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