Change the World
Change the WorldClapton is God

      
       Eric Clapton (from the movie Phenomenon)
       (transcribed by Andrew P. Citron citron@vnet.ibm.com and
        Merri Robinson for the On-Line Guitar Archive.  1997 Grammy song of the year)



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. Third Time Thru's home pageBack to Third Time Thru's home page