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