[Intro] F Em Am
F Em Am
C C
I was born by the river, in a little tent
Dm Am
And just like the river baby, I've been running ever since
C Dm
It's been a long, a long time coming
F Em Am
And I know a change is gonna come
C C
It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die
Dm Am
'Cause I don't know what's up there baby, beyond the sky
C Dm
It's been a long, a long time coming
F Em Am
And I know a change is gonna come
Dm C
Then I go down to my brother
Dm Am
And I say: Brother, help me please
Dm Am
But he winds up knockin' me back down
Dm G
On my knees, yeah!
C C
There been times that I thought i couldn't last for long
Dm Am
But now I think I'm able to carry on
C Dm
It's been a long, a long time coming
F Em Am C
And I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
C Dm
It's been a long, a long time coming
F Em Am C
And I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
C Dm
Well, it's been a long, a long time coming
F Em Am F Em Am F Em Am
And I know change is gonna come, change
F Em Am F Em Am
I know it, I know it, I know, I know, I know. Change
F Em Am F Em Am F Em Am
A change is gonna come! Uhhhh! Ohh woh wooohh!
