Turn Turn Turn To Everything There Is A Season - The Byrds


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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]
          
  1 + 2 + 3 + 

       
4 +  1 + 2 + 3

   
 + 4 +
e|----0-0-----
B|3-----3-----
G|2-----0-----
D|0-----0-----
A|------x-----
E|------3-----

----|--------2
----|--------3
----|--------2
----|--------0
----|---------
2---|--0------

---0---|
---2---|
---2---|
---2---|
---0---|
-------|


G/F#  2-x-0-0-
G6    3-x-0-0-
Gmaj7 3-x-0-0-
A/F#  2-x-2-2-
Em7   0-2-2-0-

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


[Intro]
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[Chorus]
(    )     
  To everythin

         
g turn,  turn,

    
    turn
             
There is a sea

           
son, turn,  tu

     
rn,    turn
          
and a time to 

#          
every purpose 

              
under heaven


[Verse]
              
     A time to

             
 be born     a

         
 time to die
              
     A time to

             
 plant       a

          
 time to reap
              
     A time to

             
 kill        a

         
 time to heal
              
     A time to

     
 la -  augh   

          
   a ti- ime  

              
    to weep


[Chorus]
             
To everything 

         
turn,  turn,  

  
  turn
             
There is a sea

           
son, turn,  tu

     
rn,    turn
          
and a time to 

#          
every purpose 

              
under heaven


[Verse]
              
   A time to b

             
uild up       

              
  a time to br

    
eak down
             
   A time to d

              
ance          

             
  a time to mo

     
urn
             
   A time to c

             
ast away stone

            
s 
             
   A time to g

      
a -  ather    

          
sto-ones     t

         
ogether


[Chorus]
             
To everything 

         
turn,  turn,  

  
  turn
             
There is a sea

           
son, turn,  tu

     
rn,    turn
          
and a time to 

#          
every purpose 

              
under heaven


[Verse]
              
     A time of

             
 love         

          
a time of hate
              
     A time of

             
 war          

             
 a time of pea

    
ce
             
     A time yo

             
u may embrace 

            
 a time to  re

     
 -  frain   fr

           
o-om  embracin

  
g


[Solo]
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        2/4

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        2/4

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     (break) 

[Chorus]
             
To everything 

         
turn,  turn,  

  
  turn
             
There is a sea

           
son, turn,  tu

     
rn,    turn 
          
and a time to 

#          
every purpose 

              
under heaven


[Verse]
              
     A time to

             
 gain      a t

       
ime to lose
              
     A time to

             
 rend      a t

       
ime to sew
              
     A time fo

             
r love     a t

        
ime for hate
              
     A time fo

     
r pea - eace  

           
 I swear it's 

               
not too late


[Outro]
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(repeat and fade)


by kvalois

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