It Don't Have To Change Chords
by John Legend
It Don't Have To Change by John Legend is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords C, F, G, Em and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intr. C F G
G C F
Oh do you remember (ooh)
F C F
When the family was everything? (ooh)
F C F
Oh do you remember? (ooh)
F C F
It was so long ago and so much has changed (ooh)
F C F
I wanna go back (go back...ooh)
F C F
Wanna go back to those simple days (ooh)
F C F
I wanna go back (go back...ooh)
F C
But now we've grown and gone our separate ways
F
(aah)
C F
Times is hard (times is hard)
F G
And things are a changin'
C F
I pray to God
F Em Dm
That we can remain the same
Dm F G C
All I'm trying to say is our love don't have to change
C F C
No it don't have to change
Do you remember (ooh)
Back at Grannie's house on Christmas Day? (ooh)
Help me sing...
Do you remember (ooh)
How we'd gather 'round and sing all day? (ooh)
I wanna go back (go back...ooh)
To playing basketball and football games
I wanna go back (go back...ooh)
To yesterday but it's not the same
Times is hard (times is hard)
And things are a changin'
I pray to God
That we can remain the same
All I'm trying to say is our love don't have to change
No it don't have to change
Times is hard (times is hard)
And things are a changin'
So I pray to God
That we can remain the same
All I'm trying to say is our love don't have to change
No it don't have to change