--------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Bob Dylan The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964) (Bob Dylan) From: "The Times They Are A-Changin'" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Voicings E-A-D-G-B-E D/C x-3-x-2-3-2 D(add4)/B x-2-0-0-3-2 G/B x-2-0-0-3-3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyrics and Chords The Times They Are A-Changin' INTRO | G | % | % | VERSE 1

Come ^Ggather 'round ^Empeople C | G | % | Wherever you roam And ad^Gmit that the ^Emwaters A^Cround you have ^Dgrown And ac^Gcept it that ^Emsoon C | G | % | % | You'll be drenched to the bone If your ^Gtime to ^Amyou is worth ^Dsavin' D D/C D(add4)/B D Then you better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone For the ^Gtimes they are a-^Dchan^Ggin'

LINK 1 (Harp) | G | Em | C | G | G | G | G | VERSE 2

Come ^Gwriters and ^Emcritics Who ^Cprophesize with your ^Gpen And ^Gkeep your eyes ^Emwide The chance ^Cwon't come a^Dgain And ^Gdon't speak too ^Emsoon For the ^Cwheel's still in ^Gspin And there's ^Gno tellin' ^Amwho that it's ^Dnamin' D D/C D(add4)/B D For the loser now will be later to win G D [G] For the times they are a-changin'

LINK 2 (Harp) | G | Em | C | G | G | | D | C | G/B | D | D | D | D | VERSE 3

Come ^Gsenators, ^Emcongressmen C | G | % | Please heed the call Don't ^Gstand in the ^Emdoorway Don't ^Cblock up the ^Dhall For ^Ghe that gets ^Emhurt C | G | % | Will be he who has stalled The ^Gbattle ^Amoutside ^Dragin' D D/C D(add4)/B D Will soon shake your windows and rattle your walls For the ^Gtimes ^Emthey are a-^Dchan^Ggin'

LINK 3 (Harp) | G | D | D/C | D | G | G | VERSE 4

Come ^Gmothers and ^Emfathers C | G | % | Throughout the land And ^Gdon't criti^Emcize What you ^Ccan't under^Dstand Your ^Gsons and your ^Emdaughters C | G | % | Are beyond your command Your ^Gold road is ^Amrapidly ^Dagin' D D/C D(add4)/B D Please get out of the new one if you can't lend your hand For the ^Gtimes ^Emthey are a-^Dchan^Ggin'

LINK 4 (Harp) | G | Em | C | G | G | | D | C | G/B | D | D | | G | Em | D | G | G | G | G | VERSE 5

The ^Gline it is ^Emdrawn C | G | % | The curse it is cast The ^Gslow one ^Emnow Will ^Clater be ^Dfast As the ^Gpresent ^Emnow C | G | % | Will later be past The ^Gorder is ^Amrapidly ^Dfadin' D D/C D(add4)/B D And the first one now will later be last For the ^Gtimes ^Emthey are a-^Dchan^Ggin'

LINK 5 - OUTRO (Harp) | G | Em | C | G | G | | G | Em | C | D | D | (FADE OUT) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chords INTRO | G | G | G | VERSE 1 | G | Em | C | G | G | | G | Em | C | D | | G | Em | C | G | G | G | | G | Am | D | D | | D | D/C | D(add4)/B | D | | G | G | D | G | LINK 1 (Harp) | G | Em | C | G | G | G | G | VERSE 2 | G | Em | C | G | G | | G | Em | C | D | | G | Em | C | G | G | | G | Am | D | D | | D | D/C | D(add4)/B | D | | G | G | D | G | LINK 2 (Harp) | G | Em | C | G | G | | D | C | G/B | D | D | D | D | VERSE 3 | G | Em | C | G | G | | G | Em | C | D | | G | Em | C | G | G | | G | Am | D | D | | D | D/C | D(add4)/B | D | | G | G Em | D | G | LINK 3 (Harp) | G | D | D/C | D | G | G | VERSE 4 | G | Em | C | G | G | | G | Em | C | D | | G | Em | C | G | G | | G | Am | D | D | | D | D/C | D(add4)/B | D | | G | Em | D | G | LINK 4 (Harp) | G | Em | C | G | G | | D | C | G/B | D | D | | G | Em | D | G | G | G | G | VERSE 5 | G | Em | C | G | G | | G | Em | C | D | | G | Em | C | G | G | | G | Am | D | D | | D | D/C | D(add4)/B | D | | G | Em | D | G | LINK 5 - OUTRO (Harp) | G | Em | C | G | G | | G | Em | C | D | D | (FADE OUT) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyrics The Times They Are A-Changin' VERSE 1 Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You'll be drenched to the bone If your time to you is worth savin' Then you better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin' VERSE 2 Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still in spin And there's no tellin' who that it's namin' For the loser now will be later to win For the times they are a-changin' VERSE 3 Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don't stand in the doorway Don't block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled There's a battle outside and it is ragin' It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls For the times they are a-changin' VERSE 4 Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don't criticize What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is rapidly agin' Please get out of the new one if you can't lend your hand For the times they are a-changin' VERSE 5 The line it is drawn The curse it is cast The slow one now Will later be fast As the present now Will later be past The order is rapidly fadin' And the first one now will later be last For the times they are a-changin'