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Turn Turn Turn To Everything There Is A Season by The Byrds - Guitar Chords

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            There are 12-string guitars used on this recording. The tab and the chords suggested below 
are a reading for a campfire 6-string accompaniment trying to recreate the general feel and
incorporating some of the harmonies into the guitar voicing.


[Intro] / [Outro]
  D5    G6    G/F#   Em    D   A
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-0---------|--------2---0---|
B|3-----3---------|--------3---2---|
G|2-----0---------|--------2---2---|
D|0-----0---------|--------0---2---|
A|------x---------|------------0---|
E|------3-----2---|--0-------------|


G/F#  2-x-0-0-x-x - might also be played as D/F# (2-x-0-2-3-x) in the first two lines of the chorus
G6    3-x-0-0-3-0
Gmaj7 3-x-0-0-0-2
A/F#  2-x-2-2-2-0
Em7   0-2-2-0-3-0


[Intro]
| D5  G6 G/F# |  Em D A |
| D5  G6 G/F# |  Em D A |
| D5  G6 G/F# |  Em D A |
| D5  G6 G/F# |  Em D A |


[Chorus]
( D  A )  D     G      G/F#     A
  To everything turn,  turn,    turn
           D       G      G/F#     A
There is a season, turn,  turn,    turn
     G     G/F#     Em     A      D      Dsus4 Dsus2 D
and a time to every purpose under heaven


[Verse]
                  A                  D
     A time to be born     a time to die
               A                     D 
     A time to plant       a time to reap
               A                     D
     A time to kill        a time to heal
               Gmaj7 A/F#        Em7 A           D     Dsus4 Dsus2 D
     A time to la -  augh      a ti- ime      to weep


[Chorus]
        D     G      G/F#     A
To everything turn,  turn,    turn
           D       G      G/F#     A
There is a season, turn,  turn,    turn
     G     G/F#     Em     A      D      Dsus4 Dsus2 D
and a time to every purpose under heaven


[Verse]
                   A                          D
   A time to build up         a time to break down
             A                          D     Dsus2 D
   A time to dance            a time to mourn
   A                   D                
   A time to cast away stones 
             Gmaj7 A/F#     Em7 A          D      Dsus4 Dsus2 D
   A time to ga -  ather    sto-ones     together


[Chorus]
        D     G      G/F#     A
To everything turn,  turn,    turn
           D       G      G/F#     A
There is a season, turn,  turn,    turn
     G     G/F#     Em     A      D      Dsus4 Dsus2 D
and a time to every purpose under heaven


[Verse]
               A                      D
     A time of love         a time of hate
               A                       D     Dsus2 D
     A time of war           a time of peace
     A                D                 Gmaj7 A/F#    Em7 A     D     Dsus4 Dsus2 D
     A time you may embrace  a time to  re -  frain   fro-om  embracing


[Solo]
| D G | G/F# | A |
        2/4
| D G | G/F# | A |
        2/4
| G G/F# | Em A | D   Dsus4 Dsus2 | D |
| A | D | A | D |
| A | D | Gmaj7 A/F# | Em7 A | D   Dsus4 Dsus2 |  D  |
                                               (break) 

[Chorus]
        D     G      G/F#     A
To everything turn,  turn,    turn
           D       G      G/F#     A
There is a season, turn,  turn,    turn 
     G     G/F#     Em     A      D      Dsus4 Dsus2 D
and a time to every purpose under heaven


[Verse]
               A                   D
     A time to gain      a time to lose
               A                   D
     A time to rend      a time to sew
                A                   D
     A time for love     a time for hate
                Gmaj7 A/F#     Em7        A       D      Dsus4 Dsus2 D
     A time for pea - eace   I swear it's not too late


[Outro]
| D5  G6 G/F# |  Em D A |
| D5  G6 G/F# |  Em D A |

(repeat and fade)


by kvalois 
        

We also have 35 songs by The Byrds

• All I Really Want To Do
• Ballad Of Easy Rider
• Chimes Of Freedom
• Drug Store Truck Drivin Man
• Eight Miles High
• Everybodys Been Burned
• Feel A Whole Lot Better
• Glory Glory
• Goin Back
• Have You Seen Her Face
• He Was A Friend Of Mine
• Here Without You
• Hickory Wind
• I Am A Pilgrim
• Ill Feel A Whole Lot Better
• It Wont Be Wrong
• Its All Over Now Baby Blue
• Lay Down Your Weary Tune
• Mr Spaceman
• Mr Tambourine Man
• My Back Pages
• Oil In My Lamp
• So You Want To Be A Rock N Roll Star
• The Bells Of Rhymney
• The Christian Life
• The Times They Are A Changin
• This Wheels On Fire
• Triad
• Turn Turn Turn To Everything There Is A Season
• Wasnt Born To Follow
• Well Meet Again
• Wild Mountain Thyme
• You Aint Goin Nowhere
• You Dont Miss Your Water
• Youre Still On My Mind

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