[Verse 1]
G Em C G
Come gather round skeptics, wherever you roam
G Em C D
Cuz it seems ideology's taken it's toll
G Em C G
Now that diverse opinions give way to control
G Am D
And the words that we are exchanging
D G D
Imply we should all simply stick to our roles
G C D G
But the times they are a changing
[Verse 2]
G Em C G
White protesters speaking with pride on behalf
G Em C D
Of people who's pigment is used to distract
G Em C G
From the unbelievably ironic fact
G Am D
These righteous protesters are racists
D G D
If you look in that mirror you won't like what looks back
G C D G
Cuz the times they are a changing
[Verse 3]
G Em C G
Women infantilized everyday
G Em C D
But not by the men who the feminists blame
G Em C G
But instead by the motto that constantly claims
G Am D
"The patriarchy is raging"
D G D
Oh suddenly I guess the draft ain't so great
G C D G
Cuz the times, they are a changing
[Verse 4]
G Em C G
Right wing and left wing now on the same side
G Em C D
To fight against those who would rather decide
G Em C G
That it's only their opinions that are right
G Am D
Our differences we are embracing
D G D
The lines have been redrawn here for the first time
G C D G
And the times they are a changing
[Verse 5]
G Em C G
Journalists, or should I just call you crooks
G Em C D
You peddled your oil for perceived greater goods
G Em C G
But our lives ain't decided by cults or by books
G Am D
Your regressive shackles are fading
D G D
Your righteous indignation's just a new fangled hood
G C D G
Oh, the times they are a changing