Am I Ever Gonna Change Tabs & Lyrics by Extreme

Am I Ever Gonna Change

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Extreme

AM I EVER GONNA CHANGE - Extreme

Lyrics and Music - Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone

Timing - each crotchet (Quarter note) represented by a |
- semiquavers represented like | e & a (representing 4 semiquavers
- - 16th notes)
- | + a OR & + a- semiquaver (16ths) triplet
- | 2 3 - quaver (8ths) triplet
g - grace note

/ - slide up
\ - slide down
(b) - bend up (eg (1/2b) - bend up a half tone)
r - release bend
: - bar line (lyrics only)
p - pull off
p.m. - mute strings
^^^ - vibrato
a.h. - artificial harmonic

Guitar 1 (right)
| | | | | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------|-----------------------------3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



Guiter 2 (left) (Rhythm Figure 1A)... | |
| | | | : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a |
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------|-0h2-0---------------------------|-0h2-0---------------------------|
|---------|-------------0h2---0h2---2---2---|-------------0h2---0h2---2---2---|
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


| e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| |
| e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------2h4---2h4---4---4---|-2---2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| (end Rhythm
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Figure 1A)
|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

w/Rhythm figure 1A (x4)
| e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1---1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Verse 1 :-
(Rhythm Figure 1)...
| e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-----3-3--3-3--3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-0-----0-0--0-0--0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----0-0--0-0--0-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
I'm tired of be ing me, and I don't like what I

| e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| (end Rhythm
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Figure 1)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
see, I'm not who I ap pear to be.

w/Rhythm Figure 1 (x2)
| e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a :
So I start off ev ry day, down on my knees I will

| e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a :
pray for a change in an y way

| e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a :
But as the day goes by, I live through an oth er lie,

| | | | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------12\-0--0-|
if it's an y won der why. Am I

Chorus:-
| e & a | e & a | & | | e & a | & | | e & a | e & a | e & a| e & a | e&a
|---------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-2------2------------------|-0-----2----------------|-0----------------------------------|
|-0------2------2-----------|-0-----2---2------------|-0----------------------------------|
|--------0------2-----------|-------0---2------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------0-----------|-3---------0------------|-3----------------------------------|

ev er gon na change? If I say one thing, then I do the oth er,

| e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | | | e & a | e & a | | | e & a
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|-------2-------------|-------5------------|
|-----------------------------------------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0|

same old song that goes on for ev er.

| e & a | | | e & a | e & a | | g & | e & a
a.h....|
(1b)^^^^
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------7-----7-------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|-------4-------------|-------5-------------------|
|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------------0-0-|

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |
| (Rhythm Fill 1)... |
| | | | e & a | e & a | | | e & a | e & a | e & a | | & | e & a |
| ^^^^^ |
| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |
| |-----8-8-7-8-5-----5-|-----8-8-7-8-5-------|---5-------------------| |
| |-----------------7---|-----------------7-7-|-------6---2-2-2p0-----| |
| |---------------------|---------------------|-------------------2---| |
| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |
| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |
| |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
(This is one of those little boxes they usually put at the bottom of the page)

D.S.
w/Rhythm Fill 1 (2nd time)
| e & a | | | e & a | e & a | | | e & a | e & a | | | e & a
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------2-------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-------4-------------|-------5-------------|
|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|
cry.