Intro
[C] [F] [C]
[C] [F] [C]
Verse 1
[C]
Well, I was born by a river, in a little old tent,
[Dm] [Am]
Oh and, just like that river, I've been, running ever since.
[C]
It's been a long...
[Dm] [E]
A long time coming, but I know,
[Am] [C]
A change is gonna come
Verse 2
[C]
And it's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die,
[Dm] [Am]
'Cause I don't know what's up there, beyond the sky.
[C]
It's been a long...
[Dm] [E]
A long time coming, but I know,
[Am] [C]
A change is gonna come
Verse 3
[C]
Well I, go down to the movies, and I go downtown
[Dm] [Am]
But there's somebody telling me, I cannot hang around.
[C]
It's been a long...
[Dm] [E]
A long time coming, but I know,
[Am]
A change is gonna come
[C]
Oh, yes it is, now
Bridge
[Dm] [C]
So I go, I go to my brother,
[Dm] [Am]
I say, "Brother, can you help me please"
[Dm] [Am]
He just winds up, he just winds up knockin' me down,
[D] [G]
Back down on, on my knees, oh...
Verse 4
[C]
Oh, there's been times when I thought, I couldn't last too long,
[Dm] [Am]
Somehow I was able to try to carry on.
[C]
And it's been a long...
[Dm] [E]
A long time coming, but I know,
[Am]
A change is gonna come
[C]
