{c:The Bootleg Series version is the same as below, only played at the piano, and with pianistic instead of guitaristic chords in the descent at the end. The Unplugged version is also the same as below, only with a capo on the 2nd fret.} G Em Come gather 'round people C G Wherever you roam G Em And admit that the waters C D Around you have grown G Em And accept it that soon C G You'll be drenched to the bone. G Am D If your time to you Is worth savin' D D2/C Then you better start swimmin' G/B D/A Or you'll sink like a stone G C *) D G . . *) Not played in the first verse For the times they are a-changin'. G . . | Em . . | C . . | G . . | . . . | . . . | . . . Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still in spin And there's no tellin' who that it's namin'. 'Cause the loser now Will be later to win For the times they are a-changin'. Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don't stand in the doorway Don't block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled The battle outside ragin' Will soon shake your windows *) And rattle your walls For the times they are a-changin'. Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don't criticize What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is rapidly agin'. Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand For the times they are a-changin'. The line it is drawn The curse it is cast The slow one now Will later be fast As the present now Will later be past The order is rapidly fadin'. And the first one now Will later be last For the times they are a-changin'. {c:There's a battle outside and it is ragin'. It'll soon shake your windows} Budokan version C Em Come gather 'round people F C Wherever you roam C Em And admit that the waters F G Around you have grown C Em And accept it that soon F C You'll be drenched to the bone. C Em If your time to you G Is worth savin' G Then you better start swimmin' Or you'll sink like a stone C G C For the times they are a-changin'. Alternate studio version (Oct 1963) {c:Released as a bonus track on the limited edition of “Love and Theft” (2001). This version combines two well-known Dylan features, the G-G6-G7 figure and the high capo position, in a song that's usually played in G.} : . . : . . : . . |-3-------0---|(0)----------| |-3---0---0---| |-0-------0---|-0-----------| |-0---0---0---| |-0-------0---|-0-----------| and |-0---0---0---| |-0-------2---|-3-----------| |-0---2---3---| |-2-------2---|-2-----------| |-2---2---2---| |-3-------3---|-3-----------| |-3---3---3---| C Am Come gather 'round people F C Wherever you roam C Am And admit that the waters F G G7) Around you have grown C Am And accept it that soon F C You'll be drenched to the bone. C Dm If your time to you G . G6 G7 Is worth savin' F Then you better start swimmin' Am G Or you'll sink like a stone C Csus4C G G6 G7 C For the times they are a-chan - gin'. G7 . . | G6 . . | F . . | G G6 G7 | (verses 2 and 4) G7 . . | G6 . . | G(6) . . | G . . | (last verse; G6=322000, G(6)=320000) C . . | F C G | G G6 G7| C {c:Lyrically the only change is that he sings “vibrate your walls” instead of “rattle your walls” in the third verse.} Live version from Drammenshallen, July 10, 1981 {c:This is a very special version, not only because it was on the first bootleg I ever got, or because it was a one-off opener during that tour, or because of the delightful error in the second verse, or because it was played not far from where I stayed at the time (not that I had the slightest idea, just a kid acting smart at the time) -- but for all these reasons taken together.} G6 . . | Bm7/A . . | Am7 . . | . . . | G . . | . . C/G | . . . | . . . | G Em Come gather 'round people C G Wherever you roam G Em Admit that the waters C Am Around you have grown G Em Accept it that soon C G You'll be drenched to the bone. G Em Am If your time to you Is worth savin' G6/A Em7/A Then you better start swimmin' Bm7/A Am7 Or you'll sink like a stone G6/A Em7/A Bm7/A Am7 For the times they are a-changin'. G Em Come writers and critics C G C/G Who prophesize with your pen G Em And keep your eyes wide C The chance won't come again G Em And don't speak too soon C G C/G For the wheel's still in spin G6/A Em7/A Bm7 And there's no tellin' who that it's namin'. G6/A Em7/A *) *) For these two chords, Dylan goes For the loser now one fret too high... Bm7/A Am7 Will be later to win G C /B Am G For the times they are a-changin'. G6 Em7/A Come mothers and fathers Bm7/A Am7 Throughout the land G6/A Em7/A And don't criticize Bm7/A Am7 What you can't understand G6/A Em7/A Your sons and your daughters Bm7/A Am7 Are beyond your command G C Am Your old road is rapidly agin'. G Em Get out of the new one C Am If you can't lend a hand G C Am G C/G For the times they are a-changin'. G6/A Em7/A Come senators, congressmen Bm7/A Am7 Please heed the call G Em Don't stand in the doorway C Am Don't block up the hall G Em He that gets hurt C G Will be he who has stalled G Em Am There's a battle outside and it's ragin' G6/A Em7/A It will soon shake your windows Bm7/A Am7 And rattle your walls G6/A Em7/A Bm7/A Am7 For the times they are a-changin'. (Harmonica solo, while the band sneaks in) GECG GEC GECG GEAm GECAm GCCAG G6/A Em7/A The line it is drawn Bm7/A Am7 And the curse it is cast G6/A Em7/A The slow one now Bm7/A Am7 Will later be fast G6/A Em7/A As the present now Bm7/A Am7 Will later be past G6/A Em7/A Bm7/A Am7 The order is rapidly fadin'. G6/A Em7/A And the first one now Bm7/A Am7 Will later be last G6/A Em7/A Bm7/A Am7 For the times they are a-changin'. (instrumental verse as above, this time with full band)