Changing of the Guards Bob Dylan
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Capo on the first fret:
[G]Sixt[D]een ye[Em]ars,
[Am7]Sixteen [G/D]banners united[D] over the field[Em]
Where the good [C]shepherd grieves.[D]
Desperate men, de[Em]spera[Am7]te women di[G/D]vided,[D]
Spreading their wings 'n[Em]eath the falling leave[C]s.[D] [G]
[G]Fort[D]une cal[Em]ls.
[Am7]I stepped fo[G/D]rth from the shadows[D], to the marketplace,[Em]
Merchants and thieves, [C]hungry for power, my last de[D]al gone down.[Em]
[Am7]She's smelling swe[G/D]et like the meadow[D]s where she was born,[Em]
On midsummer's eve, near th[C]e towe[D]r.[G]
[G]The cold-bloo[D]ded moon.[Em]
The cap[Am7]tain wait[G/D]s above the celebration[D]
Sending his though[Em]ts to a beloved mai[C]d[D]
Whose ebony face is [Em]beyon[Am7]d co[G/D]mmunication.[D]
The captain is down bu[Em]t still believing that his love will be repaid[C].[D] [G]
They sh[G]aved her he[D]ad.[Em]
She was torn [Am7]between Jupiter [G/D]and Apollo.[D]
A messenger arrived w[Em]ith a black nightin[C]gale.[D]
I seen her on the stairs an[Em]d I coul[Am7]dn't[G/D] help but follow,[D]
Follow her down[Em] past the fountain where they lifted her veil.[C] [D] [G]
[G]I stumbled to [D]my feet.[Em]
I r[Am7]ode past destr[G/D]uction in the ditches[D]
With the stitch[Em]es still mending 'neath a heart-shaped ta[C]ttoo.[D]
Renegade priest[Em]s and tre[Am7]ache[G/D]rous young witches[D]
Were handi[Em]ng out the flowers that I'd given to you.[C] [D] [G]
The pal[G]ace of mir[D]ror[Em]s
[Am7]Where dog so[G/D]ldiers are reflec[D]ted,
The endless road a[Em]nd the wailing o[C]f chimes,[D]
The empty rooms [Em]where her[Am7] memory is [G/D]protected,[D]
Where the angels[Em]' voices whisper to the souls of previous[C] times.[D] [G]
She wa[G]kes him u[D]p[Em]
Forty-eigh[Am7]t hours later,[G/D] the sun is breaking[D]
Near broken chains, m[Em]ountain laurel and rol[C]ling rocks.[D]
She's begging to know what[Em] measure[Am7]s he[G/D] now will be taking.[D]
He's pulling her down and[Em] she's clutching on to his long golden locks.[C] [D] [G]
[G]Gentleme[D]n, he said,[Em]
[Am7]I don't n[G/D]eed your organizati[D]on, I've shined your shoes,[Em]
I've moved your mountain[C]s and marked your cards[D]
But Eden is burnin[Em]g, either brace yours[Am7]elf for elimina[G/D]tion[D]
Or else your hearts [Em]must have the courage for the changing of the guard[C]s.[D] [G]
[G]Peace wi[D]ll co[Em]me
[Am7]With tranquil[G/D]ity and splen[D]dor on the wheels of fire[Em]
But will bring us[C] no reward wh[D]en her false idols fall[Em]
[Am7]And [G/D]cruel death surr[D]enders with its pale ghost [Em]retreating
Between the King an[C]d the Queen of Sw[D]ords.[G]
Repeat all verse chords to fade.
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