The Times They Are A-Changin' — Bob Dylan
Chords and lyrics for The Times They Are A-Changin' by Bob Dylan (key of G).
Verse 1
[G]Come gather 'round people wherever you [Em]roam
And [G]admit that the waters around you have [Am]grown
And [G]accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the [Em]bone
If your [G]time to you is worth [Am]savin'
Then you better start swimmin' or you'll [D]sink like a [D/C]stone, [D/B] [D/A]
For the [G]times, they are a-[C]changin' [D] [G]
Harmonica
[G] [Em] [C] [G]
Verse 2
[G]Come writers and critics who prophesize with your [Em]pen
And keep your [G]eyes wide the chance won't come [Am]again
And [G]don't speak too soon for the wheel's still in [Em]spin
And there's [G]no tellin' who that it's [Am]namin'
For the loser now will be [D]later to [D/C]win [D/B] [D/A]
For the [G]times they are a-[C]changin' [D] [G]
Harmonica
[G] [Em] [C] [G]
[D] [C] [G] [D]
Verse 3
[G]Come senators, congressmen please heed the [Em]call
Don't stand in the doorway, don't block up the [Am]hall
For [G]he that gets hurt will be he who has [Em]stalled
There's a [G]battle outside and it's [Am]ragin'
It'll soon shake your windows and [D]rattle your [D/C]walls [D/B] [D/A]
For the [G]times they are a-[C]changin' [D] [G]
Harmonica
[G] [D] [C] [D] [G]
Verse 4
[G]Come mothers and fathers throughout the [Em]land
And don't criticize what you can't [Am]understand
Your [G]sons and your daughters are beyond your [Em]command
Your [G]old road is rapidly [Am]agin'
Please get out of the new one if you can't [D]lend your [D/C]hand [D/B] [D/A]
For the [G]times they are a-[C]changin' [D] [G]
Harmonica
[G] [Em] [C] [G]
[D] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
Verse 5
[G]The line it is drawn the curse it is [Em]cast
The [G]slow one now will later be [Am]fast
As the [G]present now will later be [Em]past
The [G]order is rapidly [Am]fadin'
And the first one now will [D]later be [D/C]last [D/B] [D/A]
For the [G]times they are a-[C]changin' [D] [G]
Harmonica
[G] [Em] [C] [G]