FATS WALLER - THERELL BE SOME CHANGES MADE CHORDS

Tuning: E A D G B E

Fats Waller and his Rhythm recorded this song 1935-06-24: https://youtu.be/RiUoJPDzNto?si=n7TRUhGrGG34pZOl Una Mae Carlisle included an intro: https://youtu.be/3fXddOJ7J7s?si=BRrk7QqvnzKg4sFX The intro is from the original 1921 Ethel Waters version: https://youtu.be/NrA2JX_Q_h0?si=rRew-LpI5dVEGKex Here's me playing the tab: https://youtu.be/BNUN62Ykn3g?si=ZvCIQ8cgnj3fmHXU My arrangement is original, with the half-time intro & the upbeat Fats main body of the song. (1/2 time) [Intro] C7 F7 Bb7 A7 Ab7 G7 C7 F7 Bb F7 [Verse]

^Bb They say don’t ^Gm7change the old ^Cm7For the ^F7new ^BbBut I found ^Gm7out that this will ^Cm7Never ^F7do ^D7When you grow old You ^G7don’t last long ^C7 You’re just here, my ^C6honey^C7, ^F7 Then you’re ^F7+5gone.

^Bb I loved a ^Gm7man/girl for many ^Cm7Years gone ^F7by ^Bb I thought his/her ^Gm7love for me would ^Cm7Never ^F7die. ^D7 He/she made a change and said I ^G7Would not do ^C7So now I’m ^C6going to ^C7make some ^F7 Changes ^F7+5too.

N.C.

Why there’s a (full time)

[Verse]

^G7change in the weather there’s a change in the scene ^C7 So from now on there’ll be a change in me My ^D7walk will be different My ^G7talk and my name ^C7 Nothing about me’s gonna ^F7be the same

[Verse]

I’m go^G7nna change my long tall one for a little short and fat ^C7 I’m gonna change my number where I’m living at because ^D7 Nobody wants you when you’re ^G7old and gray ^C7 There’s gonna ^F7be some changes ^Bb7made ^A7to--^Ab7----^G7day ^C7 There’ll be some ^F7changes ^Bb7made.

[Instrumental Verse] G7 C7 D7 G7 C7 F7 [Instrumental Verse] G7 C7 D7 G7 C7 F7 Bb7 A7 Ab7 G7 C7 F7 Bb7 [Verse]

Why there’s a ^G7change in the ocean there’s a change in the sea ^C7 So from now on there’ll be a change in me My ^D7walk will be different My ^G7talk and my name ^C7 Nothing about me’s gonna ^F7be the same

I’m go^G7nna change my way of living and that ain’t no bluff ^C7 I’m gonna change the way I strut my stuff ^D7 Nobody wants you when you’re ^G7old and gray ^C7 There’s gonna be ^F7some changes ^Bb7made ^A7to-^Ab7----^G7day ^C7 There’ll be some ^F7changes ^Bb7made. ^B9

(ha ja bejum de ja bajum bu de bejum bu de bejum changes made, yeah!) B9

Fats Waller - Therell be some changes made