A Change Is Gonna Come Chords by Aaron Neville
Tempo:
111.75 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Cm
Eb
Ab
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm] [Ab] Oh, [G]
[Cm] I
[Fm]
[Eb] was born by the river, in a little tent.
[Fm] Oh, and just like the river I've been running in [Cm]
[Ab] ever since.
Oh, it's [Eb] been a long, a [Fm] long time coming.
[Ab] But I know, [G] [Cm]
change gonna follow,
[Bb] oh yes it [Eb]
will.
[Bb] [Eb] It's been two, oh eleven, oh, but I'm afraid to die.
[Fm]
I don't know what's up there, [Cm]
beyond [Ab] the sky.
[Bb] Oh, [Eb] it's been a long, a long [Fm] time coming.
[Ab] But I know, [G] [Cm]
change gonna follow,
[Bb] oh yes it [Eb]
will.
[Fm]
Oh, when I go to my [Cm]
brother, oh my brother, oh my brother.
[Fm] And I say, brother, help me [Cm]
please.
[Fm]
But he winds up [Cm]
knocking me.
Oh, [F]
right down on my, on [Bb] my knees.
And I, [Eb] just can't, stay long.
[Fm]
But now I think of me, to [Cm]
carry [Ab] on.
Oh, it's [Eb] been a long, a long, long time [Fm] coming.
But [Ab] I know, [G]
[Cm] change gonna follow, [Bb] oh yes it [Eb] will.
[Fm] Oh, it's been a long, a long, time coming.
Oh, [Ab] yes [G] it will.
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Cm] I
[Fm]
[Eb] was born by the river, in a little tent.
[Fm] Oh, and just like the river I've been running in [Cm]
[Ab] ever since.
Oh, it's [Eb] been a long, a [Fm] long time coming.
[Ab] But I know, [G] [Cm]
change gonna follow,
[Bb] oh yes it [Eb]
will.
[Bb] [Eb] It's been two, oh eleven, oh, but I'm afraid to die.
[Fm]
I don't know what's up there, [Cm]
beyond [Ab] the sky.
[Bb] Oh, [Eb] it's been a long, a long [Fm] time coming.
[Ab] But I know, [G] [Cm]
change gonna follow,
[Bb] oh yes it [Eb]
will.
[Fm]
Oh, when I go to my [Cm]
brother, oh my brother, oh my brother.
[Fm] And I say, brother, help me [Cm]
please.
[Fm]
But he winds up [Cm]
knocking me.
Oh, [F]
right down on my, on [Bb] my knees.
And I, [Eb] just can't, stay long.
[Fm]
But now I think of me, to [Cm]
carry [Ab] on.
Oh, it's [Eb] been a long, a long, long time [Fm] coming.
But [Ab] I know, [G]
[Cm] change gonna follow, [Bb] oh yes it [Eb] will.
[Fm] Oh, it's been a long, a long, time coming.
Oh, [Ab] yes [G] it will.
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb]
Key:
Fm
Cm
Eb
Ab
Bb
Fm
Cm
Eb
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] Oh, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ I _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Eb] was born _ by the river, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in a little tent.
_ _ [Fm] Oh, and just like the river I've been running _ in [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] ever since.
_ Oh, it's [Eb] been a long, _ _ _ a _ _ _ [Fm] long time coming.
_ _ [Ab] But I know, [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _
change gonna follow, _ _
_ _ [Bb] oh yes it [Eb]
will. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] It's been two, _ oh eleven, _ _ oh, _ _ _ but I'm afraid to die.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ I don't know what's up there, _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ beyond [Ab] the sky.
_ [Bb] Oh, [Eb] it's been a long, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a long [Fm] time coming.
_ _ _ [Ab] But I know, [G] _ _ _ [Cm]
change gonna follow, _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] oh yes it [Eb]
will. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
Oh, when I go _ _ _ to _ my [Cm]
brother, _ oh my brother, _ oh my brother.
_ [Fm] And _ _ I say, brother, _ _ help me [Cm] _
_ please. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ But he winds up _ _ _ _ [Cm]
knocking me. _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, [F] _
_ _ right down on my, _ on [Bb] my _ knees.
And I, _ _ _ _ [Eb] just can't, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ stay _ long.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ But now I think of me, _ _ to [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ carry [Ab] on.
_ _ Oh, it's [Eb] been a long, _ _ a long, _ _ _ _ long time [Fm] coming.
_ But [Ab] I _ know, [G] _ _ _
[Cm] change gonna _ _ follow, _ _ [Bb] oh yes it [Eb] will. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] Oh, it's been a long, a long, time coming.
Oh, [Ab] yes _ [G] it will.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ I _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Eb] was born _ by the river, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in a little tent.
_ _ [Fm] Oh, and just like the river I've been running _ in [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] ever since.
_ Oh, it's [Eb] been a long, _ _ _ a _ _ _ [Fm] long time coming.
_ _ [Ab] But I know, [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _
change gonna follow, _ _
_ _ [Bb] oh yes it [Eb]
will. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] It's been two, _ oh eleven, _ _ oh, _ _ _ but I'm afraid to die.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ I don't know what's up there, _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ beyond [Ab] the sky.
_ [Bb] Oh, [Eb] it's been a long, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a long [Fm] time coming.
_ _ _ [Ab] But I know, [G] _ _ _ [Cm]
change gonna follow, _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] oh yes it [Eb]
will. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
Oh, when I go _ _ _ to _ my [Cm]
brother, _ oh my brother, _ oh my brother.
_ [Fm] And _ _ I say, brother, _ _ help me [Cm] _
_ please. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ But he winds up _ _ _ _ [Cm]
knocking me. _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, [F] _
_ _ right down on my, _ on [Bb] my _ knees.
And I, _ _ _ _ [Eb] just can't, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ stay _ long.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ But now I think of me, _ _ to [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ carry [Ab] on.
_ _ Oh, it's [Eb] been a long, _ _ a long, _ _ _ _ long time [Fm] coming.
_ But [Ab] I _ know, [G] _ _ _
[Cm] change gonna _ _ follow, _ _ [Bb] oh yes it [Eb] will. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] Oh, it's been a long, a long, time coming.
Oh, [Ab] yes _ [G] it will.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _