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As far as I can remember the chords and lyrics are something like:-
Chorus
C F C Dm
To everything, turn...
Am C F C G
There is a season, ...
F C Em Dm G7 C
And a time for every ...
1)
C G7 C A time to be born...
G7 C
A time to plant, a ...
G7 C
A time to kill, a time ...
F G7 C
A time to laugh, a ...
I think I originally got the chords from the Pete Seeger version so they
might not be quite right for The Byrds - especially the last line of the
verse. The timing for each verse has to be adjusted to fit the lyrics but
this should give you some idea - hopefully
Graeme Barrie, Musselburgh, Scotland via CIX, UK
TURN, TURN, TURN- The Byrds
Intro: C Dm F G C Dm F G C riff F G C riff F G
CHORUS:
C F C G
To everything, turn, ...
C F C G
There is a season, turn...
F Em Dm G7 C F C
And a time to every ...
C G7 C
A time to be born, a ...
G7 C
A time to plant, a ...
G7 C
A time to kill, a ...
F Em Dm G7 C
A time to laugh, a ......CHORUS
G Dm riff F G G Dm riff F G
riff (on A string): 0 2 3
NOTE: A slight change from the previous posting- I changed a few chords
and changed some words to make it more in line with the Byrds version.
(from Turn! Turn! Turn!, 1966)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)
Other versions of this song
- Turn Turn Turn (Ver2) (Chords)
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- Turn Turn Turn (Bass)
- Turn Turn Turn (Ver2) (Tabs)
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025