A CHANGE IS GONNA COME | [A] . . . . . | . . . . . . | . . . . . . | . . . . . . | I was born by the river in a little tent | [Bm] . . . . . | . . . . . . | [F#m] . . . . . | . . . . . . | And just like that river I've been running ever since | [A] . . . . . | . . . . . . | [Bm]. . . . . . | [D] . . [C#m] . . | It's been a long a long time coming, But I know | [F#m] . . . . . | . . . . . . | [A] . . . . . | . . . . . . | a change is gonna come, oh yes it will | [A] . . . . . | . . . . . . | . . . . . . | . . . . . . | It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die | [Bm] . . . . . | . . . . . . | [F#m] . . . . . | . . . . . . | Cos I don't know what's out there beyond the sky | [A] . . . . . | . . . . . . | [Bm]. . . . . . | [D] . . [C#m] . . | It's been a long a long time coming, But I know | [F#m] . . . . . | . . . . . . | [A] . . . . . | . . . . . . | a change is gonna come, oh yes it will | [A] . . . . . | . . . . . . | . . . . . . | . . . . . . | Now I go to the movies, and I go downtown, | [Bm] . . . . . | . . . . . . | [F#m] . . . . . | . . . . . . | Somebody keep telling me don't hang around, | [A] . . . . . | . . . . . . | [Bm]. . . . . . | [D] . . [C#m] . . | It's been a long a long time coming, But I know | [F#m] . . . . . | . . . . . . | [A] . . . . . | . . . . . . | a change is gonna come, oh yes it will | [Bm] . . . . . | . . . . . . | [F#m] . . . . . | . . . . . . | And then I go to my brother | [Bm] . . . . . | . . . . . . | [F#m] . . . . . | . . . . . . | And I ask him to help me please | [Bm] . . . . . | . . . . . . | [F#m] . . . . . | . . . . . . | But he winds up knockin' me | [B7] . . . . . | . . . . . . | [E] . . . . . | - . . . . . | Back down on my knees | [A] . . . . . | . . . . . . | . . . . . . | . . . . . . | There've been times I thought I couldn't last for long | [Bm] . . . . . | . . . . . . | [F#m] . . . . . | . . . . . . | But now I think I'm able to carry on | [A] . . . . . | . . . . . . | [Bm]. . . . . . | [D] . . [C#m] . . | It's been a long a long time coming, But I know | [F#m] . . . . . | . . . . . . | [Bm] . . . . . | [D] . . [C#m] . . | a change is gonna come, oh yes it will | [F#m] . . . . . | . . . . . . | [Bm] . . . . . | [D] . . [C#m] . . | [F#m] a change is gonna come, oh yes it will