| A# | Cm7 | |
| I was b | orn by the river in a little tent |
| Gm | |
| And just like that river I've been running | ever since |
| A# | Cm7 | |
| It's been a | long | a long time coming |
| D# | Dm7 | Gm | A# | |
| But I | kno | w | a change is gonna come, oh | yes it will |
| It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die |
| Cos I don't know what's out there beyond the sky |
| It's been a long, a long time coming |
| But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will |
| I go to the movies, and I go downtown, |
| Sombody keep telling don't hang around, |
| It's been a long, a long time coming |
| But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will |
| BRIDGE: |
| Cm7 | A# | |
| And then I go to see | my brother |
| Cm7 | A# | |
| And I ask him to help | me please |
| Cm7 | Gm | |
| But he winds up | knockin' me |
| C7 | F | |
| Back down on my | knees |
| There've been times I thought I couldn't last for long |
| But now I think I'm able to carry on |
| It's been a long, been a long time coming |
| But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will |
| transcribed by Ben Aiken benaiken79@yahoo.com |