Capo: 3

...A CHANGE IS GONNA COME... by Sam Cooke ----------------------------............. *from 'Ain't That Good News' (1964)* *CAPO 3rd FRET* (Original Key: Bb) Intro: F9 Eb9, D7 Verse 1:

I was ^Gborn by the river, in a little tent, Oh and,^Am7 just like that river, I've, been running,^Em ever since. It's been a ^Glong... a ^Am7long time coming, but I ^C7know, oh-oh-^B7oh, ^Em A change is gonna come, oh, ^Gyes it will.

Verse 2:

It's been ^Gtoo hard living, but I'm afraid to die, ^Am7 'Cos I don't know what's out there,^Em beyond the sky. It's been a ^Glong... a ^Am7long time coming, but I ^C7know, oh-oh-^B7oh, ^Em A change is gonna come, oh, ^Gyes it will.

Verse 3:

I ^Ggo to the movie and I go downtown, ^Am7 Somebody keep telling me; don't,^Em hang around. It's been a ^Glong... a ^Am7long time coming, but I ^C7know, oh-oh-^B7oh, ^Em A change is gonna come, oh, ^Gyes it will.

Bridge:

^Am7 Then I go to my ^G6brother, ^Am7 And I say; brother, help me ^Emplease. ^Am7 But he winds up,^Em knockin' me, ^A9 Back down on my ^D7knees, oh...

Verse 4:

There been ^Gtimes when I thought, I couldn't last for long, ^Am7 But now I think I'm able to,^Em carry on. It's been a ^Glong... a ^Am7long time coming, but I ^C7know, oh-oh-^B7oh, ^Em A change is gonna come, oh, ^Gyes it will.

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Sam Cooke - A change is gonna come