The Times They Are A Changin
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
2nd traste
* strum once
[Intro]
G Em C G
G Em C Dadd4add9
[Verse 1]
G Em
Come gather 'round people
C G
Wherever you roam
G Em
And admit that the waters
C D
Around you have grown
G Em
And accept it that soon
C G
You'll be drenched to the bone
G Am7 D
If your time to you is worth savin'
D Cadd9
Well then you better start swimmin'
Em7 D
Or you'll sink like a stone
G C D G
For the times they are a-changin'
[Verse 2]
G Em
And All you writers and critics
C G
Who prophesize with your pens
G Em
Yeah well keep your eyes wide
C D
The chance won't come again
G Em
And don't speak too soon
C G
For the wheel's still in spin
G Am7
And there's no tellin' who
D
That it's namin'
D Cadd9
For the loser right now
Em7 D
Might be later to win
G C D G
And the times they are a-changin'
[Verse 3]
G Em
All you senators and congressmen
C G
Please heed the call
G Em
Don't you stand in your doorway
C D
Don't block up your halls
G Em
For he who gets hurt
C G
Will be he who has stalled
G Am7 D
And that battle outside that's ragin'
D Cadd9
Will soon be rattlin' your windows
Em7 D
And shaking your walls
G C D G
For the times they are a-changin'
[Verse 4]
G Em
All you mothers and fathers
C G
From across the land
G Em
Well don't criticize
C D
What you can't understand
G Em
Your sons and your daughters
C G
Are beyond your command
G Am7 D
And your old road is rapidly agin'
D Cadd9
So come on and get out of the new one
Em7 D
If you Cannot lend your hand
G C D G
For the times they are a-changin'
[Verse 5]
G Em
The line it is drawn
C G
And the curse it is cast
G Em
And the first one right now
C D
Might later be last
G Em
Just as the present
C G
Will soon be the past
G Am7 D
And the order is rapidly fadin'
D Cadd9
For the slow one right now
Em7 D
Might later be fast
G C D G
For the times they are a-changin'
[Outro]
G C D G
For the times they are a-changin'
G C D G
For the times they are a-changin'
G* C* D* G*
For the times they are a-changin'
How to play The Times They Are A Changin
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.