...A CHANGE IS GONNA COME... by Sam Cooke
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*from 'Ain't That Good News' (1964)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bb)
Intro:
F9 Eb9 D7
Verse 1:
G
I was born by the river,
In a little tent,
Am7
Oh just like that river,
Em
I've, been running ever since.
G Am7
It's been a long, a long time coming,
C7 B7
But I know, oh-oo-oh,
Em G
A change is gonna come, oh yes it will.
Verse 2:
G
It's been too hard living,
But I'm afraid to die,
Am7
'Cos I don't know what's out there;
Em
Beyond the sky.
G Am7
It's been a long, a long time coming,
C7 B7
But I know, oh-oo-oh,
Em G
A change is gonna come, oh yes it will.
Verse 3:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sam_cooke/a_change_is_gonna_come_crd_ver_2.html ]
G
I go to the movie and I go downtown,
Am7
Somebody keep telling me,
Em
Don't, hang around.
G Am7
It's been a long, a long time coming,
C7 B7
But I know, oh-oo-oh,
Em G
A change is gonna come, oh yes it will.
Bridge:
Am7 G6
Then I go to see my brother,
Am7 Em
And I ask him to help me please.
Am7 Em
And he just winds up;
Knockin' me,
A9 D7
Back down on my knees, oh;
Verse 4:
G
There been times when I thought,
I couldn't last for long,
Am7
But now I think,
Em
I'm able to carry on.
G Am7
It's been a long, a long time coming,
C7 B7
But I know, oh-oo-oh,
Em G
A change is gonna come, oh yes it will.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G Am7 Em C7 B7 A9 D7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
