The Time They Are A Changin' Chords

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The Time They Are A Changin' by Pearl Jam is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C9, Am, D, D2/C, G/B and D/A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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  			Intro: G 

     G              
Come gather 'round people 
 C9          G  
Wherever you roam 
                  
And admit that the waters 
 Am              D 
Around you have grown 
      G             
And accept it that soon 
      C9                   G 
You'll be drenched to the bone. 
        G        
If your time to you 
         D 
Is worth savin' 
         D            D2/C 
Then you better start swimmin' 
          G/B         D/A 
Or you'll sink like a stone 
 
        G     C9          D   G 
For the times they are a-changin'.

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante