Bob Dylan - Changing Of The Guards

i wanted to submit the best way to play this song .

capo on the first fret :

G D Em
sixteen years ,
Am7 G/D D Em
sixteen banners united over the field
C D
where the good shepherd grieves .
Em Am7 G/D D
desperate men , desperate women divided ,
Em C D G
spreading their wings ’neath the falling leaves .

G D Em
fortune calls .
Am7 G/D D Em
i stepped forth from the shadows , to the marketplace ,
C D Em
merchants and thieves , hungry for power , my last deal gone down .
Am7 G/D D Em
she’s smelling sweet like the meadows where she was born ,
C D G
on midsummer’s eve , near the tower .

G D Em
the cold – blooded moon .
Am7 G/D D
the captain waits above the celebration
Em C D
sending his thoughts to a beloved maid
Em Am7 G/D D
whose ebony face is beyond communication .
Em C D G
the captain is down but still believing that his love will be repaid .

G D Em
they shaved her head .
Am7 G/D D
she was torn between jupiter and apollo .
Em C D
a messenger arrived with a black nightingale .
Em Am7 G/D D
i seen her on the stairs and i couldn’t help but follow ,
Em C D G
follow her down past the fountain where they lifted her veil .

G D Em
i stumbled to my feet .
Am7 G/D D
i rode past destruction in the ditches
Em C D
with the stitches still mending ’neath a heart – shaped tattoo .
Em Am7 G/D D
renegade priests and treacherous young witches
Em C D G
were handing out the flowers that i’d given to you .

G D Em
the palace of mirrors
Am7 G/D D
where dog soldiers are reflected ,
Em C D
the endless road and the wailing of chimes ,
Em Am7 G/D D
the empty rooms where her memory is protected ,
Em C D G
where the angels’ voices whisper to the souls of previous times .

G D Em
she wakes him up
Am7 G/D D
forty – eight hours later , the sun is breaking
Em C D
near broken chains , mountain laurel and rolling rocks .
Em Am7 G/D D
she’s begging to know what measures he now will be taking .
Em C D G
he’s pulling her down and she’s clutching on to his long golden locks .

G D Em
gentlemen , he said ,
Am7 G/D D Em
i don’t need your organization , i’ve shined your shoes ,
C D
i’ve moved your mountains and marked your cards
Em Am7 G/D D
but eden is burning , either brace yourself for elimination
Em C D G
or else your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards .

G D Em
peace will come
Am7 G/D D Em
with tranquility and splendor on the wheels of fire
C D Em
but will bring us no reward when her false idols fall
Am7 G/D D Em
and cruel death surrenders with its pale ghost retreating
C D G
between the king and the queen of swords .

repeat all verse chords to fade .

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