A Change Is Gonna Come

by Sam Cooke

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Choose your octave.

9 -10  10  -10 9  -10  10
6 -6   7   -6  6  -6   7
I was born by the ri- ver 

8  9  9  -10  8
5  6  6  -6   5
In a lit-tle tent

8    8   8    -8   7  -8  8
5    5   5    -4   4  -4  5
Oh, and just like the ri-ver 

8  8  -8  8 -8   7  -8  7   -6
5  5  -4  5 -4   4  -4  4   -3'
I been a   run- nin' e-ver since

 8    9  -10 8 -8 7
 5    6  -6  5 -4 4
It's been a   long

-8  -10  -8   8  -8   7  7  -8
-4  -6   -4   5  -4   4  4  -4
 A long time com-in' but I know

5   -8   -8   7 -6   8   -8  7   7
2   -4   -4   4 -3'  5   -4  4   4
A change gon' come.  Oh, yes it will



It's been too hard living but I'm afraid to die
Cuz I don't know what's up there beyond the sky
It's been a long, a long time coming but I know
A change gon' come oh yes it will

I go to the movie, and I go downtown
Somebody keep tellin me "don't hang around"
It's been a long, a long time coming, but i know
A change gon' come oh yes it will

 8  -8  8 -8 7 -6   -8 7 -6   7  7 -6
 5  -4  5 -4 4 -3'  -4 4 -3'  4  4 -3'
Then I    go   to      my    bro-ther

-6  -8 -8    8  -8 7   -8  7  8 -8 7
-3' -4 -4    5  -4 4   -4  4  5 -4 4
And  I say "Bro-ther, help me please" 

-6  7   -8   8 -8   -8   7  7 -6
-3' 4   -4   5 -4   -4   4  4 -3'
But he winds  up   knock-in' me

 -8   8   -10 8 -8  7 -8 8 -8 7  10
 -4   5   -6  5 -4  4 -4 5 -4 4  7
Back down on   my      knees.    Oh.


There been times that I thought I wouldn't last for long
Now think I'm able to carry on 
It's been a long, along time coming but I know
A change gon' come, oh yes it will