Changing of the Guards Chords by Bob Dylan
- Key: Ab
- BPM: 125
- Capo: no capo
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CHANGING OF THE GUARDS CHORDS
[Start] [Verse] Ab Fm ■ ■ Sixteen years Bbm Ab Eb Fm Sixteen ■ banners united ■ over the fields Db Eb Where the good shepherd grieves Fm Desperate men Bbm Ab Eb Desperate ■ women divided [Chorus] Fm Spreading their wings Db Eb Ab 'neath the falling ■ leaves Fm Fortune calls Ab Eb Fm I stepped forth from the shadows to the marketplace Db Eb Merchants and thieves hungry for power Fm My last deal gone down Bbm Ab Eb She's smelling sweet like the meadows Fm Where she was born Db Eb Ab On midsummer's eve near the tower [Inst] Eb Db Ab Eb Db Ab Eb Db ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ab Db Ab ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Fm The coldblooded moon Ab Eb The captain waits above the celebration Fm Sending his thoughts Db Eb To a beloved maid Fm Whose ebony face Ab Eb Is beyond communication Fm Db Eb Ab The captain is down but still believing that his love will be repaid Fm They shaved her head [Chorus] Ab Eb She was torn between Jupiter and Apollo Fm A messenger arrived Db Eb With a black nightingale Fm I seen her on the stairs Ab Eb Fm And I couldn't help but follow follow her down Db Eb Ab Past the fountain where they lifted her veil [Inst] Eb Db Ab Eb Db Ab ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Eb Db Ab ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Fm I stumbled to my feet Ab Eb I rode past destruction in the ditches Fm With the stitches still mending Db Eb 'neath a heartshaped tattoo Fm Renegade priests Ab Eb And treacherous young witches [Chorus] Fm Db Eb Ab Were handing out the flowers that I'd given to you Fm The palace of mirrors Ab Eb Where dog soldiers are reflected Fm The endless road Db Eb And the wailing of chimes Fm The empty rooms Ab Eb Where her memory is protected Fm Where the angel's voices whisper Db Eb Ab To the souls of previous times [Inst] Eb Db Ab Eb Db Ab ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Eb Db Ab ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Fm She wakes him ■ up Ab Eb Fortyeight hours later the sun is breaking Fm Near broken chains Db Eb Mountain laurel and rolling rocks Fm She's begging to ■ know Ab Eb What measures he now will be taking Fm He's pulling her down and she's clutching Db Eb Ab On to his long golden locks Fm Gentlemen he said [Chorus] Ab Eb I don't need your organization Fm I've shined your shoes Db Eb I've moved your mountains and marked your cards Fm But Eden is burning Ab Eb Either get ready for elimination Fm Or else your hearts must have the courage Db Eb Ab For the changing of the guards [Inst] Eb Db Ab Eb Db Ab ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Eb Db Eb Ab ■ ■ ■ ■ [Bridge] Fm Peace will come Ab Eb With tranquility and splendor Fm On the wheels of fire Db Eb But will offer no reward Fm When her false idols fall [Chorus] Ab Eb And cruel ■ death surrenders Fm With its pale ghost retreating Db Eb Ab Between the king and the queen of swords [Outro] Fm Ab Eb Fm Db Eb Fm Ab ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Eb Fm Db Eb Ab Eb Db Ab ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Eb Db Ab Eb Db Ab ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■