Chords for The Byrds - "The Times They Are A Changin'" - 10/4/65

Tempo:
127.7 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Bb

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Byrds - "The Times They Are A Changin'" - 10/4/65 chords
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[G] Now right now we've [F] [G] got
Pardon me, I'm sorry, [G] I can't hear you.
[Bb] Huh?
[G] You're kidding!
The birds are here.
[N] [G]
[D] [G] Some
[D] [G]
100%  ➙  128BPM
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn The Byrds - (Instrumental Version) The Times They Are A-Changin chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - G, C, G, D, G, D and C in sequence. Set your pace at 63 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 128. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[G] Now right now we've [F] _ [G] got_
[Dm] What'd you say? _
_ Pardon me, I'm sorry, [G] I can't hear you.
[Bb] Huh?
_ _ [G] Excuse me, what was that you were saying?
[Bb] _
_ [G] You're kidding!
You [B] don't say!
_ _ The birds are here. _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] Some _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
gather round [C] people wherever [G] you roam _
Admit that the [D] waters around you have grown
[G] Accept it that soon you'll [C] be [G] drenched to the bone
If your time to you [D] is worth saving
_ And _ _ [G] _ [C] you'd better start swimming [G] or you'll [C] sink like a [G] stone
For the times they are [D] a [C] _ _ [G]-changing
_ _ _ _ _ _ You've got fighters, you've got critics who [C] [G] prophesize with your pen
Keep your eyes wide, [D] the chance won't come again
[G] And don't speak too soon for [C] the [G] wheel's still in spin
There's no telling who [D] got its name in
_ Cause _ _ [G] the [C] loser now will [G] be [C] later to win
[G] For the times they are a [C] _ _ [G]-changing
_ _ Come _ _ _ senators, _ [C] congressmen, please [G] heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway, [D] don't lock up the hall
[G] For he who gets hurt will be he who has stalled
The battle outside [D] is raging _
_ We'll _ _ [G] soon [C] shake [G] your windows and rattle your walls
For the times they are a _ [C] _ [G]-changing _
_ [D] Come _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
mothers and fathers throughout the land
And don't criticize [D] what you can't understand
[G] Your sons and daughters [C] are [G] beyond your command
Your old road is [D] rapidly aging
_ _ _ Get _ [G] [C] out of the new one [G] if you can't [C] lend [G] your hand
For the times they [D] are a [C] _ _ [G]-changing
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Featured within the album The Preflyte Sessions is this song, written by Bob Dylan.

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