Passenger – Why Cant I Change Chords Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Passenger – Why Cant I Change Chords Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

ChordsCmBb/CAb/CEb/CFm/CBbsusBbAbEbFEb/BbFmCEmGAmC/B

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THIS IS THE CHORD PROGRESSION OF SEE THE LIGHT BY GHOST ON PIANO, UKULELE, GUITAR AND KEYBOARD.

[Verse 1]
Cm                                       Bb/C
Many a sin I have witnessed
Ab/C                 Eb/C                 Fm/C
And in many indeed I have been
Cm                                 Bb/C
Many a rat I have befriended
Ab/C                 Eb/C                 Fm/C
And so many a thorn stood between

[Pre-chorus]
Bbsus Bb
Ab                 Eb                                 Bb
But of all the demons I’ve known
Ab
None could compare to you

[Chorus]
Cm                                                 F
Every day that you feed me with hate
Eb/Bb              Bb
I grow stronger
Cm                                                 F
Every day that you feed me with hate
Eb/Bb           Bb
I grow stronger
Cm                      F
Drink me, eat me
Eb/Bb                      Bb
Then you’ll see the light
Cm                      F
Drink me, eat me
Eb/Bb                 Bb
Then you’ll see the light

[Verse 2]
Cm                                 Bb
Many a mind I have haunted
Ab                 Eb                                 Fm
And in many a way, I have been
Cm                                                   Bb
Often the one to have flaunted
Ab                 Eb                 Fm
An image grotesque and obscene

[Pre-chorus]
Bbsus Bb
Ab                 Eb                                 Bb
But of all these dark roads that I roam
Ab
None could compare to you

[Intro]
C Em F C G
Am Em G

[Chorus]
C                 Em                 F     C               G
Why can’t I change after all these years?
Am                 Em                 G
Why can’t I change my ways?
Am                 Em           F         C               G
I find it so strange after all these years
Am                 Em                 G
I’m still more or less the same

[Verse 1]
C                 Em                 F          C      C/B             Am
Wherever I go, whatever I do, whatever I know
Em                                 G
It just comes and goes so soon
Am                 Em                  F                       Fm
Whatever life brings, whatever song it sings
C                 Am                                 G
I’m still whistling the same old tune

[Chorus]
C                 Em                 F     C                 G
Why can’t I change after all these years?
Am            Em                    G
Why can’t I change my ways?
Am         Em           F           C                 G
I find it so strange after all these years
Am                 Em                 G
I’m still more or less the same

[Verse 2]
C                 Em                 F                 C       C/B          Am
Whoever I’m with, whatever I take, whatever I give
Em                                 G
I’m still running the same old ways
Am                 Em                 F                                 Fm
Whatever choice I make, whatever road I take
C                                 Am                                 G
But I still wind up in the same old place

[Chorus]
C                 Em                                 F                 C                                 G
So why, why can’t I change (why can’t I change) after all these years?
Am                                 Em                                                 G
Why can’t I change my ways? (Why can’t I change my ways?)
Am                 Em                 F                 C            G
Oh, I find it so strange after all these years
Am                 Em                 G
I’m still more or less the same

[Outro]
F                 Am                                 G
I’m more or less the same, yeah, yeah
F                                 Am                 G
I’m more or less the same, yeah, yeah

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How to play Why Cant I Change: key, chords and progression

Why Cant I Change by Passenger is centred on F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 17 chords: Cm, Bb/C, Ab/C, Eb/C, Fm/C, Bbsus, Bb, Ab, Eb, F, Eb/Bb and Fm and 5 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – F – C – G (vii – I – V – II in F major). In solfa, that is te – doh – soh – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Am, G, F, C, Dm, Gsus4, D, A, C#m, E (73% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 36% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Bbsus4 chord on guitar (x13341)
B♭sus4B♭ E♭ F
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Why Cant I Change chords: questions

What key is Why Cant I Change in?

Why Cant I Change by Passenger is centred on F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Why Cant I Change?

Why Cant I Change uses 17 chords: Cm, Bb/C, Ab/C, Eb/C, Fm/C, Bbsus, Bb, Ab, Eb, F, Eb/Bb, Fm and 5 more.

What is the chord progression of Why Cant I Change?

The main progression is Em – F – C – G (vii – I – V – II).

Is Why Cant I Change easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Am, G, F, C, Dm, Gsus4, D, A, C#m, E (73% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 36% without a capo).

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