Chords for Al Green - "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Concert for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Tempo:
147.8 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Cm

Gm

Eb

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Al Green - "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Concert for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame chords
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[Bm] [Bb] You look good [A] out there, baby.
[G]
[Dm] [Eb] [Bb]
[C] [Bb] [Ab]
[Gb]
[F]
[Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
And a little tint
[Cm] glows
just like the river
I've been running [Gm] ever since
[C] [Bb] it's
been a long a [Cm] long time coming
[Eb] but I [D] know [Gm] a change gonna come
[Bb] oh yes it will
look at here
it's been too hard
and I'm afraid [Cm] to [Bb] die
[Cm] look at here
cause I don't know what's up
[Gm] there
beyond the sky
[Bb]
it's been a long
I wish I could
come out there where you [Cm] are, baby
a long time [Eb] coming
but I [D] know
[Gm]
a change gonna come
oh [Bb] yes it will
look at here
let me say one more thing
I go to the movies
but
[Cm]
all I can hear
is somebody keep telling [Gm] me
oh boy don't hang around
[Bb] it's been a [Cm] long [Bb] a [Cm] long
everybody know what I'm [Eb] talking about
let me see you wave [D] your hand [Gm] oh yeah
I know a change gonna come
oh [Bb] yes it will
oh yes it will
but I've got to take my
time to say [Cm] this
then I go to [Bb] my brother yes sir
[Bm] [Cm] and I tell him
I said brother
[Gm] help me [F] please
help me [Gm] [Dm] please [Cm] but he
[Gm] winds up knocking me [C] he knocks
me back down
[F]
[Bb]
[Cm] somebody say [Bb] yeah
[Cm]
[Gm]
I'm able to count
[Bb] it's been a long a long
a [Cm] long time coming
[Eb] but I [D] know [Gm] a change gonna come
[Bb] oh yes it will
look at here
one [Cm] more time brother
then I go
to [Bb] my brother
somebody take your hand back
and forth like this
[Cm] everybody, everybody
you sitting in the first bathroom
[Gm] help me please
all over the auditorium tonight
all over the [Cm] hallelujah
but he winds [Gm] up
knocking me knocking me
I [C]
[F]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Gm]
[F]
[Bb]
[Cm] know
[Eb] [D]
that [Gm] a
change gonna [G] come
[Ab] oh [Am] [Gm] yes it [Bb] will
oh yes it will
yeah
somebody say yeah
back here in the meeting say yeah
oh yeah
[Eb]
[N]
Key:  
Bb
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Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
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To learn Al Green - A Change Is Gonna Come chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Cm, Bb, Cm, Gm, Bb, Cm, Eb and D in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 73 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 148. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Bb Major.

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_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Bb] You look good [A] out there, baby.
[G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ And a little tint
[Cm] _ _ _ glows
just _ like the river
I've been running _ [Gm] _ _ _ ever _ _ _ _ since
[C] _ [Bb] it's
been a _ _ long _ _ a _ [Cm] long time coming
[Eb] but I _ [D] know _ _ [Gm] a _ _ _ change gonna come _
[Bb] oh yes it will
look at here _ _ _ _
it's been too _ _ _ hard _ _ _
and I'm afraid _ [Cm] to _ [Bb] die _
_ _ [Cm] look at here
cause I don't know what's up _
[Gm] there _ _ _ _
beyond the sky
[Bb] _
_ it's been a long
_ _ I wish I could
come out there where you [Cm] are, baby
a long time [Eb] coming
but I [D] know _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _
a change gonna come
oh [Bb] yes it will
look at here
let me say one more thing
I go to _ _ the movies
but
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
all I can hear
is somebody keep telling [Gm] _ me _
oh boy don't hang around
[Bb] it's been a _ _ _ [Cm] long _ _ [Bb] a [Cm] long
everybody _ know what I'm [Eb] talking about
let me see you wave [D] your hand _ [Gm] oh yeah
I know a change gonna come _ _ _
oh [Bb] yes it will
oh yes it will
_ but I've got to take my
time to say [Cm] this
_ then _ _ I go _ _ to [Bb] my _ brother _ _ _ yes sir _
[Bm] [Cm] and _ _ _ I tell him
I said brother
[Gm] help me _ [F] please
help me [Gm] _ _ [Dm] please _ _ [Cm] but _ _ he _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ winds up _ _ knocking _ _ me _ [C] he knocks
me back down _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] somebody say [Bb] yeah _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ I'm able to count _ _ _
[Bb] it's been a _ long _ a long
a _ [Cm] long time coming
[Eb] but I _ [D] know _ _ [Gm] _ a _ _ change gonna come _
[Bb] oh yes it will _
_ look at here
one [Cm] more time brother _ _
then I go _
to [Bb] my brother _
somebody take your hand back
and forth like this
_ [Cm] _ _ everybody, everybody
you sitting in the first bathroom
[Gm] help me please
all over the auditorium tonight
all over the _ [Cm] hallelujah _ _
but he winds _ _ _ [Gm] up _ _ _ _
_ _ _ knocking me knocking me
I [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ know
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _
that [Gm] a _ _
change gonna _ _ [G] come
_ [Ab] oh [Am] _ [Gm] yes it [Bb] will _ _ _
oh yes it will
_ _ yeah
somebody say yeah _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ back here in the meeting say yeah _ _ _ _
_ oh yeah _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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