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The Times They Are A Changin by Mason Jennings
The Times They Are A Changin
Capo 3 (Chords relative to capo)
Come[C]gather ''''round[Am]people wher[F]ever you[C]roam
And[C]admit that the[Dm]waters[F]around you have[G]grown
And[C]accept it that[Am]soon you''''ll be[F]drenched to the[C]bone
If your[C]time to you is worth[G]saving
Then you[G]better start[G7]swimming or you''''ll[C]sink like a[G]stone
For the[C]times they [F]are a[G]changin''''[C]
Come[C]writers and [Am]critics who[F]phrophesize with your[C]pen
And[C]keep your eyes[Dm]wide the[F]chance won''''t come[G]again
And[C]dont speak too[Am]soon for the[F]wheels still in[C]spin
And[C]theres no[Dm]telling what its[G]namin''''
For the[G]loser [G7]will be [C]later to [G]win
For the [C]times they [F]are a [G]changin''''[C]
Come[C]mothers and[Am]fathers through[F]out the[C]land
And [C]dont criticize[Dm]what you [F]dont under[G]stand
Your[C]sons and your[Am]daughters are[F]beyond your [C]command
Your[C]old road is [Dm]rapidly [G]agin''''
Please[G]get out of the[G7]new one if you[C]cant lend a[G]hand
For the [C]times they [F]are a [G]changin''''[C]
Come[C]senators, [Am]Congressman please[F]heed the [C]call
Don''''t [C]stand in the [Dm]doorway dont [F]block up the [G]hall
For [C]he that gets [Am]hurt will be [F]he who has [C]stalled
Theres a [C]battle out[Dm]side and its[G]ragin''''
It''''ll soon[G]shake your [G7]windows and [C]rattle your [G]walls
For the[C]times they [F]are a [G]changin''''[C]
The[C]line it is [Am]drawn the [F]curse it is [C]cast
The [C]slow one [Dm]now will [F]later be [G]fast
As the [C]present now [Am]will [F]later be [G]past
The [C]order is [Dm]rapidly [G]fadin''''
And the [G]first one [G7]now will [C]later be [G]last
For the [C]times they [F]are a [G]changin''''[C]
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version 2
Tuning: D A D G B E
Drop D Tuning
Capo 1st Fret
These are the chords played relative to the capo.
D Bm G Em A A/G A/F#
E|--2----2----3----0----0----0----0--|
B|--3----3----3----0----2----2----2--|
G|--2----4----4----0----2----2----2--|
D|--0----4----5----3----2----2----2--|
A|--0----2----5----3----0----X----X--|
D|--0----X----5----3----x----5----4--|
Intro:
[Strum D for 6 bars]
D Bm
Come gather ''''round people
G D
Wherever you roam
D Em
And admit that the waters
G A
Around you have grown
D Bm
And accept it that soon
G D
You''''ll be drenched to the bone.
D Em
If your time to you
A
Is worth savin''''
A A/G
Then you better start swimmin''''
A/F# A
Or you''''ll sink like a stone
D G A D
For the times they are a-changin''''.
D G A D D D D
[---------Harmonica---------]
D Bm
Come writers and critics
G D
Who prophesize with your pen
D Em
And keep your eyes wide
G A
The chance won''''t come again
D Bm
And don''''t speak too soon
G D
For the wheel''''s still in spin
D Em
And there''''s no tellin'''' who
A
That it''''s namin''''.
A A/G
For the loser now
A/F# A
Will be later to win
D G A D
For the times they are a-changin''''.
D G A D D
[Harmonica Interlude]
A A/G A/F# A A A A
[Harmonica Interlude]
D Bm
Come senators, congressmen
G D
Please heed the call
D Em
Don''''t stand in the doorway
G A
Don''''t block up the hall
D Bm
For he that gets hurt
G D
Will be he who has stalled
D Em
There''''s a battle outside
A
And it is ragin''''.
A A/G
It''''ll soon shake your windows
A/F# A
And rattle your walls
D G A D
For the times they are a-changin''''.
D G A D D D D
[---------Harmonica---------]
D Bm
Come mothers and fathers
G D
Throughout the land
D Em
And don''''t criticize
G A
What you can''''t understand
D Bm
Your sons and your daughters
G D
Are beyond your command
D
Your old road is
Em A
Rapidly agin''''.
A A/G
Please get out of the new one
A/F# A
If you can''''t lend your hand
D G A D
For the times they are a-changin''''.
D G A D D
[---------Harmonica---------]
A A/G A/F# A A
[---------Harmonica---------]
D G A D D D D
[---------Harmonica---------]
D Bm
The line it is drawn
G D
The curse it is cast
D Em
The slow one now
G A
Will later be fast
D Bm
As the present now
G D
Will later be past
D
The order is
Em A
Rapidly fadin''''.
A A/G
And the first one now
A/F# A
Will later be last
D G A D
For the times they are a-changin''''.
D G A D D
[---------Harmonica---------]
A A/G A/F# A A
[---------Harmonica---------]
D G A D
[---------Harmonica---------]
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