Gtap to play
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Key
G Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Capo
None
Chords
G · C · D · Em · Am
The Times They Are a-Changin’ Chords – Guitar
Bob Dylan’s iconic folk anthem about social change and transition. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
Folk Strum (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match Dylan’s original recording key of A, but play the G, C, D, and Em shapes as written.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
Come gather ’round people
G D
Wherever you roam
G C
And admit that the waters
G D
Around you have grown
G C
And accept it that soon
G D
You’ll be drenched to the bone
G C
If your time to you
G D
Is worth saving
G C
Then you better start swimming
G D
Or you’ll sink like a stone
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Verse 2
G C
Come writers and critics
G D
Who prophesize with your pen
G C
And keep your eyes wide
G D
The chance won’t come a-gain
G C
And don’t speak too soon
G D
For the wheel’s still in spin
G C
And there’s no telling who
G
That it’s namin’
D
For the loser now
G C
Will be later to win
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Verse 3
G C
Come senators, congressmen
G D
Please heed the call
G C
Don’t stand in the doorway
G D
Don’t block up the hall
G C
For he that gets hurt
G D
Will be he who has stalled
G C
There’s a battle outside
G
And it is ragin’
D
It’ll soon shake your windows
G C
And rattle your walls
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Verse 4
G C
Come mothers and fathers
G D
Throughout the land
G C
And don’t criticize what
G D
You can’t under-stand
G C
Your sons and your daughters
G D
Are beyond your command
G C
Your old road is
G
Rapidly agin’
D
Please get out of the new one
G C
If you can’t lend your hand
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Outro
G C G
The line it is drawn
G C D
The curse it is cast
G C
The slow one now
G D
Will later be fast
G C
As the present now
G D
Will later be past
G C
The order is
G
Rapidly fadin’
D
And the first one now
G C
Will later be last
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Practice tip: Focus on the steady, consistent strumming pattern throughout; the song’s power comes from its relentless, marching rhythm, so practice with a metronome to keep time.
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Key
G Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
G · C · D · Em · Am
The Times They Are a-Changin’ Chords – Ukulele
Bob Dylan’s iconic folk anthem about social change and transition. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
Folk Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match Dylan’s original recording key of A, but play the G, C, D, and Em shapes as written.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
Come gather ’round people
G D
Wherever you roam
G C
And admit that the waters
G D
Around you have grown
G C
And accept it that soon
G D
You’ll be drenched to the bone
G C
If your time to you
G D
Is worth saving
G C
Then you better start swimming
G D
Or you’ll sink like a stone
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Verse 2
G C
Come writers and critics
G D
Who prophesize with your pen
G C
And keep your eyes wide
G D
The chance won’t come a-gain
G C
And don’t speak too soon
G D
For the wheel’s still in spin
G C
And there’s no telling who
G
That it’s namin’
D
For the loser now
G C
Will be later to win
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Verse 3
G C
Come senators, congressmen
G D
Please heed the call
G C
Don’t stand in the doorway
G D
Don’t block up the hall
G C
For he that gets hurt
G D
Will be he who has stalled
G C
There’s a battle outside
G
And it is ragin’
D
It’ll soon shake your windows
G C
And rattle your walls
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Verse 4
G C
Come mothers and fathers
G D
Throughout the land
G C
And don’t criticize what
G D
You can’t under-stand
G C
Your sons and your daughters
G D
Are beyond your command
G C
Your old road is
G
Rapidly agin’
D
Please get out of the new one
G C
If you can’t lend your hand
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Outro
G C G
The line it is drawn
G C D
The curse it is cast
G C
The slow one now
G D
Will later be fast
G C
As the present now
G D
Will later be past
G C
The order is
G
Rapidly fadin’
D
And the first one now
G C
Will later be last
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Practice tip: Focus on the steady, consistent strumming pattern throughout; the song’s power comes from its relentless, marching rhythm, so practice with a metronome to keep time.
Gtap to play
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Amtap to play
Key
G Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
G · C · D · Em · Am
The Times They Are a-Changin’ Chords – Piano
Bob Dylan’s iconic folk anthem about social change and transition. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
Folk Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match Dylan’s original recording key of A, but play the G, C, D, and Em shapes as written.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
Come gather ’round people
G D
Wherever you roam
G C
And admit that the waters
G D
Around you have grown
G C
And accept it that soon
G D
You’ll be drenched to the bone
G C
If your time to you
G D
Is worth saving
G C
Then you better start swimming
G D
Or you’ll sink like a stone
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Verse 2
G C
Come writers and critics
G D
Who prophesize with your pen
G C
And keep your eyes wide
G D
The chance won’t come a-gain
G C
And don’t speak too soon
G D
For the wheel’s still in spin
G C
And there’s no telling who
G
That it’s namin’
D
For the loser now
G C
Will be later to win
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Verse 3
G C
Come senators, congressmen
G D
Please heed the call
G C
Don’t stand in the doorway
G D
Don’t block up the hall
G C
For he that gets hurt
G D
Will be he who has stalled
G C
There’s a battle outside
G
And it is ragin’
D
It’ll soon shake your windows
G C
And rattle your walls
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Verse 4
G C
Come mothers and fathers
G D
Throughout the land
G C
And don’t criticize what
G D
You can’t under-stand
G C
Your sons and your daughters
G D
Are beyond your command
G C
Your old road is
G
Rapidly agin’
D
Please get out of the new one
G C
If you can’t lend your hand
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Outro
G C G
The line it is drawn
G C D
The curse it is cast
G C
The slow one now
G D
Will later be fast
G C
As the present now
G D
Will later be past
G C
The order is
G
Rapidly fadin’
D
And the first one now
G C
Will later be last
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Practice tip: Focus on the steady, consistent strumming pattern throughout; the song’s power comes from its relentless, marching rhythm, so practice with a metronome to keep time.
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
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Emtap to play
Amtap to play
Key
G Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
G · C · D · Em · Am
The Times They Are a-Changin’ Chords – Banjo
Bob Dylan’s iconic folk anthem about social change and transition. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
Folk Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match Dylan’s original recording key of A, but play the G, C, D, and Em shapes as written.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
Come gather ’round people
G D
Wherever you roam
G C
And admit that the waters
G D
Around you have grown
G C
And accept it that soon
G D
You’ll be drenched to the bone
G C
If your time to you
G D
Is worth saving
G C
Then you better start swimming
G D
Or you’ll sink like a stone
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Verse 2
G C
Come writers and critics
G D
Who prophesize with your pen
G C
And keep your eyes wide
G D
The chance won’t come a-gain
G C
And don’t speak too soon
G D
For the wheel’s still in spin
G C
And there’s no telling who
G
That it’s namin’
D
For the loser now
G C
Will be later to win
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Verse 3
G C
Come senators, congressmen
G D
Please heed the call
G C
Don’t stand in the doorway
G D
Don’t block up the hall
G C
For he that gets hurt
G D
Will be he who has stalled
G C
There’s a battle outside
G
And it is ragin’
D
It’ll soon shake your windows
G C
And rattle your walls
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Verse 4
G C
Come mothers and fathers
G D
Throughout the land
G C
And don’t criticize what
G D
You can’t under-stand
G C
Your sons and your daughters
G D
Are beyond your command
G C
Your old road is
G
Rapidly agin’
D
Please get out of the new one
G C
If you can’t lend your hand
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Outro
G C G
The line it is drawn
G C D
The curse it is cast
G C
The slow one now
G D
Will later be fast
G C
As the present now
G D
Will later be past
G C
The order is
G
Rapidly fadin’
D
And the first one now
G C
Will later be last
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Practice tip: Focus on the steady, consistent strumming pattern throughout; the song’s power comes from its relentless, marching rhythm, so practice with a metronome to keep time.
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play
Amtap to play
Key
G Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
G · C · D · Em · Am
The Times They Are a-Changin’ Chords – Mandolin
Bob Dylan’s iconic folk anthem about social change and transition. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
Folk Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match Dylan’s original recording key of A, but play the G, C, D, and Em shapes as written.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
Come gather ’round people
G D
Wherever you roam
G C
And admit that the waters
G D
Around you have grown
G C
And accept it that soon
G D
You’ll be drenched to the bone
G C
If your time to you
G D
Is worth saving
G C
Then you better start swimming
G D
Or you’ll sink like a stone
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Verse 2
G C
Come writers and critics
G D
Who prophesize with your pen
G C
And keep your eyes wide
G D
The chance won’t come a-gain
G C
And don’t speak too soon
G D
For the wheel’s still in spin
G C
And there’s no telling who
G
That it’s namin’
D
For the loser now
G C
Will be later to win
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Verse 3
G C
Come senators, congressmen
G D
Please heed the call
G C
Don’t stand in the doorway
G D
Don’t block up the hall
G C
For he that gets hurt
G D
Will be he who has stalled
G C
There’s a battle outside
G
And it is ragin’
D
It’ll soon shake your windows
G C
And rattle your walls
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Verse 4
G C
Come mothers and fathers
G D
Throughout the land
G C
And don’t criticize what
G D
You can’t under-stand
G C
Your sons and your daughters
G D
Are beyond your command
G C
Your old road is
G
Rapidly agin’
D
Please get out of the new one
G C
If you can’t lend your hand
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Outro
G C G
The line it is drawn
G C D
The curse it is cast
G C
The slow one now
G D
Will later be fast
G C
As the present now
G D
Will later be past
G C
The order is
G
Rapidly fadin’
D
And the first one now
G C
Will later be last
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Practice tip: Focus on the steady, consistent strumming pattern throughout; the song’s power comes from its relentless, marching rhythm, so practice with a metronome to keep time.
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play
Amtap to play
Key
G Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
G · C · D · Em · Am
The Times They Are a-Changin’ Chords – Harmonica
Bob Dylan’s iconic folk anthem about social change and transition. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
Folk Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match Dylan’s original recording key of A, but play the G, C, D, and Em shapes as written.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
Come gather ’round people
G D
Wherever you roam
G C
And admit that the waters
G D
Around you have grown
G C
And accept it that soon
G D
You’ll be drenched to the bone
G C
If your time to you
G D
Is worth saving
G C
Then you better start swimming
G D
Or you’ll sink like a stone
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Verse 2
G C
Come writers and critics
G D
Who prophesize with your pen
G C
And keep your eyes wide
G D
The chance won’t come a-gain
G C
And don’t speak too soon
G D
For the wheel’s still in spin
G C
And there’s no telling who
G
That it’s namin’
D
For the loser now
G C
Will be later to win
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Verse 3
G C
Come senators, congressmen
G D
Please heed the call
G C
Don’t stand in the doorway
G D
Don’t block up the hall
G C
For he that gets hurt
G D
Will be he who has stalled
G C
There’s a battle outside
G
And it is ragin’
D
It’ll soon shake your windows
G C
And rattle your walls
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Verse 4
G C
Come mothers and fathers
G D
Throughout the land
G C
And don’t criticize what
G D
You can’t under-stand
G C
Your sons and your daughters
G D
Are beyond your command
G C
Your old road is
G
Rapidly agin’
D
Please get out of the new one
G C
If you can’t lend your hand
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Chorus
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C G
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
G C D
Oh, the times they are a-changin’
Outro
G C G
The line it is drawn
G C D
The curse it is cast
G C
The slow one now
G D
Will later be fast
G C
As the present now
G D
Will later be past
G C
The order is
G
Rapidly fadin’
D
And the first one now
G C
Will later be last
G C D
For the times they are a-changin’
Practice tip: Focus on the steady, consistent strumming pattern throughout; the song’s power comes from its relentless, marching rhythm, so practice with a metronome to keep time.