Here's great tune by the Mavericks: nice rythtm, great hook, smart
lyrics - who could ask for more?
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 C Dm E7 Am
Leaves fall in the cool October air
C Dm E7 Am
Days grow short and I can't remember where
C Dm E7 Am
I saw you last turned against the summer light
C Dm E7 F
Walking off on that final August night
F Fm Fm C
I was there on my knees, all alone
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 C Dm E7 Am
Smoke will rise and the fire always burns
C Dm E7 Am
Sands will drift and tides will turn and I can't wrestle
C Dm E7 Am
with the sea rearrange the sky or fight
C Dm E7 F
against the wind any more than I can bring
F Fm Fm C
you back to me
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
Am Dm Fm C
So far away and left me things I cannot change
solo and outro*:
Am Dm Fm C
Am Dm Fm C
left me things I cannot 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
