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Runrig – The Times They Are A Changin’ Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of The Times They Are A Changin’ by Runrig on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G5 C G5 G5 C G5
G5 C G5 G5 C G5

[Verse 1]
G5 Em C G5
Come gather ’round people wherever you roam,
Em C D
and admit that the waters around you have grown,
G5 Em C G5
and accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone
Am D
if your time to you is worth savin’
Cadd9
then you better start swimmin’
G/B D/A
or you’ll sink like a stone
G5 D G5
for the times they are a-changin’
G5 C G5 G5 C G5

[Verse 2]
G5 Em C G5
Come writers and critics who prophecise with your pen
Em C D
and keep your eyes wide,the chance won’t come again,
G5 Em C G5
and don’t speak too soon,for the wheel’s still in spin
Am D
and there’s no tellin’ who that it’s namin’
Cadd9
for the loser now
G/B D/A
will be later to win
G5 C D G5
for the times they are a-changin’
G5 C G5
G5 Cadd9 G/B
D/A D/A

[Verse 3]
G5 Em C G5
Come senators, congressmen,please heed the call
Em C D
don’t stand in the doorway,don’t block the hall,
G5 Em C G5
for he that’ gets hurt,will be he who has stalled,
Am D
there’s a battle outside and it’s ragin’
Cadd9
it’ll soon shake your windows
G/B D/A
and rattle your walls
G5 C D Em
for the times they are a-changin’

D C G A
G5 D Cadd9 D G5
G5 D Cadd9 D G5
D C G A
D C G A
G5 C G5
G5 C G5

[Verse 4]
G5 Em C G5
Come mothers and fathers,throughout the land,
Em C D
and don’t criticize what you can’t understand
G5 Em C G5
your sons and your daughters are beyond your command,
Am D
your old road is rapidly agin’,
Cadd9
please get out of the new one
G/B D/A
if you can’t lend your hand
G5 D G5
for the times they are a-changin’
G5 Em C G5

[Verse 5]
Em C G5
The line it is drawn,the curse it is cast,
Em C D
the slow one now will later be fast,
G5 Em C G5
as the present now will later be past
Am D
the order is rapidly fadin’
Cadd9
and the first one now
G/B D/A
will later be last
G5 Em D G5
for the times they are a-changin’

[Outro]
G5 Em C D
G5 Em C D
G5 Em C D
G5 Em C D
G

How to play The Times They Are A Changin’: key, chords and progression

The Times They Are A Changin’ by Runrig sits in G major (one sharp: F♯), and you need 10 chords to play it: G5, C, Em, D, Am, Cadd9, G/B, D/A, G and A.

The backbone of the song is G5 – Em – C – G5 (I – vi – IV – I in G major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.