{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":155969,"song":"Changing Of The Guards","artist":"Bob Dylan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11215517-changing-of-the-guards-chords-by-bob-dylan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/155969?type=chord","rating":4.96655,"votes":139,"content":"Capo 1\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSixteen years,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSixteen banners united over the field[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhere a good Shepard grieves.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDesperate men, desperate women divided[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSpreading their wings 'neath the falling leaves[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFortune calls[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI stepped forth from the shadows, to the marketplace,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMerchants and thieves, hungry for power, my last deal gone down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShe's smelling sweet like the meadows where she was born[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn midsummer's eve, near the tower[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe cold-blooded moon[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe captain waits above the celebration[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSending his thoughts to a beloved maid[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhose ebony face is beyond communication[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nhe captain is down but still believing that his love will be repaid[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThey shaved her head[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe was torn between Jupiter and Apollo[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA messenger arrived with a black nightingale[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI seen her on the stairs and I couldn't help but follow[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFollow her down past the fountain where they lifted her veil[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI stumbled to my feet[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI rode past the destruction in the ditches[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith the stitches still mending 'neath the heart shaped tattoo.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRenegade priests and treacherous young witches[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWere handing out the flowers that I'd given to you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe palace of mirrors[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhere dog solders are reflected,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe endless road and the wailing of chimes[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe empty rooms where her memory is protected[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhere the angels' voices whisper to the souls of previous times[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShe wakes him up[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nForty-eight hours later, the sun is breaking[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNear broken chains, mountain laurel and rolling rock.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe's begging to know  what measures he now will be taking.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Em[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's pulling her down and she's clutching on to his long golden locks[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nGentlemen, he said,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI don't need your organization, I've shined your shoes,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've moved your mountains, and marked your cards[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut Eden is burning, either get ready for elimination[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOr else your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 9]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPeace will come[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith tranquility and splendor on the wheels of fire[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut will offer no reward when her false idols fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd cruel death surrenders with it's pale ghosts retreating[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBetween the King and Queen of Swords[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"Capo 1\n\n[Intro]\nG\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nG D C\nG D C\nG D C D\nG Gsus4 G\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nG D C\nG D C\nG D C D\nG Gsus4 G\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nG D C\nG D C\nG D C D\nG Gsus4 G\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 9]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nEm\nG D Em\nC D Em\nG D Em\nC D G\n\nG D C\nG D C\nG D C D\nG Gsus4 G","chords":["G","D","Em","C","Gsus4","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}