 Gm F/A
> Baby if I could change the world.
>
> Verse 2:
>
> And if I could be king,
> Even for a day,
> I'd take you as my queen;
> I'd have it no other way.
> And our love would rule
> This kingdom we had made.
> Till then I'd be a fool,
> Wishing for the day...
>
> Chorus
> Ending
>
> ** Hope it's useful, Jonathan.