...A CHANGE IS GONNA COME... by Sam Cooke
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*from 'Ain't That Good News' (1964)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bb)
Intro:
F9 Eb9 D7
Verse 1:
G
I was born by the river, in a little tent,
Am7 Em
Oh, just like that river, I've, been running ever since.
G Am7 C7 B7
It's been a long, a long time coming, but I know, oh-oo-oh,
Em G
A change is gonna come, oh, yes it will.
Verse 2:
G
It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die,
Am7 Em
'Cos I don't know what's out there, beyond the sky.
G Am7 C7 B7
It's been a long, a long time coming, but I know, oh-oo-oh,
Em G
A change is gonna come, oh, yes it will.
Verse 3:
G
I go to the movie and I go downtown,
Am7 Em
Somebody keep telling me; don't, hang around.
G Am7 C7 B7
It's been a long, a long time coming, but I know, oh-oo-oh,
Em G
A change is gonna come, oh, yes it will.
Bridge:
Am7 G6
Then I go to see my brother,
Am7 Em
And I ask him to help me please.
Am7 Em
And he just winds up; knockin' me,
A9 D7
Back down on my knees, oh;
Verse 4:
G
There been times when I thought, I couldn't last for long,
Am7 Em
But now I think I'm able, to carry on.
G Am7
It's been a long, a long time coming,
G Am7 C7 B7
It's been a long, a long time coming, but I know, oh-oo-oh,
Em G
A change is gonna come, oh, yes it will.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G Am7 Em C7 B7 A9 D7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 x02013 022000 x32310 021202 5454xx xx0212
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)