I Can't Change The World Chords
by Brad Paisley
I Can't Change The World by Brad Paisley is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords C, G, F, Am, Gm and Fm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C - G - C - G
C G
e|----0--1--0-----------------------------------3-----------------------| |
B|----1--1--1--1-----------1---------------3----------------------------| |
G|-------------0--------0---------------0-----0-------------------------| | 2x
D|-------------------2---------------0----------------------------------| |
A|--3-------------3---------------2-------------------------------------| |
E|-----------------------------3----------------------------------------| |
(Verse)
F C G
A bomb goes off in a far-off city
F C G
A siren wails right here at home
F C G
Sometimes life ain't all that pretty
Am Gm Fm
When you're watching it all alone
F C G
You build a wall around your feelings
F C G
Just another heart afraid to break
F C
And you don't want to let me in
G Am Gm Fm
'Cause really, what difference can I make
F G Am C
I can't change the world
F G Am C
Baby, that's for sure
F G Am
But if you let me girl
F
I can change yours
C
I bet I can change yours
C - G
(Verse)
F C G
So let Jesus look down on this madness
F C G
And let the powers that be just fuss and fight
F C G
'Cause everyone needs to pick their battles
Am Gm Fm
And me I realize
F G Am C
I can't change the world
F G Am C
Baby, that's for sure
F G Am
But if you let me girl
F
I can change yours
C
I bet I can change yours
F C F C
(Bridge)
F
And every time you light a flame
You just get burned
Am
And you feel like it's all in vain
You feel like you need to learn
Gm
That no one's going to save you
No, no one's going to save you
F
But I'm standing here
My heart's on my sleeve
C
Never going to let you down
Never ever going to leave you
F G Am C
Baby, that's for sure
F G Am
Whoa, I can't change the world
F
But I can change yours
C
I bet I can change yours
(Outro)
C G C