The Times They Are A-Changin
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
2nd traste
TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' - Emily Linge
* Capo II
* Time 6/8
* Very good for the beginner/intermediate players
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OygwR-RFPWo&t=35s
Walking base chords:
* Cadd2 = 030030
* G/B = X20030
* D/A = X00232
Chord Variants:
* Em7 = 022033
* Cadd9 = X32033
* A7sus4 = X02233
[Intro]
G G G G
[Verse 1]
G Em C G
Come gather 'round people wherever you roam
G Am C D
And admit that the waters around you have grown
G Em C G
And accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the bone
G Am D
If your time to you is worth savin'
D Cadd2 G/B D/A
Then you better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone,
G C D G
For the times, they are a-changin'
[Interlude]
G Em7 D Cadd9
[Verse 2]
G Em7 Cadd9 G
Come writers and critics who prophesize with your pen
G A7sus4 Cadd9 D
And keep your eyes wide the chance won't come again
G Em7 Cadd9 G
And don't speak too soon for the wheel's still in spin
G A7sus4 D
And there's no tellin' who that it's namin'
D Cadd2 G/B D/A
For the loser now will be later to win
G C D G
For the times, they are a-changin'
[Interlude]
G Em7 D Cadd9
[Verse 3]
G Em7 Cadd9 G
Come senators, congressmen please heed the call
G A7sus4 Cadd9 D
Don't stand in the doorway, don't block up the hall
G Em7 Cadd9 G
For he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled
G A7sus4 D
There's a battle outside and it's ragin'
D Cadd2 G/B D/A
It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls
G C D G
For the times, they are a-changin'
[Interlude]
G Em7 D Cadd9
[Verse 4]
G Em7 Cadd9 G
Come mothers and fathers throughout the land
G A7sus4 Cadd9 D
And don't criticize what you can't understand
G Em7 Cadd9 G
Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command
G A7sus4 D
Your old road is rapidly agin'
D Cadd2 G/B D/A
Please get out of the new one if you can't lend your hand
G C D G
For the times, they are a-changin'
[Interlude]
G Em7 D Cadd9
[Verse 5]
G Em7 Cadd9 G
The line it is drawn the curse it is cast
G A7sus4 Cadd9 D
The slow one now will later be fast
G Em7 Cadd9 G
As the present now will later be past
G A7sus4 D
The order is rapidly fadin'
D Cadd2 G/B D/A
And the first one now will later be last
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.