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Pale Waves – Change Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Change by Pale Waves on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
Em G C D

[Verse 1]
Em     G        C    
  I remember it like 
         D
  it was yesterday
Em          G         C       
  My mother didn't prepare me 
      D
  for this heartache
Em        G         C        D
  Why did everything suddenly just 
  change?
Em        G       C       D
  We were lying naked the other day

[Pre-Chorus]
Em                     G
  Now you act like I’m nobody
C                     D
  But you still wanna go down on me
Em                 G             C
  And I know I'm a fool to believe

[Chorus]
                        Em      C
I keep wishing you would change, 
change
G            D            
  It's no surprise you're 
           Em    C
  still the same, same
G            D              Em   C
  I wish I'd never seen your face
     G
But hey
D                Am
You've hurt me a thousand 
times before
                C                D
But I'm missing you right now so do 
it once more

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[Verse 2]
Em          G      C
  I'm being so irrational
      D             Em
Don't know what to do
     G         C           D      Em
Just trying my best to get over you
  G                 C         
I sat in the shower, couldn't 
      D         Em
leave for a few hours
         G              C 
'Cause I let you back in, 
         D
now I'm crawling out my skin

[Pre-Chorus]
Em                     G
  Now you act like I’m nobody
C                     D
  But you still wanna go down on me
Em                G               C
  And I know I'm a fool to believe

[Chorus]
                        Em      C
I keep wishing you would change, 
change
G            D            
  It's no surprise you're 
           Em    C
  still the same, same
G            D              Em   C
  I wish I'd never seen your face
    G
But hey
D                Am
You've hurt me a thousand 
times before
                C                D
But I'm missing you right now so do 
it once more

[Bridge]
Am       Em                G        
  I keep running around in circles, 
          D        Am
  but you stay the same
        Em              G        
My expectation keeps me hurting, 
            D
I shouldn't feel this way

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[Chorus]
                      Em      C
Just wishing you would change, 
change
G            D            
  It's no surprise you're 
           Em    C
  still the same, same
G            D              Em   C
  I wish I'd never seen your face
    G
But hey
D                Am
You've hurt me a thousand 
times before
                C                D
But I'm missing you right now so do 
it once more

[Outro]
Em      C       G
  Change, change
            D
(It's no surprise you're still the)
Em      C       G
  Change, change
            D               Em
(I wish I'd never seen your face)
      C       G
Change, change
D                Am
You've hurt me a thousand 
times before
                C                D
But I'm missing you right now so do 
it once more

How to play Change: key, chords and progression

Change by Pale Waves is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 5 chords: Em, G, C, D and Am.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – D – Em – G (VI – VII – i – III in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.