Come C gather 'round Am people, wherFever you C roam
And adCmit that the Dm waters aFround you have G7 grown
And aCccept it that Am soon you'll be F drenched to the C bone
If your C time to Am you Is worth G saving G7
Then you F better start C swimming or you'll F sink like a G7 stone
For the C times Am they are a-G7cha -- G7--ang -- Cin'.
Come C writers and Am critics, who propheFsize with your C pen
And C keep your eyes Dm wide, the chance F won't come aG7gain
And C don't speak too Am soon, for the F wheel's still in C spin
And there's C no telling Am who that it's G naming . G7.
For the F loser C now will be F later to G7 win
For the C times Am they are a-G7cha -- G7--ang -- Cin'.
Come C senators, Am congressmen, F please heed the C call
Don't C stand in the Dm doorway, don't F block up the G7 hall
For C he that gets Am hurt will be F he who has C stalled
There's a C battle outAmside and it’s G raging . G7.
It'll F soon shake your C windows and F rattle your G7 walls
For the C times Am they are a-G7cha -- G7--ang -- Cin'.
Come C mothers and Am fathers, F throughout the C land
And C don't critDmicize what you F can't underG7stand
Your C sons and your Am daughters are F beyond your coCmmand
Your C old road is Am rapidly G aging . G7.
Please F get out the C new one if you F can't lend your G7 hand
For the C times Am they are a-G7cha -- G7--ang -- Cin'.
The C line it is Am drawn, the F curse it is C cast.
The C slow one Dm now will F later be G7 fast
As the C present Am now will F later be C past.
The C order is Am rapidly G fading G7
And the F first one C now will F later be G7 last
For the C times Am they are a-G7cha -- G7--ang -- Cin'.