How to change my account email without loosing access to my purchases

I have several emails and I'm trying to unify my email to one, that being my apple email.
Years ago when iTunes was fairly new and I was using my "ipod with video" I downloaded some content and, sometime later I changed my account email and I lost access to that content. It wasn't much at the time  a few movies and some music, but it taught me to not change my account email.
Now I'd like to change my email again from yahoo to apple. But at this point I have years of content that I have purchased and I don't want to loose access to it.
I do realize I can relog in with the other email and password and get access to the content but There are limits to that and I will have to log in under different accounts to update apps and such. As far as I know.  Is there a way to change my email without loosing access to my purchased content. I would think by now there would be, but I'd rather not mess around, and find out the hard way if there isn't. Thanks Greg.

Go to Settings/iTunes and App Store/Apple ID on your phone and log out, then log in with your correct account info. You can only use the App Store for the country your Apple ID is linked to.

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