Chords for A Change Is Gonna Come - Brian Owens and Michael McDonald feat. David Sanborn | SANBORN SESSIONS
Tempo:
86.6 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Gm
Cm
Eb
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Bb] [Cm]
[D] [Gm]
[Dm] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm] [Bb] I was born [Eb] by [Bb] the river [Cm] [Bb] [Cm]
in a little [Bb] [F] tent,
[Cm]
like the river [Bb] I've been running ever [Gm] since.
[F] [Bb] It's been a long, long [Cm] time coming,
[D]
but I know [Gm] a change is gonna come.
[Bb] Oh, yes, it [C] [Bb] will.
[F]
[Bb] There were times when I thought [Eb] [Bb] I wouldn't last too [Cm] long,
[F] [Cm] but [Gm] now I feel I'm able to carry on.
[Bb]
It's been a long, [Cm] long time [Bb] coming,
[D] but [Gm] I know [F] a [Bb] change is [Gm] gonna [F] [Bb] come.
Mmm, [Eb] [Bb] [Cm] mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
Then I go [Gm] to my brother,
[Cm]
and [Dm] I [Cm] say,
Brother, [Gm]
brother, won't you [F] help me, [Bb] please?
[F] Help me, [Cm] please.
But he just [Gm] winds up,
Lord, he winds up just knocking me, knocking [C]
me,
on [F] my knees.
It'll [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
last [Fm] for [Bb] long,
[Cm]
but now [Fm] I know [Gm] that I'm able,
able to carry on.
[Bb] It's been a long,
been a [Cm] long time coming,
but [Gb] I [D] know [Gm] a change is gonna [Bb] come.
Oh, yes, it will.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [Gm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[D] [Gm] So
[Bb]
I [Cm]
went [Gm] to my brother,
[Cm] and I say,
Brother, [Gm] can you help me, please?
Brother, won't you help me, [Cm]
please?
Oh, but he just winds up,
[Gm] winds up knocking me,
[C] right down,
the [Dm] [F]
[Gm] [Cm] [Bb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] times that
[Cm] last for [Cm] long.
But now I know, I know [Gm] I'm able
[F] to [Bb] carry on.
It's been a long,
[Cm] been [Gm] a [F] [Bb] [Eb] long time coming,
[D] but I know, I [Gm] know, I know.
[Bb]
[Gm] Yes, [Eb] [Bbm] [G] [Gm] it will.
Yes, it will.
[Eb]
[G] Oh, [Eb] yes, [Bbm] [Bb] it will.
Yes, it will.
Yes, it will.
Yes, it will.
Yes, [Bbm] it will, yeah.
[G] [Gm] Yes, it will.
Said I know I'm able to [Eb]
carry on.
Yes, [Bb]
it will.
[F] I [G] know I'm able [Eb] to [Bbm] carry on.
Yes [Bb] it will!
Yes it will, yes it will!
[Fm] Oh [G] yes!
[Bbm] Yes [Bb] it will!
[Ab] Yes!
[Bb] [D] [G]
Yeah!
[F] [Bbm] Yes, yes!
[Dbm] Yes [Bb] it will!
Ooh!
[D] Yes it will!
[G] Yes! [Eb] Yes!
Ooh!
Yes it will!
[Bbm] [Bb]
Yes it will!
[D] [Gm]
[Dm] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm] [Bb] I was born [Eb] by [Bb] the river [Cm] [Bb] [Cm]
in a little [Bb] [F] tent,
[Cm]
like the river [Bb] I've been running ever [Gm] since.
[F] [Bb] It's been a long, long [Cm] time coming,
[D]
but I know [Gm] a change is gonna come.
[Bb] Oh, yes, it [C] [Bb] will.
[F]
[Bb] There were times when I thought [Eb] [Bb] I wouldn't last too [Cm] long,
[F] [Cm] but [Gm] now I feel I'm able to carry on.
[Bb]
It's been a long, [Cm] long time [Bb] coming,
[D] but [Gm] I know [F] a [Bb] change is [Gm] gonna [F] [Bb] come.
Mmm, [Eb] [Bb] [Cm] mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
Then I go [Gm] to my brother,
[Cm]
and [Dm] I [Cm] say,
Brother, [Gm]
brother, won't you [F] help me, [Bb] please?
[F] Help me, [Cm] please.
But he just [Gm] winds up,
Lord, he winds up just knocking me, knocking [C]
me,
on [F] my knees.
It'll [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
last [Fm] for [Bb] long,
[Cm]
but now [Fm] I know [Gm] that I'm able,
able to carry on.
[Bb] It's been a long,
been a [Cm] long time coming,
but [Gb] I [D] know [Gm] a change is gonna [Bb] come.
Oh, yes, it will.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [Gm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[D] [Gm] So
[Bb]
I [Cm]
went [Gm] to my brother,
[Cm] and I say,
Brother, [Gm] can you help me, please?
Brother, won't you help me, [Cm]
please?
Oh, but he just winds up,
[Gm] winds up knocking me,
[C] right down,
the [Dm] [F]
[Gm] [Cm] [Bb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] times that
[Cm] last for [Cm] long.
But now I know, I know [Gm] I'm able
[F] to [Bb] carry on.
It's been a long,
[Cm] been [Gm] a [F] [Bb] [Eb] long time coming,
[D] but I know, I [Gm] know, I know.
[Bb]
[Gm] Yes, [Eb] [Bbm] [G] [Gm] it will.
Yes, it will.
[Eb]
[G] Oh, [Eb] yes, [Bbm] [Bb] it will.
Yes, it will.
Yes, it will.
Yes, it will.
Yes, [Bbm] it will, yeah.
[G] [Gm] Yes, it will.
Said I know I'm able to [Eb]
carry on.
Yes, [Bb]
it will.
[F] I [G] know I'm able [Eb] to [Bbm] carry on.
Yes [Bb] it will!
Yes it will, yes it will!
[Fm] Oh [G] yes!
[Bbm] Yes [Bb] it will!
[Ab] Yes!
[Bb] [D] [G]
Yeah!
[F] [Bbm] Yes, yes!
[Dbm] Yes [Bb] it will!
Ooh!
[D] Yes it will!
[G] Yes! [Eb] Yes!
Ooh!
Yes it will!
[Bbm] [Bb]
Yes it will!
Key:
Bb
Gm
Cm
Eb
F
Bb
Gm
Cm
[Bb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] I was born [Eb] by [Bb] the river [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm]
in a little [Bb] [F] tent,
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _
like the river [Bb] I've been running _ ever [Gm] since.
[F] [Bb] It's been a long, _ long _ [Cm] time coming,
_ [D] _
but I know [Gm] a change is gonna come. _ _
[Bb] Oh, yes, it [C] _ [Bb] will.
_ [F]
[Bb] There _ _ _ were times when I thought [Eb] _ [Bb] _ I wouldn't last too [Cm] long,
_ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ but [Gm] now I feel I'm able to carry on.
[Bb]
It's been a long, _ _ [Cm] long _ time [Bb] coming,
[D] _ but [Gm] I know [F] a [Bb] change is [Gm] gonna [F] [Bb] come.
_ _ _ Mmm, [Eb] _ [Bb] [Cm] mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
_ Then I go [Gm] to my brother,
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
and [Dm] I [Cm] say,
Brother, _ [Gm] _ _
brother, won't you [F] help me, [Bb] please?
[F] Help me, [Cm] please. _
_ _ But he just [Gm] winds up, _
_ Lord, he winds up just knocking me, knocking [C] _
me,
on _ _ [F] my _ knees.
It'll _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ last [Fm] for [Bb] long,
[Cm] _
but _ _ now [Fm] I know [Gm] that I'm able,
able to carry on.
[Bb] It's been a long,
_ _ _ been a [Cm] long time coming,
but [Gb] I [D] know [Gm] a change is gonna [Bb] come.
_ _ Oh, yes, it will.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] So _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
I _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ went [Gm] to my brother,
_ _ _ _ [Cm] and _ I say,
Brother, _ [Gm] can you help me, please?
Brother, won't you help me, [Cm] _
please?
Oh, but he just winds up,
_ [Gm] winds up knocking me,
_ _ _ [C] right down,
_ _ the [Dm] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] [Bb] times that _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] last for [Cm] long. _ _
_ But now I know, I know [Gm] I'm able
[F] to [Bb] carry on.
It's been a long,
[Cm] been [Gm] a [F] _ [Bb] [Eb] long time coming,
_ [D] but I know, I [Gm] know, I know.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] Yes, [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [G] _ [Gm] it will.
Yes, it will.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [G] Oh, [Eb] yes, [Bbm] [Bb] it will.
Yes, it will.
Yes, it will.
Yes, it will.
Yes, [Bbm] it will, yeah.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Gm] Yes, it will.
_ Said I know I'm _ able to [Eb] _
_ carry on.
Yes, _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ it will.
[F] I [G] know I'm able [Eb] to [Bbm] carry on.
Yes [Bb] it will!
Yes it will, yes it will!
[Fm] Oh [G] yes! _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ Yes [Bb] it will!
[Ab] Yes!
_ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
Yeah!
[F] _ [Bbm] Yes, yes!
[Dbm] Yes [Bb] it will!
_ Ooh!
[D] Yes it will!
[G] Yes! _ [Eb] Yes!
_ Ooh! _ _
Yes it _ will!
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Yes it will! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] I was born [Eb] by [Bb] the river [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm]
in a little [Bb] [F] tent,
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _
like the river [Bb] I've been running _ ever [Gm] since.
[F] [Bb] It's been a long, _ long _ [Cm] time coming,
_ [D] _
but I know [Gm] a change is gonna come. _ _
[Bb] Oh, yes, it [C] _ [Bb] will.
_ [F]
[Bb] There _ _ _ were times when I thought [Eb] _ [Bb] _ I wouldn't last too [Cm] long,
_ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ but [Gm] now I feel I'm able to carry on.
[Bb]
It's been a long, _ _ [Cm] long _ time [Bb] coming,
[D] _ but [Gm] I know [F] a [Bb] change is [Gm] gonna [F] [Bb] come.
_ _ _ Mmm, [Eb] _ [Bb] [Cm] mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
_ Then I go [Gm] to my brother,
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
and [Dm] I [Cm] say,
Brother, _ [Gm] _ _
brother, won't you [F] help me, [Bb] please?
[F] Help me, [Cm] please. _
_ _ But he just [Gm] winds up, _
_ Lord, he winds up just knocking me, knocking [C] _
me,
on _ _ [F] my _ knees.
It'll _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ last [Fm] for [Bb] long,
[Cm] _
but _ _ now [Fm] I know [Gm] that I'm able,
able to carry on.
[Bb] It's been a long,
_ _ _ been a [Cm] long time coming,
but [Gb] I [D] know [Gm] a change is gonna [Bb] come.
_ _ Oh, yes, it will.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] So _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
I _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ went [Gm] to my brother,
_ _ _ _ [Cm] and _ I say,
Brother, _ [Gm] can you help me, please?
Brother, won't you help me, [Cm] _
please?
Oh, but he just winds up,
_ [Gm] winds up knocking me,
_ _ _ [C] right down,
_ _ the [Dm] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] [Bb] times that _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] last for [Cm] long. _ _
_ But now I know, I know [Gm] I'm able
[F] to [Bb] carry on.
It's been a long,
[Cm] been [Gm] a [F] _ [Bb] [Eb] long time coming,
_ [D] but I know, I [Gm] know, I know.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] Yes, [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [G] _ [Gm] it will.
Yes, it will.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [G] Oh, [Eb] yes, [Bbm] [Bb] it will.
Yes, it will.
Yes, it will.
Yes, it will.
Yes, [Bbm] it will, yeah.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Gm] Yes, it will.
_ Said I know I'm _ able to [Eb] _
_ carry on.
Yes, _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ it will.
[F] I [G] know I'm able [Eb] to [Bbm] carry on.
Yes [Bb] it will!
Yes it will, yes it will!
[Fm] Oh [G] yes! _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ Yes [Bb] it will!
[Ab] Yes!
_ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
Yeah!
[F] _ [Bbm] Yes, yes!
[Dbm] Yes [Bb] it will!
_ Ooh!
[D] Yes it will!
[G] Yes! _ [Eb] Yes!
_ Ooh! _ _
Yes it _ will!
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Yes it will! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _