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The Outsiders – Change Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsDbmaj7 Bbm7 Gb AbBbm7/FBmaj7 Gbadd9 Eb B Abadd4Ab/F

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[Verse 1]
Dbmaj7            Bbm7
Today I go off to college
Dbmaj7
Chasing the dreams that
              Bbm7
are put in my head
Dbmaj7            Bbm7
But I know if I’m honest
Dbmaj7                  Bbm7
Me and my friends oh we don’t
                   Dbmaj7
know where we will go
             Dbmaj7     Bbm7
Where will I go

[Pre-Chorus]
Gb
Lord I’m scared of this change
Ab          Bbm7
Tomorrow is today
Bbm7                 Bbm7/F
The worry it overtakes me
Gb                     Bmaj7
I don’t want things to change
               Gbadd9
But everything does

[Chorus]
Eb             Bbm7
Everything but you
Eb             Bbm7
Everything but you
Eb                    Bbm7
You never change it’s true
Eb             Bbm7
Everything but you

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[Verse 2]
Dbmaj7               Bbm7
With this change all around me
Dbmaj7              Bbm7
It’s hard to hold onto
moments of still
Dbmaj7                  Bbm7
Though this change it surrounds me,
Dbmaj7                Bbm7
It won’t take much to find
                     Dbmaj7
you in between and I will
Bbm7       Dbmaj7     Bbm7
Yes Lord I will

[Pre-Chorus]
Gb
Lord I’m scared of this change
Ab             Bbm7
Tomorrow comes Today
Bbm7            Bbm7/F
Your love it overtakes me
Gb                  B
I know life it will change
                Gb
Like everything does

[Chorus]
Eb             Bbm7
Everything but you
Eb             Bbm7
Everything but you
Eb                    Bbm7
You never change it’s true
Eb             Bbm7
Everything but you

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[Bridge]
Gb                            Ab
Yesterday, today, and forever
    Bbm7
The world changes
            Abadd4
but God you never
   Gb
My life, my love,
my heart they get better
Ab           Bbm7
Knowing that it all
                Bbm7/F
changes but you never
Gb                      Ab
I may lose the things I love
    Bbm7           Ab        Ab/F
But God I’ll never lose your love
Gb                         Ab
Help me to have peace with change
             Bbm7
Knowing it’s you who
       Ab             Ab/F
always stays the same

[Outro]
Gb Ab Bbm7 Ab/F

How to play Change: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Change by The Outsiders on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Change by The Outsiders is centred on D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). The song uses 11 chords: Dbmaj7, Bbm7, Gb, Ab, Bbm7/F, Bmaj7, Gbadd9, Eb, B, Abadd4 and Ab/F.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bbm7 – Gb – Ab – Bbm7 (vi7 – IV – V – vi7 in D♭ major). In solfa, that is lah – fah – soh – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes Gmaj7, Em7, C, D, Fmaj7, Cadd9, A, F, Dadd11 (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dbmaj7 chord on guitar (x46564) — D♭maj7D♭ F A♭ C

Bbm7 chord on guitar (x13121) — B♭m7B♭ D♭ F A♭

Gb chord on guitar (244322) — G♭G♭ B♭ D♭

Bmaj7 chord on guitar (x24342) — Bmaj7B D♯ F♯ A♯

Gbadd9 chord on guitar (xx4324) — G♭add9G♭ B♭ D♭ A♭

Abadd11 chord on guitar (446544) — A♭add11A♭ C E♭ D♭

Change chords: questions

What key is Change in?

Change by The Outsiders is centred on D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in Change?

Change uses 11 chords: Dbmaj7, Bbm7, Gb, Ab, Bbm7/F, Bmaj7, Gbadd9, Eb, B, Abadd4, Ab/F.

What is the chord progression of Change?

The main progression is Bbm7 – Gb – Ab – Bbm7 (vi7 – IV – V – vi7).

Is Change easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes Gmaj7, Em7, C, D, Fmaj7, Cadd9, A, F, Dadd11 (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

How to play Change: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Change chords: questions

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