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Times They Are A'Changin' (C Major)
Artist: Byrds, The    Genre: Pop/Rock    Tempo: Slow    Roman Numerals: I, IV, V, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: PollyEV   
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C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E


Verse 1
Come [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gather round		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] people where-		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ever you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] roam
And ad- [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mit that the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] waters a-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] round you have grown
And ac- [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cept it that		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] soon you'll be		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] drenched to the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] bone
If your [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] time to you is worth		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] savin'
Then you [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] better start		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] swimming or you'll		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sink like a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] stone
For the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] times they		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] are a'		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] chan-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gin'

Verse 2
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Come writers and		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] critics who		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] prophecize with your		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] pen
And [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] keep your eyes		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] open the chance		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] won't come again
And [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] watch what you		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] say for the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] wheel's still in		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] spin
And [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] there's no tellin' who that it's		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] namin'
For the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] loser		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] now will be		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] later to		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] win
For the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] times they		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] are a'		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] chan-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gin'

Verse 3
Come [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] senators		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] congressmen		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] please heed the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] call
Don't stand in the [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] doorway don't		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] block up the hall
For [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] he that gets		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] hurt will be		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] he who has		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stalled
There's a [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] battle out-		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] side and it's		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ragin'
Will [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rattle our		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] windows and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] shake down your		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] walls
For the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] times they		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] are a'		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] chan-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gin'

Verse 4
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Come mothers and		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] fathers		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] throughout the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] land
And [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] don't criti-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] cize what you		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] can't understand
Your [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sons and your		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] daughters are be-		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] yond your com-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mand
Your [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] old road is		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] rapidly		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ’agin'
Please [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] get out of the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] new one if you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] can't lend your		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] hand
For the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] times they		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] are a'		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] chan-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gin'
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