Song facts: “The Times They Are A-Changin” was influenced by Irish and Scottish ballads. Bob Dylan purposefully wrote this song to create an anthem for the changing times.

Harmonica type: diatonic

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

SOLO 
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