A Change Is Gonna Come

verse 1 Ab Bm I was born by a river in this little old tent Bm Fm Oh just like this river I've been running ever since Ab Bm Db It's been a long long, long time coming Db C Fm But I know, but I know a change is gotta come Ab Oh yes it is verse 2 Ab It's been too hard living, oh my Ab Bm And I'm afraid to die Bm Fm I don't know what's up there Fm Beyond the clouds Ab Bm It's been a long long, long time coming Db C Fm Bm But I know, but I know a change is gotta come Ab Oh yes it is Bridge Bm Ab Bm There was a time I would go to my brother Bm Fm Bm I asked my brother, "Will you help me please?" Bm Fm He turned me down and then I ask my dear mother, oh B7 I said "Mother!" B7 Eb I said "Mother! I'm down on my knees" verse 3 Ab It's been a time that I thought Ab Bm Lord this couldn't last for very long Bm Fm But somehow I thought I was still able to try to carry on Ab Bm It's been a long long, long time coming Bm Db C Fm But I know a change is gonna come Ab Oh, yes it is Bridge Bm Ab Bm Just like I said, I went to my little bitty brother, my littlee brother Bm Fm Bm I asked my brother "Brother help me please?" Bm Fm B7 He turned me down and then I go to my little mother, my dear mother B7 I said "Mother!" Eb I said "Mother! I'm down on my knees" verse 4 Ab But there was a time that I thought Ab Bm Lord this couldn't last for very long Fm But somehow I thought I was still able to try to carry on Ab Bm It's been a long long, long time coming Db Cm Fm But I know, but I know a change is gotta come Fm Db Cm Ooh it's been so long, it's been so long, a little too long Cm Fm But a change has gotta come Outro Ab Db I'm so tired, so tired of standing by myself Cm C And standing by my self Fm And standing up alone Fm But a change has gotta come Fm You know and i know Fm Db You know that I know Db Cm I know that you know, honey Cm Fm Ab Db That a change is gonne come, oh my