...CHANGES... by 2Pac -------------........ *Released 1998* Intro: Am Em, G/D C, Gadd9 D, Cadd9 (x3) Verse 1: (n.C) Come on, come on, Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) Dsus4I (xx0233@1)see no changes; wake up in the morning and I ask my-self; Csus2 (x35533@1) G"Is (320003@1)life worth living? Should I blast my-self?" D (xx0232@1) CI'm (x32010@1)tired of bein' poor and even worse I'm black. AmMy (x02210@1)stomach hurts, so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatch. Em (022000@1) Dsus4Cops (xx0233@1)give a damn a-bout a ne-gro? Csus2 (x35533@1) GPull (320003@1)the trigger, kill a nigga, he's a he-ro. D (xx0232@1) CGive (x32010@1)the crack to the kids; who the Hell cares? One less hungry mouth on the welfare. Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1)First ship 'em dope and let 'em deal to brothers, Dsus4 (xx0233@1) Csus2 (x35533@1)Give 'em guns, step back, and watch 'em kill each other. G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)"It's time to fight back", that's what Huey said; Two shots in the dark, now Huey's dead. Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)I got love for my brother, but we can never go nowhere, Csus2Unless (x35533@1)we share with each other. G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)We gotta start makin' changes; C (x32010@1) AmLearn (x02210@1)to see me as a brother 'stead of two distant strangers. EmAnd (022000@1)that's how it's supposed to be; Dsus4 (xx0233@1) Csus2How (x35533@1)can the Devil take a brother if he's close to me? G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Csus2 (x35533@1)I'd love to go back to when we played as kids, But things changed, and that's the way it is. Chorus 1: G (320003@1) Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) C (x32010@1)Come on, come on, that's just the way it is, G Fmaj7 C Things'll never be the same. G Fmaj7 C That's just the way it is, G Fmaj7 C Ah, yeah. G Fmaj7 C That's just the way it is, G Fmaj7 C Things'll never be the same. G Fmaj7 C That's just the way it is, G Fmaj7 C Ah, yeah. Verse 2: Am (x02210@1) EmI (022000@1)see no changes; all I see is racist faces, Dsus4 (xx0233@1) Csus2 (x35533@1) G (320003@1)Misplaced hate makes dis-grace to races we under. D (xx0232@1) CI (x32010@1)wonder what it takes to make this one better place; Let's erase the wasted. Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)Take the evil out the people; they'll be acting right, Csus2 (x35533@1) G'Cos (320003@1)both black and white are smokin' crack to-night. D (xx0232@1) CAnd (x32010@1)only time we chill is when we kill each other; It takes skill to be real; time to heal each other. Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1)And although it seems Heaven sent, Dsus4 (xx0233@1) Csus2We (x35533@1)ain't ready to see a black President, uh. G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)It ain't a secret; don't con-ceal the fact; CThe (x32010@1)peni-tentiary's packed, and it's filled with blacks. Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1)But some things will never change; Dsus4 (xx0233@1) Csus2Try (x35533@1)to show another way, but they stayin' in the dope game. G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)Now tell me what's a mother to do? CBein' (x32010@1)real don't appeal to the brother in you. Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1)You gotta operate the easy way; Dsus4 (xx0233@1) Csus2 (x35533@1) G"I (320003@1)made a G today", but you made it in a sleazy way. D (xx0232@1) CSellin' (x32010@1)crack to the kids; "I gotta get paid", Well, hey, well that's the way it is. Chorus 2: G (320003@1) Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) C (x32010@1)Come on, come on, that's just the way it is, G Fmaj7 C Things'll never be the same. G Fmaj7 C That's just the way it is, G Fmaj7 C Ah, yeah. G Fmaj7 C That's just the way it is, G Fmaj7 C Things'll never be the same. G Fmaj7 C That's just the way it is, G Fmaj7 C Ah, yeah. Verse 3: Am (x02210@1) EmWe (022000@1)gotta make a change; D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) Gsus4 (3x0013@1)It's time for us as a people to start makin' some changes. D (xx0232@1) CLet's (x32010@1)change the way we eat, let's change the way we live, Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1)And let's change the way we treat each other. D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)You see the old way wasn't working, Gsus4 (3x0013@1) D (xx0232@1) CSo (x32010@1)it's on us to do what we gotta do to sur-vive. Am (x02210@1) EmAnd (022000@1)still I see no changes; can't a brother get a little peace? Dsus4 (xx0233@1) Csus2 (x35533@1) GThere's (320003@1)war on the streets and the war in the Middle East. DInstead (xx0232@1)of war on poverty, CThey (x32010@1)got a war on drugs so the police can bother me. Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)And I ain't never did a crime I ain't have to do, Csus2 (x35533@1) GBut (320003@1)now I'm back with the facts, givin' 'em back to you. D (xx0232@1) CDon't (x32010@1)let 'em jack you up, back you up, Crack you up and pimp smack you up. Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1)You gotta learn to hold ya own; Dsus4 (xx0233@1) Csus2They (x35533@1)get jealous when they see ya with ya mobile phone. G (320003@1) DBut (xx0232@1)tell the cops they can't touch this; CI (x32010@1)don't trust this, when they try to rush, I bust this. Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1)That's the sound of my tool; Dsus4 (xx0233@1) Csus2You (x35533@1)say it ain't cool, but mama didn't raise no fool. G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)And as long as I stay black, CI (x32010@1)gotta stay strapped and I never get to lay back. Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)'Cos I always got to worry 'bout the pay-back, Csus2 (x35533@1) GSome (320003@1)buck that I roughed up way back, DComin' (xx0232@1)back after all these years. CRat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat! (x32010@1)That's the way it is, uh. Chorus 3: G (320003@1) Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) C (x32010@1)Come on, come on, that's just the way it is, G Fmaj7 C Things'll never be the same. G Fmaj7 C That's just the way it is, G Fmaj7 C Ah, yeah. G Fmaj7 C That's just the way it is, G Fmaj7 C Things'll never be the same. G Fmaj7 C That's just the way it is, G Fmaj7 C Ah, yeah. CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) G/D (4x3121@7) C (x32010@1) Gadd9 (135211@3)EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x02210 022000 xx0003 x32010 320203 D (xx0232@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1) G (320003@1) Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) Gsus4 (3x0013@1)EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0232 x3203x 320003 x03210 320013 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2013 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)