{"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":14855,"song":"Changing Of The Guards","artist":"Bob Dylan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/14855-changing-of-the-guards-chords-by-bob-dylan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/14855?type=chord","rating":4.72285,"votes":67,"content":"[Intro]\r\n  \r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch] [ch]Eb/G[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nSixteen years,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Ab[/ch]        [ch]Eb[/ch]             [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nSixteen banners united over the fields[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Db[/ch]            [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWhile the good shepherd grieves[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Fm[/ch]        [ch]Ab[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nDesperate men, desperate women divided,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Fm[/ch]               [ch]Db[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nSpreading their wings 'neath the falling leaves.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch] [ch]Eb/G[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nFortune calls.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Ab[/ch]               [ch]Eb[/ch]                    [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nI stepped forth from the shadows, to the marketplace,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Db[/ch]                  [ch]Eb[/ch]                       [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nMerchants and thieves, hungry for power, my last deal gone down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Eb[/ch]                    [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nShe's smelling sweet like the meadows where she was born,[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Db[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]        [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nOn midsummer's eve, near the tower.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Eb/G[/ch]    [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nThe cold-blooded moon.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Ab[/ch]                  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nThe captain waits above the celebration[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fm[/ch]            [ch]Db[/ch]      [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nSending his thoughts to a beloved maid[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fm[/ch]            [ch]Ab[/ch]      [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWhose ebony face is beyond communication.[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Fm[/ch]                                [ch]Db[/ch]        [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nThe captain is down but still believing that his love will be repaid.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nThey shaved her head.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nShe was torn between Jupiter and Apollo.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fm[/ch]             [ch]Db[/ch]           [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nA messenger arrived with a black nightingale.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Ab[/ch]                 [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nI seen her on the stairs and I couldn't help but follow,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Fm[/ch]                                [ch]Db[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nFollow her down past the fountain where they lifted her veil.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Ab[/ch]       [ch]Eb/G[/ch]  [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nI stumbled to my feet.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Ab[/ch]                 [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nI rode past destruction in the ditches[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Fm[/ch]                              [ch]Db[/ch]              [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWith the stitches still mending 'neath a heart-shaped tattoo.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Ab[/ch]                   [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nRenegade priests and treacherous young witches[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fm[/ch]                              [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nWere handing out the flowers that I'd given to you.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nThe palace of mirrors[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab[/ch]             [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWhere dog soldiers are reflected,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fm[/ch]           [ch]Db[/ch]         [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nThe endless road and the wailing of chimes,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Fm[/ch]              [ch]Ab[/ch]           [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nThe empty rooms where her memory is protected,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Fm[/ch]                            [ch]Db[/ch]       [ch]Eb[/ch]         [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nWhere the angels' voices whisper to the souls of previous times.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ab[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nShe wakes him up[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Ab[/ch]                [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nForty-eight hours later, the sun is breaking[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fm[/ch]                 [ch]Db[/ch]               [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nNear broken chains, mountain laurel and rolling rocks.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Fm[/ch]            [ch]Ab[/ch]                  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nShe's begging to know what measures he now will be taking[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Fm[/ch]                               [ch]Db[/ch]     [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Ab[/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\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nGentlemen, he said,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Eb[/ch]                       [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nI don't need your organization, I've shined your shoes,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Db[/ch]                        [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nI've moved your mountains and marked your cards[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Fm[/ch]                   [ch]Ab[/ch]         [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nBut Eden is burning, either get brave for elimination[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Fm[/ch]                                  [ch]Db[/ch]       [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nOr else your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 9]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nPeace will come[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Ab[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]                        [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nWith tranquility and splendor on the wheels of fire[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Db[/ch]         [ch]Eb[/ch]                        [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nBut will offer no reward when her false idols fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ab[/ch]             [ch]Eb[/ch]               [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nAnd cruel death surrenders with its pale ghost retreating[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Db[/ch]           [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nBetween the King and the Queen of Swords.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Ending]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]     [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nFm...[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nThe \"Interlude\" (that the sax plays) is:\r\n\r\n           [ch]Ab[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Db[/ch]                          [ch]Ab[/ch]           \r\n\r\n[tab]E -6-8-9-8-8~----6-6~----4-4~--(repeat 3 times)---||-6p4-4---4~--||\r\nB ------------------------------------------------||-------6-----||\r\nG ------------------------------------------------||-------------||\r\nD ------------------------------------------------||-------------||\r\nA ------------------------------------------------||-------------||\r\nE ------------------------------------------------||-------------||[/tab]\r\n\r\n********************************************\r\n\r\np = Pull-off\r\n\r\n********************************************","plain_text":"[Intro]\n  \nAb\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\nAb   Eb    Db\nAb   Eb    Db\nAb   Eb    Db\nAb\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\nAb   Eb    Db\nAb   Eb    Db\nAb   Eb    Db\nAb\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\nAb   Eb    Db\nAb   Eb    Db\nAb   Eb    Db\nAb\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\nAb   Eb    Db\nAb   Eb    Db\nAb   Eb    Db\nAb\n\n[Verse 9]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Ending]\n\n\n\n\nThe \"Interlude\" (that the sax plays) is:\n\n           Ab    Eb      Db                          Ab           \n\n\n\n********************************************\n\np = Pull-off\n\n********************************************","chords":["Ab","Eb/G","Fm","Eb","Db","A","E","B","G","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]}}}