The Times They Are A-Changin Chords' by Keb Mo

Tempo:
113.45 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

C

Em

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Times They Are A-Changin' chords
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[Am] [D]
[G]
[D] [G] the world.
Come [Em] gather [C] around people [D] wherever you [G] roam.
And admit [C] that the waters around you have [D] grown.
[Em] And accept it that [Am] soon [D] you'll be drenched to the [G] bone.
If your time [C] to you is worth [G] saving,
[D]
[G] Then you better start swimming or [C] you'll sink [D] like a stone.
[Em] For the times they [A] are [Am] [G] a [D] [G]
-changin'.
[C] [D]
[Em] Come writers [Am] and critics [D] who prophesize [G] with your pen.
And keep your eyes wide open, [Am] the chance won't [D] come again.
And [Em] don't speak too [Am] soon, for [D] the wheels still [G] in spin.
And there's no telling [C] who that [G] is naming.
[D] [C] For the loser [G] now will [C] be later to [D] win.
For [Em] the times [Am] they are [D] a [D] [G]-changin'.
Come [C] [G]
[D] [G] [Em] Senators,
[Am] Congressmen, [D] please heed [G] the call.
Don't stand in [C] the doorway, [A] don't block up the [D] hall.
[Em] For he [C] that gets hurt
[D] will be the one who [G] has stalled.
There's a battle [C] outside and it's [G] raging.
[D]
[C] It'll soon shake [G] your windows [C] and rattle [D] your walls.
[Em] For the times [Am] they are [G] a [D] [G]-changin'.
[C] [D]
[G] Come [Em] mothers and [C] fathers throughout [D] the [G] land.
And don't criticize [C] what you can't [D] understand.
[B] [Em] Your sons [C] and your daughters [D] are beyond your command.
[G] Your old road is rapidly [D] aging.
[C] Please get out of the [G] new one if you [C] can't lend a [D] hand.
For the [G] times they are a [D] [G]-changin'.
[A]
[E] [G] [Em] The line it has drawn [Am] [G] and the curse it has cast.
The slow one [C] now will later [Em] [D] be fast.
And [Em] the prison [Am] now will [D] later be [G] past.
And the order is [C] rapidly [D] fading.
[C] And the first one [G] now [C] will later be [D] last.
[Em] For the times [G] they are a [D] [G]-changin'.
[C] [A]
[D]
[G] [C]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
Am
2311
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
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To learn Keb Mo - The Times They Are A-Changin chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, G, C, D and Em. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 65 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 131. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ the world.
_ _ Come [Em] gather [C] around people [D] wherever you [G] roam. _
And admit [C] that the waters around you have [D] grown.
_ [Em] And accept it that [Am] soon [D] you'll be drenched to the [G] bone.
If your time [C] to you is worth [G] saving,
_ [D] _
[G] Then you better start swimming or [C] you'll sink [D] like a stone.
_ [Em] For the times they [A] are [Am] _ [G] a [D] _ _ _ [G]
-changin'. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] Come writers [Am] and critics [D] who prophesize [G] with your pen.
And keep your eyes wide open, [Am] the chance won't [D] come again.
And [Em] don't speak too [Am] soon, for [D] the wheels still [G] in spin.
And there's no telling [C] who that [G] is naming.
_ [D] _ _ [C] For the loser [G] now will [C] be later to [D] win.
_ _ For [Em] the times [Am] they are [D] a _ [D] _ _ [G]-changin'.
Come _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] Senators, _
[Am] Congressmen, [D] please heed [G] the call. _
Don't stand in [C] the doorway, _ [A] don't block up the [D] hall.
_ [Em] For he [C] that gets hurt _
[D] will be the one who [G] has stalled.
There's a battle [C] outside and it's [G] raging.
_ [D] _ _
[C] It'll soon shake [G] your windows [C] and rattle [D] your walls.
_ [Em] For the times [Am] they are [G] a _ [D] _ _ [G]-changin'. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ Come [Em] mothers and [C] fathers _ throughout [D] the [G] land. _
And don't criticize _ [C] what you can't [D] understand.
_ [B] [Em] Your sons [C] and your daughters [D] are beyond your command.
[G] _ Your old road is rapidly [D] aging. _ _
_ [C] Please get out of the [G] new one if you [C] can't lend a [D] hand.
_ For the [G] times they are a [D] _ _ _ [G]-changin'.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] The line it has drawn [Am] _ [G] and the curse it has cast. _
The slow one [C] now will later [Em] [D] be fast.
And [Em] the prison [Am] now will [D] later be [G] past. _
And the order is [C] rapidly [D] fading. _ _
_ [C] And the first one [G] now _ [C] will later be [D] _ last. _ _
_ [Em] For the times [G] they are a [D] _ _ _ [G]-changin'. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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