A change is gonna come (1964)
G - C - A - A7 - D7 G1. I was born by the river, in a little tent, Am - Em oh, and, just like that river, I've, been running, ever since. G Am Am - B7 It's been a long, a long time coming, but I kno ...w, Em G a change is gonna come, oh, yes, it will. G2. It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die,Am - Em 'cos I don't know what's out there, beyond the sky. G Am Am - B7 It's been a long, a long time coming, but I kno ..w, Em G a change is gonna come, oh, yes, it will. G3. I go to the movie and I go downtown,Am - Em somebody keep telling me, don't, hang around. G Am Am - B7 It's been a long, a long time coming, but I kno ..w, Em G a change is gonna come, oh, yes, it will. Am Em+ Then I go to my brother,Am Em
and I say, brother, help me, please,Am - Em
but he winds up, knockin' me,A7 D7 back down on my knees, oh ! G4. There been times when I thought, I couldn't last for long,Am - Em
but now I think I'm able to, carry on. G Am Am - B7 It's been a long, a long time coming, but I kno .. .w,Em G
a change is gonna come, oh, yes, it will.
(orig. = capo 3rd)
(Sam Cooke)