A Change Is Gonna Come Chords

A Change Is Gonna Come chords *
Sam Cooke  1964
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Change_Is_Gonna_Come
 
Capo III
 
G
 
      G                       Em
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           Em
It's been a long, a long time coming,
      C           B7
but I know, oh-oo-oh,
               Em        G           Em
a change gonna come, oh, yes it will
 
          G                         Em           Am
It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die,
                                Em
I don't know what's up there; beyond the sky.
 
            G    Am           Em
It's been a long, a long time coming,
      C           B7
but I know, oh-oo-oh,
               Em        G           Em
a change gonna come, oh, yes it will
 
  G                      Em          Am
I go to the movie, and I go downtown,
                          Em
somebody keep telling me; don't, hang around.
 
            G    Am           Em
It's been a long, a long time coming,
      C           B7
but I know, oh-oo-oh,
                  Em        G           Em Em Am
a change is gonna come, oh, yes it will
 
                Em       Am
Then I go to my brother,
                           Em  G    Am
and I say “brother help me please”.
                     Em           Em Em Am
And he just winds up; knocking me,
          A7    D7
back down on my knees
 
               G                                Em            Am
Oh, there been times when I thought, I couldn't last for long,
                             Em
but now I think, I'm able to carry on.
 
            G    Am           Em
It's been a long, a long time coming,
      C           B7
but I know, oh-oo-oh,
               Em        G          Em  G
a change gonna come, oh, yes it will
 
* Alternate:
 
Open
 
G  = Bb
Em = Gm
Am = Cm
C  = Eb
B7 = D7
A7 = C7
D7 = F7
 
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