Chords for The Seekers - The Times they are a-changin' - Rare Stereo version, 1965/'67)
Tempo:
178.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
What's that?
That?
Oh, I can tell you all about that.
[Eb] Um
Overlooking [Ab] Canberra's proud new civic square is a [Em] gigantic lady named Ethos.
She [F] symbolizes the spirit of the community.
[G] Hmm, well, she doesn't exactly [F] symbolize the spirit of some of the communities that I know.
[Ab]
Well, I think what [A] the book really means is it's the spirit of an ever-changing [D] world.
[C] [G]
[A] [G] Come [Em] gather round people [C] wherever [G] you roam
And admit that [Am] the waters [C] around you [D] have grown
[G] And accept it [Em] that soon you'll [C] be drenched to the [G] bone
If your time [Am] to you is [D] worth saving
Then you'd better start swimming or [G] you'll sink like [Am] a stone
[G] For the times, they [C] are a [G]
-changing
Come riders [Em] and critics, [C] look for the sign [G] with your pen
And keep [Am] your eyes wide, the chance won't [D] come again
[G] And don't speak [Em] too soon, [C] for the wheel's [G] still in spin
And there's no telling [D] who that it's naming
For the [C] loser now [Em] will be later to win
[G] For the times, they are [C] a [D]
[G]-changing
Come senators, [Em]
[C] congressmen, please [G] heed recall
Don't stand in [Am] the doorway, [C] don't block up [G] the hall
For he that [Em] gets hurt [C] will be he [G] who has stalled
There's a battle [A] outside [D] and it's raging
It'll soon shake your windows [G] and rattle [D] your walls
[G] For the times, they [C] are a [D]
[G]-changing
Come mothers [Em] and [C] fathers throughout [G] the land
And don't [Am] criticize what [C] you can't [D] understand
[G] Your sons and [Em] your daughters [C] are beyond your [G] command
Your old world [Am] is rapidly [D] aging
Please get out of [Gb] the new world [G] if you can't lend [Am] your hand
[G] For the times, they are [C] a [D] [G]
-changing
The line it [Em] is drawn, [C] the curse it [G] is cast
The slow [Am] one now [C] will later [D] be fast
[G] As the present
[Em] now [C] will later [G] be past
The order [Am] is rapidly [D] fading
[G]
And the first [C] one now [Em] will later [Am] be last
[G] For the times, they are [C] a [D] [G]
-changing
[Am] [G] [D] [G]
[N]
That?
Oh, I can tell you all about that.
[Eb] Um
Overlooking [Ab] Canberra's proud new civic square is a [Em] gigantic lady named Ethos.
She [F] symbolizes the spirit of the community.
[G] Hmm, well, she doesn't exactly [F] symbolize the spirit of some of the communities that I know.
[Ab]
Well, I think what [A] the book really means is it's the spirit of an ever-changing [D] world.
[C] [G]
[A] [G] Come [Em] gather round people [C] wherever [G] you roam
And admit that [Am] the waters [C] around you [D] have grown
[G] And accept it [Em] that soon you'll [C] be drenched to the [G] bone
If your time [Am] to you is [D] worth saving
Then you'd better start swimming or [G] you'll sink like [Am] a stone
[G] For the times, they [C] are a [G]
-changing
Come riders [Em] and critics, [C] look for the sign [G] with your pen
And keep [Am] your eyes wide, the chance won't [D] come again
[G] And don't speak [Em] too soon, [C] for the wheel's [G] still in spin
And there's no telling [D] who that it's naming
For the [C] loser now [Em] will be later to win
[G] For the times, they are [C] a [D]
[G]-changing
Come senators, [Em]
[C] congressmen, please [G] heed recall
Don't stand in [Am] the doorway, [C] don't block up [G] the hall
For he that [Em] gets hurt [C] will be he [G] who has stalled
There's a battle [A] outside [D] and it's raging
It'll soon shake your windows [G] and rattle [D] your walls
[G] For the times, they [C] are a [D]
[G]-changing
Come mothers [Em] and [C] fathers throughout [G] the land
And don't [Am] criticize what [C] you can't [D] understand
[G] Your sons and [Em] your daughters [C] are beyond your [G] command
Your old world [Am] is rapidly [D] aging
Please get out of [Gb] the new world [G] if you can't lend [Am] your hand
[G] For the times, they are [C] a [D] [G]
-changing
The line it [Em] is drawn, [C] the curse it [G] is cast
The slow [Am] one now [C] will later [D] be fast
[G] As the present
[Em] now [C] will later [G] be past
The order [Am] is rapidly [D] fading
[G]
And the first [C] one now [Em] will later [Am] be last
[G] For the times, they are [C] a [D] [G]
-changing
[Am] [G] [D] [G]
[N]
Key:
G
C
D
Em
Am
G
C
D
_ _ _ _ What's that?
That?
Oh, I can tell you all about that. _ _ _
_ [Eb] Um_ _ _
Overlooking [Ab] Canberra's proud new civic square is a [Em] gigantic lady named Ethos.
She [F] symbolizes the spirit of the community.
_ [G] _ Hmm, well, she doesn't exactly [F] symbolize the spirit of some of the communities that I know.
_ [Ab]
Well, I think what [A] the book really means is it's the spirit of an ever-changing [D] world. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] Come [Em] gather round people [C] wherever _ [G] you roam
_ _ And admit that [Am] the waters [C] around you [D] have grown
[G] And accept it [Em] that soon you'll [C] be drenched to the [G] _ bone _
If your time [Am] to you is [D] worth saving _ _
Then you'd better start swimming or [G] you'll sink like [Am] a stone
[G] For the _ times, they [C] are a _ _ [G] _ _ _
-changing _ _ _
Come riders [Em] and critics, [C] look for the sign [G] with your pen
_ And keep [Am] your eyes wide, the chance won't [D] come again
[G] And don't speak [Em] too soon, [C] for the wheel's [G] still in spin _ _
And there's no telling [D] who that it's naming _ _
For the [C] loser now [Em] will be later to win
[G] For the _ times, they are [C] a _ _ [D] _ _
[G]-changing _ _ _ _
Come senators, [Em] _ _
[C] congressmen, please [G] heed recall _
_ _ Don't stand in [Am] the doorway, [C] don't block up [G] the hall
For he that [Em] gets hurt [C] will be he [G] who has _ _ stalled
There's a battle [A] outside [D] and it's raging _ _ _
It'll soon shake your windows [G] and rattle [D] your walls
[G] For the times, they [C] are a _ [D] _ _ _
[G]-changing _ _ _
Come mothers [Em] and [C] fathers throughout [G] the land
_ _ And don't [Am] criticize what [C] you can't [D] understand
[G] Your sons and [Em] your daughters [C] are beyond your [G] command _ _ _
Your old world [Am] is rapidly [D] _ aging _ _
Please get out of [Gb] the new world [G] if you can't lend [Am] your hand
[G] For the _ times, they are [C] a _ _ [D] _ _ [G]
-changing _ _ _ _
The line it [Em] is drawn, [C] the curse it [G] is _ cast
_ The slow [Am] one now [C] will later [D] be fast
[G] As the present _
[Em] now [C] will later [G] be _ past _
The order [Am] is rapidly [D] _ _ fading
_ [G]
And the first [C] one now [Em] will later [Am] be last
[G] For the _ times, they are [C] a _ [D] _ _ _ [G]
-changing
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
That?
Oh, I can tell you all about that. _ _ _
_ [Eb] Um_ _ _
Overlooking [Ab] Canberra's proud new civic square is a [Em] gigantic lady named Ethos.
She [F] symbolizes the spirit of the community.
_ [G] _ Hmm, well, she doesn't exactly [F] symbolize the spirit of some of the communities that I know.
_ [Ab]
Well, I think what [A] the book really means is it's the spirit of an ever-changing [D] world. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] Come [Em] gather round people [C] wherever _ [G] you roam
_ _ And admit that [Am] the waters [C] around you [D] have grown
[G] And accept it [Em] that soon you'll [C] be drenched to the [G] _ bone _
If your time [Am] to you is [D] worth saving _ _
Then you'd better start swimming or [G] you'll sink like [Am] a stone
[G] For the _ times, they [C] are a _ _ [G] _ _ _
-changing _ _ _
Come riders [Em] and critics, [C] look for the sign [G] with your pen
_ And keep [Am] your eyes wide, the chance won't [D] come again
[G] And don't speak [Em] too soon, [C] for the wheel's [G] still in spin _ _
And there's no telling [D] who that it's naming _ _
For the [C] loser now [Em] will be later to win
[G] For the _ times, they are [C] a _ _ [D] _ _
[G]-changing _ _ _ _
Come senators, [Em] _ _
[C] congressmen, please [G] heed recall _
_ _ Don't stand in [Am] the doorway, [C] don't block up [G] the hall
For he that [Em] gets hurt [C] will be he [G] who has _ _ stalled
There's a battle [A] outside [D] and it's raging _ _ _
It'll soon shake your windows [G] and rattle [D] your walls
[G] For the times, they [C] are a _ [D] _ _ _
[G]-changing _ _ _
Come mothers [Em] and [C] fathers throughout [G] the land
_ _ And don't [Am] criticize what [C] you can't [D] understand
[G] Your sons and [Em] your daughters [C] are beyond your [G] command _ _ _
Your old world [Am] is rapidly [D] _ aging _ _
Please get out of [Gb] the new world [G] if you can't lend [Am] your hand
[G] For the _ times, they are [C] a _ _ [D] _ _ [G]
-changing _ _ _ _
The line it [Em] is drawn, [C] the curse it [G] is _ cast
_ The slow [Am] one now [C] will later [D] be fast
[G] As the present _
[Em] now [C] will later [G] be _ past _
The order [Am] is rapidly [D] _ _ fading
_ [G]
And the first [C] one now [Em] will later [Am] be last
[G] For the _ times, they are [C] a _ [D] _ _ _ [G]
-changing
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _