The Allman Brothers Band - A Change Is Gonna Come Chords
Tempo:
143.95 bpm
Chords used:
Am
Em
G
C
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm] [D]
[G] I was born in a little town
[Am]
Oh, I've been running
[Em]
ever since
[G] It's been a long, long [Am] time coming
[C] But I know [B] a change [Em] gonna come
[G]
[D]
It's [G] been too hard living
But I'm afraid to die
[Am]
I know somewhere [Em]
down the [G] sky
It's been a long, [Am] long time coming
[C] But I [B] know a [Em]
change gonna come
For [Am]
yesterday
I go to [Em] my brother
I
[G] [Am]
say, brother, help [Em] me please
[Am]
But he winds [Em]
up knocking me
[A]
Right down on [D] my knees
Ooh, ooh, ooh
There's [G] been times that I thought
[C] I [G] would last too long
[Am]
Now I know I'm able to [Em]
carry on
It's been a [G]
long, [Am] long time coming
[C] But I [B] know a [Em] change gonna come
[G] For yesterday
[D]
[G]
I go to my [Am]
brother
I say, [E]
[Em] brother, help me please
Ooh, ooh,
[G]
[Am]
[C]
[B] [Em]
[Ab] [Am]
[Em]
[Am]
[D] [Em]
[Am]
[Em]
[A]
[D]
ooh
There's [G] been times that I thought
I would last too long
[Am]
Now I know I'm able to [Em]
carry on
It's been [G] a long,
[Am] long time coming
[C] But I know [B] a change [Em] gonna come
[G] It's been a long,
[Am] long time [C] coming
But I [B] know a [Em] change gonna come
[C]
[Bb]
[Abm]
[G] I was born in a little town
[Am]
Oh, I've been running
[Em]
ever since
[G] It's been a long, long [Am] time coming
[C] But I know [B] a change [Em] gonna come
[G]
[D]
It's [G] been too hard living
But I'm afraid to die
[Am]
I know somewhere [Em]
down the [G] sky
It's been a long, [Am] long time coming
[C] But I [B] know a [Em]
change gonna come
For [Am]
yesterday
I go to [Em] my brother
I
[G] [Am]
say, brother, help [Em] me please
[Am]
But he winds [Em]
up knocking me
[A]
Right down on [D] my knees
Ooh, ooh, ooh
There's [G] been times that I thought
[C] I [G] would last too long
[Am]
Now I know I'm able to [Em]
carry on
It's been a [G]
long, [Am] long time coming
[C] But I [B] know a [Em] change gonna come
[G] For yesterday
[D]
[G]
I go to my [Am]
brother
I say, [E]
[Em] brother, help me please
Ooh, ooh,
[G]
[Am]
[C]
[B] [Em]
[Ab] [Am]
[Em]
[Am]
[D] [Em]
[Am]
[Em]
[A]
[D]
ooh
There's [G] been times that I thought
I would last too long
[Am]
Now I know I'm able to [Em]
carry on
It's been [G] a long,
[Am] long time coming
[C] But I know [B] a change [Em] gonna come
[G] It's been a long,
[Am] long time [C] coming
But I [B] know a [Em] change gonna come
[C]
[Bb]
[Abm]
Key:
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Em
G
C
D
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[Gm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] I was born _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ in a little town _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
Oh, I've been running _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ ever _ _ since
[G] It's been a long, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ long [Am] _ time coming
_ [C] But I know [B] a change [Em] gonna _ come
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _
It's _ _ [G] been _ too _ _ hard living
_ _ But I'm afraid _ _ _ to _ die
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ I know _ somewhere _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ down the [G] sky
It's been a _ long, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] long _ time coming
[C] But I [B] know a [Em]
change gonna _ come _
_ _ _ For [Am]
yesterday
_ _ I _ go _ to [Em] my brother
_ _ I _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ say, brother, _ _ help [Em] me _ _ _ _ please
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ But he winds _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ up knocking me
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Right down on _ _ [D] my _ knees
_ Ooh, ooh, ooh
There's [G] been times _ that I thought
[C] I [G] would _ _ _ last too _ long
_ _ [Am] _ _
_ Now I know I'm able _ to [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ carry on
It's been a [G]
long, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] long time coming
[C] But I [B] know a [Em] change gonna _ come _
_ _ _ [G] For yesterday
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I go to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ my _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ brother
I say, [E]
[Em] brother, help me please
Ooh, ooh, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ ooh
There's [G] been _ times that I thought _ _
I would _ last _ too _ _ long
[Am] _
_ Now I know I'm able _ _ to [Em] _ _ _ _ _
carry on
_ It's been [G] a _ long, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ long time coming
[C] But I know _ [B] a change [Em] gonna come _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] It's been a long, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ long time [C] coming
But I [B] know _ a _ [Em] change gonna come _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ [G] I was born _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ in a little town _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
Oh, I've been running _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ ever _ _ since
[G] It's been a long, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ long [Am] _ time coming
_ [C] But I know [B] a change [Em] gonna _ come
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _
It's _ _ [G] been _ too _ _ hard living
_ _ But I'm afraid _ _ _ to _ die
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ I know _ somewhere _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ down the [G] sky
It's been a _ long, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] long _ time coming
[C] But I [B] know a [Em]
change gonna _ come _
_ _ _ For [Am]
yesterday
_ _ I _ go _ to [Em] my brother
_ _ I _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ say, brother, _ _ help [Em] me _ _ _ _ please
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ But he winds _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ up knocking me
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Right down on _ _ [D] my _ knees
_ Ooh, ooh, ooh
There's [G] been times _ that I thought
[C] I [G] would _ _ _ last too _ long
_ _ [Am] _ _
_ Now I know I'm able _ to [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ carry on
It's been a [G]
long, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] long time coming
[C] But I [B] know a [Em] change gonna _ come _
_ _ _ [G] For yesterday
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I go to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ my _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ brother
I say, [E]
[Em] brother, help me please
Ooh, ooh, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ ooh
There's [G] been _ times that I thought _ _
I would _ last _ too _ _ long
[Am] _
_ Now I know I'm able _ _ to [Em] _ _ _ _ _
carry on
_ It's been [G] a _ long, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ long time coming
[C] But I know _ [B] a change [Em] gonna come _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] It's been a long, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ long time [C] coming
But I [B] know _ a _ [Em] change gonna come _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _