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The Gaslight Anthem's cover of Bob Dylan's Changing Of The Guards. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/dRsU-Q1tocE From the album "Chimes Of Freedom - The Songs Of Bob Dylan, Honoring 50 Years Of Amnesty International" Notes: 1. For the first Verse, chords are muted 2. Fingering variation for Interlude 2 - final A chord xx2225 3. In The Gaslight Anthem's recording, they omit the last verse, but it's included it here to have the complete song as written by Dylan. [Verse]
Sixteen F#myears, SixteenA banners uEnited over the F#mfields While the Dgood shepherd Egrieves Desperate F#mmen, despeArate women dEivided, Spreading their F#mwings 'neath the DfalEling Aleaves.
Fortune F#mcalls. I steppeAd forth from the Eshadows, to the marketF#mplace, Merchants and Dthieves, hungry for Epower, my last deal gone F#mdown. She's smellingA sweet like the Emeadows where she was F#mborn, On midsummer's Deve, Enear the tAower.
[Interlude 1] A E F#m D E F#m A E F#m e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|------2h3-2--------------|------2h3-2--------------|------2h3-2--------------| G|--2h4-------4-4~-2-2~----|--2h4-------4-4~-2-2~----|--2h4-------4-4~-2-2~----| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D E A D E A e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|--2-2-4p2-2----2~--------|--2-2-4p2-2----2~--------|-------------------------| D|------------h4-----------|------------h4-----------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| [Verse]
The cold-blooded F#mmoon. The captain Awaits above the celeEbration Sending his F#mthoughts to a Dbeloved Emaid Whose ebony F#mface is beyondA communiEcation. The captain is F#mdown but still believing that his Dlove will Ebe repaiAd.
They shaved her F#mhead. She was torn between AJupiter and ApolElo. A messenger F#marrived with a Dblack nightinEgale. I seen her on the F#mstairs and IA couldn't help but Efollow, Follow her F#mdown past the fountain where they DlifEted her Aveil.
[Interlude 1] A E F#m D E F#m A E F#m e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|------2h3-2--------------|------2h3-2--------------|------2h3-2--------------| G|--2h4-------4-4~-2-2~----|--2h4-------4-4~-2-2~----|--2h4-------4-4~-2-2~----| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D E A D E A e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|--2-2-4p2-2----2~--------|--2-2-4p2-2----2~--------|-------------------------| D|------------h4-----------|------------h4-----------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| [Verse]
I stumbled to my F#mfeet. I rode past Adestruction in the Editches With the F#mstitches still mending 'neath a Dheart-shaped tatEtoo. Renegade F#mpriests and Atreacherous young witEches Were F#mhanding out the flowers that I'dD givEen to Ayou.
The palace of F#mmirrors Where dog Asoldiers are reEflected, The endless F#mroad and the Dwailing of Echimes, The empty F#mrooms where her Amemory is proEtected, Where the F#mangels' voices whisper to the Dsouls of Eprevious tAimes.
[Interlude 1] A E F#m D E F#m A E F#m e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|------2h3-2--------------|------2h3-2--------------|------2h3-2--------------| G|--2h4-------4-4~-2-2~----|--2h4-------4-4~-2-2~----|--2h4-------4-4~-2-2~----| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D E A D E A e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|--2-2-4p2-2----2~--------|--2-2-4p2-2----2~--------|-------------------------| D|------------h4-----------|------------h4-----------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| [Interlude 2] A E F#m D E F#m A E F#m e|-------------------------|-----------------2-------|-------------------------| B|------2h3-2--------------|------2h3-2--5-5~-5------|------2h3-2--------------| G|--2h4-------4-4~-2-2~----|--2h4--------------------|--2h4-------4-4~-2-2~----| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D E A D E A e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|--2-2-4p2-2----2~--------|--2-2-4p2-2----2~--------|-------------------------| D|------------h4-----------|------------h4-----------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| [Verse]
She wakes him F#mup Forty-eight hours Alater, the sun is Ebreaking Near broken F#mchains, mountain laDurel and rolling Erocks. She's begging to F#mknow what measAures he now will be Etaking He's pulling her F#mdown and she's clutching on to hiDs long Egolden Alocks.
Gentlemen, he F#msaid, I don't Aneed your organiEzation, I've shined your F#mshoes, I've moved your Dmountains and marked your Ecards But Eden is burF#mning, either get bravAe for elimiEnation Or else your hF#mearts must have the courage for the Dchanging Eof the gAuards.
[Outro -- Interlude 1, Interlude 2] [The following verse from Dylan's original is omitted from The Gaslight Anthem's recording]
Peace will F#mcome With tranAquility and Esplendor on the wheels of F#mfire But will Doffer no reEward when her false idols F#mfall And Acruel death surErenders with its F#mpale ghost retreating Between the DKing and the EQueen of SwoArds.