Changes
Author: Phil Ochs
Notes: Gordon Lightfoot sings only the verses shown in black.
 
G A D Em G A D
G A D Em Sit by my side, come as close as the air,
G A Bm Em A Share in a memory of grace, and wander in my words,
D Em A D Dream about he pictures that I play, of changes.
G A D Em Green leaves of summer, turn red in the fall,
G A Bm Em A To brown and to yellow they fade, and then they have to die,
D Em A D Trapped within the circle time parade, of changes.
G A D Em G A D
G A D Em Scenes of my young years were warm in my mind,
G A Bm Em A Visions of shadows that chime, 'til one day I returned, and
D Em A D found they were the victims of the vines, of changes. The
G A D Em world spinning madly, it drifts in the dark,
G A Bm Em A Swings through a hollow of haze, a race around that stars, a
D Em A D journey through the universe ablaze, with changes.
G A D Em G A D
G A D Em Moments of magic will glow in the night, all
G A Bm Em A fears of the forest are gone, and when the morning breaks, They're
D Em A D swept away by golden drops of dawn, of changes.
G A D Em Passions will part, to a strange melody, as
G A Bm Em A fires will sometimes burn cold, like petals in the wind,
D Em A D We're puppets to the silver strings of souls, of changes.
G A D Em G A D Your
G A D Em tears will be trembling, now we're somewhere else, one
G A Bm Em A last cup of wine we will pour, and I'll kiss you one more time
D Em A D And leave you on the rolling river shore, of changes. So
G A D Em sit by my side, come as close as the air,
G A Bm Em A Share in a memory of grace, and wander in my words,
D Em A D Dream about he pictures that I play, of changes.