G                G7                        
I was born by the river in a little tent 
Am                                          Em           
  And just like that river I've been running  ever since 
            G    Am7        
It's been a long a long time coming 
      C B7 Em                              G 
But I know      a change is gonna come, oh yes it will 


          G               G7 
It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die 
Am                                  Em     
  Cause I don't know what's out there  beyond the sky 
            G       Am 
It's been a long, a long time coming 
      C B7 Em                            G 
But I know    a change is gonna come, oh yes it will 

  G               G7 
I go to the movies, and I go downtown,  
Am                           Em               
  Somebody keep telling don't   hang around,  
            G       Am 
It's been a long, a long time coming 
       C B7 Em                            G 
But I know     a change is gonna come, oh yes it will 



Am                         G 
   And then I go to see my brother 
Am                       G 
   And I ask him to help me please 
Am                 Em 
   But he winds up knockin' me 
A7                 D 
   Back down on my knees 

              G                         G7 
There've been times I thought I couldn't   last for long 
Am                         Em 
   But now I think I'm able   to carry on 
            G      Am 
It's been a long, a long time coming 
       C B7 Em                            G 
But I know     a change is gonna come, oh yes it will