Sam Cooke - A change is gonna come

I was ^Gborn by the river, in a ^Emlittle tent, Oh, and just ^Amlike that river, I've been running^Em, ever since.

It's been a ^Glong,^Am a long time ^Emcoming, but I ^Cknow, oh-oo-^B7oh, a change gonna ^Emcome, oh, ^Gyes it will ^Em

It's been ^Gtoo hard living, but I'm a^Emfraid to die,^Am I don't know what's up there; be^Emyond the sky.

It's been a ^Glong,^Am a long time ^Emcoming, but I ^Cknow, oh-oo-^B7oh, a change gonna ^Emcome, oh, ^Gyes it will ^Em

I ^Ggo to the movie, and I ^Emgo downtown,^Am somebody keep telling me; ^Emdon't, hang around.

It's been a ^Glong,^Am a long time ^Emcoming, but I ^Cknow, oh-oo-^B7oh, a change is gonna ^Emcome, oh, ^Gyes it will ^{Em Em Am}

Then I go to my ^Embrother, ^Am and I say “brother help m^Eme pl^Gease?^Am??. And he just winds up;^Em knocking me,^{Em Em Am} back down ^A7on my ^D7knees

Oh, there been ^Gtimes when I thought, I couldn't ^Emlast for long,^Am but now I think, I'm able to ^Emcarry on.

It's been a ^Glong,^Am a long time ^Emcoming, but I ^Cknow, oh-oo-^B7oh, a change gonna ^Emcome, oh, ^Gyes it will ^{Em G}