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
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The Seekers - The Times they are a-changin' - Rare Stereo version, 1965/'67) chords
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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]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Em
121
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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Let's start jamming The Seekers - (Mono; 1997 Remaster) The Times They Are A Changin chords, practice the chord sequence Em, C, G, Em, D, G, Am and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 89 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 178. With an eye on the song's key Ab Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ 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] _

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It's Bob Dylan who authored this song.

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