Chords for The Gits - A Change is Gonna Come
Tempo:
74.55 bpm
Chords used:
Am
G
Em
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I was born by the river, in a little old [Am] land.
And just like [Em] that river, I've been running ever since.
[G] Been a long, [Am] been a long time coming, [Em] but I know change is gonna [G] come.
Oh yes it is.
It's been too long living, oh I'm afraid to [A] die.
I don't know what's up [Em] there, beyond the clouds.
[G] It's been a long, [Am] it's been a long time coming, [Em] but I know change is gonna [G] come.
Oh yes it [Am] is.
And there was times, [G] when I asked my brother, my brother [Am] I said,
Brother, brother [Em] won't you help me, I'm at my [Am] knees, when you sent me down.
And [G] when I asked my mother, my dear sweet mother [A] I said,
Mother, [D] mother I'm down, on my knees, no.
[G]
[Am] Lord I was able, [E] somehow to carry on.
[G] It's been a long, [Am] it's been a long time [Em] coming, but I know change is gonna [G] come.
Oh yes it is.
And [Am] there was times, [G] when I asked my brother,
my [Am] brother I said, Mother, [E] mother won't you help [Em] me, I'm at my knees, [A] when [Am] you sent me down.
[G] And when I asked my little mother, my [A] mother I said,
Mother, [D] mother I'm down, on my knees, [G] no.
Lord I was able,
[Am] [E] somehow to carry on.
[G] It's been a long, [Am] it's been a long time coming, [Em] but I know change is gonna [G] come.
Oh yes it [Am] is.
And there was times, [G] when I [Am] asked my brother,
[Em] brother won't you help me, I'm [Am] at my knees, when you sent me down.
And when [G] I asked my mother, [A] my mother I said,
Mother, mother [D] I'm down, on my knees, [G] no.
Lord [Am] [Em] I was able, somehow to carry [G] on.
[Am] It's been a long time coming, [Em] but I know change is [G] gonna come.
Oh yes it is.
[Am] And I know, I know [Em] change is gonna come.
[Am] Yes and I know that you know that I know that you [Em] know that change is gonna come.
[Am] And I am so tired, so [Em] tired of saying it's gonna come.
[Am] Yes it is, well [G] change is gonna come.
And just like [Em] that river, I've been running ever since.
[G] Been a long, [Am] been a long time coming, [Em] but I know change is gonna [G] come.
Oh yes it is.
It's been too long living, oh I'm afraid to [A] die.
I don't know what's up [Em] there, beyond the clouds.
[G] It's been a long, [Am] it's been a long time coming, [Em] but I know change is gonna [G] come.
Oh yes it [Am] is.
And there was times, [G] when I asked my brother, my brother [Am] I said,
Brother, brother [Em] won't you help me, I'm at my [Am] knees, when you sent me down.
And [G] when I asked my mother, my dear sweet mother [A] I said,
Mother, [D] mother I'm down, on my knees, no.
[G]
[Am] Lord I was able, [E] somehow to carry on.
[G] It's been a long, [Am] it's been a long time [Em] coming, but I know change is gonna [G] come.
Oh yes it is.
And [Am] there was times, [G] when I asked my brother,
my [Am] brother I said, Mother, [E] mother won't you help [Em] me, I'm at my knees, [A] when [Am] you sent me down.
[G] And when I asked my little mother, my [A] mother I said,
Mother, [D] mother I'm down, on my knees, [G] no.
Lord I was able,
[Am] [E] somehow to carry on.
[G] It's been a long, [Am] it's been a long time coming, [Em] but I know change is gonna [G] come.
Oh yes it [Am] is.
And there was times, [G] when I [Am] asked my brother,
[Em] brother won't you help me, I'm [Am] at my knees, when you sent me down.
And when [G] I asked my mother, [A] my mother I said,
Mother, mother [D] I'm down, on my knees, [G] no.
Lord [Am] [Em] I was able, somehow to carry [G] on.
[Am] It's been a long time coming, [Em] but I know change is [G] gonna come.
Oh yes it is.
[Am] And I know, I know [Em] change is gonna come.
[Am] Yes and I know that you know that I know that you [Em] know that change is gonna come.
[Am] And I am so tired, so [Em] tired of saying it's gonna come.
[Am] Yes it is, well [G] change is gonna come.
Key:
Am
G
Em
A
D
Am
G
Em
I was born by the river, in a little old [Am] land.
And just like [Em] that river, I've been running ever since.
[G] Been a long, _ _ [Am] been a long time coming, [Em] but I know change is gonna [G] come.
Oh yes it is.
It's been too long living, oh I'm afraid to [A] die.
I don't know what's up [Em] there, beyond the clouds.
[G] It's been a long, _ _ [Am] it's been a long time coming, [Em] but I know change is gonna [G] come.
Oh yes it [Am] is.
And there was times, [G] when I asked my brother, my brother [Am] I said,
Brother, brother [Em] won't you help me, I'm at my _ [Am] knees, when you sent me down.
And [G] when I asked my mother, my dear sweet mother [A] I said,
Mother, [D] mother I'm down, on my knees, no.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] Lord I was able, _ [E] somehow to carry on.
[G] It's been a long, _ _ [Am] it's been a long time [Em] coming, but I know change is gonna [G] come.
Oh yes it is.
And [Am] there was times, [G] when I asked my brother,
my [Am] brother I said, Mother, [E] mother won't you help [Em] me, I'm at my knees, _ [A] when [Am] you sent me down.
[G] And when I asked my little mother, my [A] mother I said,
Mother, [D] mother I'm down, on my knees, [G] no.
Lord I was able, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] somehow to carry on.
[G] It's been a long, _ _ [Am] it's been a long time coming, [Em] but I know change is gonna [G] come.
Oh yes it [Am] is.
And there was times, [G] when I _ [Am] asked my brother,
[Em] brother won't you help me, I'm [Am] at my knees, when you sent me down.
And when [G] I asked my mother, [A] my mother I said,
Mother, mother [D] I'm down, on my knees, [G] _ _ _ _ _ no.
Lord _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] I was able, somehow to carry _ [G] _ on.
_ [Am] It's been a long time coming, [Em] but I know change is [G] gonna come.
Oh yes it is.
[Am] And I know, I know [Em] change is gonna come.
[Am] Yes and I know that you know that I know that you [Em] know that change is gonna come.
[Am] And I am so tired, so [Em] tired of saying it's gonna come.
[Am] Yes it is, well [G] change is gonna come. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And just like [Em] that river, I've been running ever since.
[G] Been a long, _ _ [Am] been a long time coming, [Em] but I know change is gonna [G] come.
Oh yes it is.
It's been too long living, oh I'm afraid to [A] die.
I don't know what's up [Em] there, beyond the clouds.
[G] It's been a long, _ _ [Am] it's been a long time coming, [Em] but I know change is gonna [G] come.
Oh yes it [Am] is.
And there was times, [G] when I asked my brother, my brother [Am] I said,
Brother, brother [Em] won't you help me, I'm at my _ [Am] knees, when you sent me down.
And [G] when I asked my mother, my dear sweet mother [A] I said,
Mother, [D] mother I'm down, on my knees, no.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] Lord I was able, _ [E] somehow to carry on.
[G] It's been a long, _ _ [Am] it's been a long time [Em] coming, but I know change is gonna [G] come.
Oh yes it is.
And [Am] there was times, [G] when I asked my brother,
my [Am] brother I said, Mother, [E] mother won't you help [Em] me, I'm at my knees, _ [A] when [Am] you sent me down.
[G] And when I asked my little mother, my [A] mother I said,
Mother, [D] mother I'm down, on my knees, [G] no.
Lord I was able, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] somehow to carry on.
[G] It's been a long, _ _ [Am] it's been a long time coming, [Em] but I know change is gonna [G] come.
Oh yes it [Am] is.
And there was times, [G] when I _ [Am] asked my brother,
[Em] brother won't you help me, I'm [Am] at my knees, when you sent me down.
And when [G] I asked my mother, [A] my mother I said,
Mother, mother [D] I'm down, on my knees, [G] _ _ _ _ _ no.
Lord _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] I was able, somehow to carry _ [G] _ on.
_ [Am] It's been a long time coming, [Em] but I know change is [G] gonna come.
Oh yes it is.
[Am] And I know, I know [Em] change is gonna come.
[Am] Yes and I know that you know that I know that you [Em] know that change is gonna come.
[Am] And I am so tired, so [Em] tired of saying it's gonna come.
[Am] Yes it is, well [G] change is gonna come. _
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