Chords for Tracy Chapman - The Times They Are A Changin'
Tempo:
121.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
Em
D
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[Em]
[C] [G]
Come [Dm] gather [E] round, people, [C] [G] wherever you roam And admit [Em] that the [C] waters around [D] you have
grown [G] [E] Accepted lesson, [C] you'll be drenched [D] to the
[G] bone If your [D] time [E] to you [D] is worth saving
Then you better start [Am] swimming [Em] or you'll sink [D] like a stone
For [G] the times, they [D] are [G] changing [Em] Come [C]
[G]
[Em] writers and critics, [C] prophesize with
[G] your pen [Em] Keep your eyes wide, the [C] chance [D] won't come
again [G] Don't speak [Em] too soon, [C] for the wheel's still
[G] in spin And there's no [Em] telling [D] who that it's naming
And the loser [C]
now will [Bm] be [D] led to win [G] For the times, [D] they are [G] changing
[Em] [C] Come [G]
senators [Em] and [C] congressmen, please [G] heed the call
Don't stand [Em] in the doorways, don't block [D] up the hall
[G] For he that [Em] gets hurt [C] will be [G] he who has stalled
There's a [A] battle [Em] outside [D] and it's raging
You'd as soon [Am] shake your [Em] windows and rattle [D] your walls
For [G] the times, they [D] are [G] changing
[Em] [C] Come [G]
[Em] mothers and fathers [C] [G] throughout the land
[Em] Don't criticize what [C] you [D] can't understand [G] Your [Em] sons and your daughters [C] are beyond [G] your
command Your old [A] road [Em] is [D] rapidly aging
Please get [C] out on the new one [Em] if you [D] can't lend your hand
[G] For the times, they [D] are [G] changing
[Em] [C] The
[G]
line [Em] it is drawn, [C] the curse [G] it is cast
The slow [Em] one now will later [D] be fast
[Em] As the present now will later [D] be [G] past
Your old road [Em] is rapidly [D] fading
And the [C] first one [Em] now will later [D] be last
[G] For the times, they [D] are [G] changing
[Em] [C] [G]
[N]
[Em]
[C] [G]
Come [Dm] gather [E] round, people, [C] [G] wherever you roam And admit [Em] that the [C] waters around [D] you have
grown [G] [E] Accepted lesson, [C] you'll be drenched [D] to the
[G] bone If your [D] time [E] to you [D] is worth saving
Then you better start [Am] swimming [Em] or you'll sink [D] like a stone
For [G] the times, they [D] are [G] changing [Em] Come [C]
[G]
[Em] writers and critics, [C] prophesize with
[G] your pen [Em] Keep your eyes wide, the [C] chance [D] won't come
again [G] Don't speak [Em] too soon, [C] for the wheel's still
[G] in spin And there's no [Em] telling [D] who that it's naming
And the loser [C]
now will [Bm] be [D] led to win [G] For the times, [D] they are [G] changing
[Em] [C] Come [G]
senators [Em] and [C] congressmen, please [G] heed the call
Don't stand [Em] in the doorways, don't block [D] up the hall
[G] For he that [Em] gets hurt [C] will be [G] he who has stalled
There's a [A] battle [Em] outside [D] and it's raging
You'd as soon [Am] shake your [Em] windows and rattle [D] your walls
For [G] the times, they [D] are [G] changing
[Em] [C] Come [G]
[Em] mothers and fathers [C] [G] throughout the land
[Em] Don't criticize what [C] you [D] can't understand [G] Your [Em] sons and your daughters [C] are beyond [G] your
command Your old [A] road [Em] is [D] rapidly aging
Please get [C] out on the new one [Em] if you [D] can't lend your hand
[G] For the times, they [D] are [G] changing
[Em] [C] The
[G]
line [Em] it is drawn, [C] the curse [G] it is cast
The slow [Em] one now will later [D] be fast
[Em] As the present now will later [D] be [G] past
Your old road [Em] is rapidly [D] fading
And the [C] first one [Em] now will later [D] be last
[G] For the times, they [D] are [G] changing
[Em] [C] [G]
[N]
Key:
G
Em
D
C
E
G
Em
D
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Come [Dm] gather [E] round, people, [C] [G] wherever you roam _ And _ _ _ admit [Em] that the [C] waters around [D] you have
grown [G] _ [E] Accepted lesson, [C] you'll be drenched [D] to the
[G] bone _ If your [D] time [E] to you [D] is worth saving
Then you better start [Am] swimming [Em] or you'll sink [D] like a stone
For [G] the times, they [D] are _ [G] changing _ [Em] Come [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] writers and critics, [C] prophesize with
[G] your pen _ _ [Em] Keep your eyes wide, the [C] chance [D] won't come
again [G] Don't speak [Em] too soon, [C] for the wheel's still
[G] in spin _ And there's no [Em] telling [D] who that it's naming
And the loser [C]
now will [Bm] be [D] led to win [G] For the times, [D] they are [G] changing
_ [Em] _ [C] Come _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ senators [Em] and [C] congressmen, please [G] heed the call
_ Don't stand [Em] in the doorways, don't block [D] up the hall
[G] For he that [Em] gets hurt [C] will be [G] he who has stalled
There's a [A] battle [Em] outside [D] and it's raging
_ You'd as soon [Am] shake your [Em] windows and rattle [D] your walls
For [G] the times, they [D] are _ [G] changing
_ [Em] _ [C] Come [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] mothers and fathers [C] [G] throughout the land
_ _ [Em] Don't criticize what [C] you [D] can't understand [G] Your [Em] sons and your daughters [C] are beyond [G] your
command Your old [A] road [Em] is [D] rapidly aging
_ Please get [C] out on the new one [Em] if you [D] can't lend your hand
[G] For the times, they [D] are _ [G] changing
[Em] _ [C] The _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
line [Em] it is drawn, [C] the curse [G] it is cast
The slow [Em] one now will later [D] be fast
[Em] As the present now will later [D] be [G] past
_ _ Your old road [Em] is rapidly [D] fading
_ And the [C] first one [Em] now will later [D] be last
[G] For the times, they [D] are _ [G] changing
[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Come [Dm] gather [E] round, people, [C] [G] wherever you roam _ And _ _ _ admit [Em] that the [C] waters around [D] you have
grown [G] _ [E] Accepted lesson, [C] you'll be drenched [D] to the
[G] bone _ If your [D] time [E] to you [D] is worth saving
Then you better start [Am] swimming [Em] or you'll sink [D] like a stone
For [G] the times, they [D] are _ [G] changing _ [Em] Come [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] writers and critics, [C] prophesize with
[G] your pen _ _ [Em] Keep your eyes wide, the [C] chance [D] won't come
again [G] Don't speak [Em] too soon, [C] for the wheel's still
[G] in spin _ And there's no [Em] telling [D] who that it's naming
And the loser [C]
now will [Bm] be [D] led to win [G] For the times, [D] they are [G] changing
_ [Em] _ [C] Come _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ senators [Em] and [C] congressmen, please [G] heed the call
_ Don't stand [Em] in the doorways, don't block [D] up the hall
[G] For he that [Em] gets hurt [C] will be [G] he who has stalled
There's a [A] battle [Em] outside [D] and it's raging
_ You'd as soon [Am] shake your [Em] windows and rattle [D] your walls
For [G] the times, they [D] are _ [G] changing
_ [Em] _ [C] Come [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] mothers and fathers [C] [G] throughout the land
_ _ [Em] Don't criticize what [C] you [D] can't understand [G] Your [Em] sons and your daughters [C] are beyond [G] your
command Your old [A] road [Em] is [D] rapidly aging
_ Please get [C] out on the new one [Em] if you [D] can't lend your hand
[G] For the times, they [D] are _ [G] changing
[Em] _ [C] The _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
line [Em] it is drawn, [C] the curse [G] it is cast
The slow [Em] one now will later [D] be fast
[Em] As the present now will later [D] be [G] past
_ _ Your old road [Em] is rapidly [D] fading
_ And the [C] first one [Em] now will later [D] be last
[G] For the times, they [D] are _ [G] changing
[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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