Chords for Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come(Slowed)
Tempo:
153.35 bpm
Chords used:
Abm
Gb
Ebm
B
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[Eb] [Db]
[B] [Abm]
[Gb] [E]
[D] [Db]
I was [Gb]
born by the river in a little tent.
[Abm]
Oh, and just like the river I've been running [Ebm]
ever since.
It's [Gb] been a long, a [Abm] long time coming, but I [B]
know [Bb] [Ebm] a change gonna come.
[Gb] Oh, yes it will.
[Ebm]
It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die.
[Abm]
I don't know what's up [Ebm] there beyond the sky.
It's been [Gb] a long, a [Abm] long time coming, but I [B]
[Bb] know [Ebm] a change gonna come.
Oh, yes it [Gb] will.
I go to the movies and I go downtown.
[Abm]
Somebody keep telling me [Ebm]
don't hang around.
It's been [Gb] a long, a [Abm] long time coming, but I [B]
[Bb] know [Ebm] a change gonna come.
[Gb] Oh, yes it will.
[Abm]
Then I go to [Ebm]
my brother
[Gb] [Abm]
and I say, brother, [B] help me [Ebm]
please.
[Abm]
But he winds [Ebm] up knocking me [Ab] back down on my [Db]
door.
[Gb] There have been times that I thought I couldn't last for long.
[Abm]
But now I think I'm able [Ebm] to carry on.
[Gb] It's been a long, a [Abm] long time coming, but I [B]
[Bb] know [Ebm] a change gonna come.
[Gb] Oh, yes it will.
[Eb] [Db]
[B] [Abm]
[Gb] [E]
[D] [Db]
I was [Gb]
born by the river in a little tent.
[Abm]
Oh, and just like the river I've been running [Ebm]
ever since.
It's [Gb] been a long, a [Abm] long time coming, but I [B]
know [Bb] [Ebm] a change gonna come.
[Gb] Oh, yes it will.
[Ebm]
It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die.
[Abm]
I don't know what's up [Ebm] there beyond the sky.
It's been [Gb] a long, a [Abm] long time coming, but I [B]
[Bb] know [Ebm] a change gonna come.
Oh, yes it [Gb] will.
I go to the movies and I go downtown.
[Abm]
Somebody keep telling me [Ebm]
don't hang around.
It's been [Gb] a long, a [Abm] long time coming, but I [B]
[Bb] know [Ebm] a change gonna come.
[Gb] Oh, yes it will.
[Abm]
Then I go to [Ebm]
my brother
[Gb] [Abm]
and I say, brother, [B] help me [Ebm]
please.
[Abm]
But he winds [Ebm] up knocking me [Ab] back down on my [Db]
door.
[Gb] There have been times that I thought I couldn't last for long.
[Abm]
But now I think I'm able [Ebm] to carry on.
[Gb] It's been a long, a [Abm] long time coming, but I [B]
[Bb] know [Ebm] a change gonna come.
[Gb] Oh, yes it will.
Key:
Abm
Gb
Ebm
B
Bb
Abm
Gb
Ebm
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I was [Gb]
born _ _ _ by the river _ _ in _ _ _ a little tent.
_ _ _ [Abm] _
Oh, and just _ like the river I've been running [Ebm] _ _
_ _ ever _ _ since.
It's [Gb] been a _ _ long, _ _ _ a [Abm] long time coming, but I [B] _
know [Bb] _ _ _ [Ebm] a change gonna _ come. _
_ _ _ [Gb] Oh, yes it will.
_ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ It's been _ too _ hard living, _ _ but I'm afraid _ to _ die.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ I don't know what's up _ _ [Ebm] there _ _ _ beyond the sky.
_ It's been [Gb] a _ _ _ long, _ _ _ _ a [Abm] long time coming, but I [B] _ _
[Bb] know _ _ [Ebm] a change gonna come. _ _
_ _ Oh, yes it [Gb] will.
_ I _ _ _ _ _ go _ _ to the movies _ _ and I _ go _ _ _ _ downtown.
_ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ Somebody keep telling me [Ebm] _ _ _
don't _ hang around.
_ It's been [Gb] a _ _ _ _ _ long, _ a [Abm] long time coming, but I [B] _ _
[Bb] know _ _ [Ebm] a change gonna _ come. _
_ _ [Gb] Oh, yes it will. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ Then I go _ to [Ebm] _
my brother _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ and I say, brother, [B] _ help me [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
please.
_ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ But he winds _ [Ebm] up _ _ _ _ _ knocking _ me _ _ [Ab] back _ _ _ down on _ my _ [Db] _ _
_ _ door. _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] There have been _ times that I thought I couldn't _ _ _ last for _ _ _ long.
[Abm] _ _ _
_ But now I think I'm able _ [Ebm] _ to _ _ carry on.
_ _ [Gb] It's been a _ long, _ _ _ _ _ a [Abm] long time coming, but I _ [B] _
[Bb] know _ _ [Ebm] a change gonna come. _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] Oh, yes it will. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I was [Gb]
born _ _ _ by the river _ _ in _ _ _ a little tent.
_ _ _ [Abm] _
Oh, and just _ like the river I've been running [Ebm] _ _
_ _ ever _ _ since.
It's [Gb] been a _ _ long, _ _ _ a [Abm] long time coming, but I [B] _
know [Bb] _ _ _ [Ebm] a change gonna _ come. _
_ _ _ [Gb] Oh, yes it will.
_ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ It's been _ too _ hard living, _ _ but I'm afraid _ to _ die.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ I don't know what's up _ _ [Ebm] there _ _ _ beyond the sky.
_ It's been [Gb] a _ _ _ long, _ _ _ _ a [Abm] long time coming, but I [B] _ _
[Bb] know _ _ [Ebm] a change gonna come. _ _
_ _ Oh, yes it [Gb] will.
_ I _ _ _ _ _ go _ _ to the movies _ _ and I _ go _ _ _ _ downtown.
_ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ Somebody keep telling me [Ebm] _ _ _
don't _ hang around.
_ It's been [Gb] a _ _ _ _ _ long, _ a [Abm] long time coming, but I [B] _ _
[Bb] know _ _ [Ebm] a change gonna _ come. _
_ _ [Gb] Oh, yes it will. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ Then I go _ to [Ebm] _
my brother _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ and I say, brother, [B] _ help me [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
please.
_ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ But he winds _ [Ebm] up _ _ _ _ _ knocking _ me _ _ [Ab] back _ _ _ down on _ my _ [Db] _ _
_ _ door. _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] There have been _ times that I thought I couldn't _ _ _ last for _ _ _ long.
[Abm] _ _ _
_ But now I think I'm able _ [Ebm] _ to _ _ carry on.
_ _ [Gb] It's been a _ long, _ _ _ _ _ a [Abm] long time coming, but I _ [B] _
[Bb] know _ _ [Ebm] a change gonna come. _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] Oh, yes it will. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _