A Change Is Gonna Come Uke tab by Sam Cooke

8 Chords used in the song: Bb, Cm7, Gm, Eb7, D7, Bb6, C7, F7

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Year:  1964
Difficulty: 
4.25
(Intermediate)
Key: unknownChords
(Verse 1)
Bb Bb
I was born by the river in a little tent
Cm7 Cm7 Gm Gm
Oh and just like the river I've been running ev'r since
Bb Bb Cm7 Cm7
It's been a long, long time coming
Eb7 Eb7 D7 D7 Gm Gm Bb Bb
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will

(Verse 2) Same Chords For all Verses

It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die
'Cause 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 gonna come, oh yes it will

(Verse 3)

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 gonna come, oh yes it will

(Bridge)

Cm7 Cm7 Bb6 Bb6
Then I go to my brother
Cm7 Cm7 Gm Gm
And I say brother help me please
Cm7 Cm7 Gm Gm C7 C7
But he winds up knockin' me
F7 F7
Back down on my knees, oh

(Verse 4)

There have been times that I thought I couldn't last for long
But now I think I'm able to carry on
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

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About this song: A Change Is Gonna Come

A Change Is Gonna Come is a 1964 single by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, written and first recorded in 1963 and released under the RCA Victor label shortly after his death in late 1964. Though only a modest hit for Cooke in comparison with his previous singles, the song came to exemplify the sixties Civil Rights Movement. The song has gained in popularity and critical acclaim in the decades since its release.OriginsCooke was greatly moved upon Read more on Last.fm.

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