A Change Is Gonna Come Chords by Sam Cooke

Tempo:
86.525 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Gm

Cm

Eb

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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A Change Is Gonna Come chords
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[G] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Gb] [F]
I [Bb] was born by the river in a little tent [Cm] Oh, and just like the river I've been running
[Gm]
ever since [Bb] It's been a long, a [Cm] long time coming [Eb] But I [D] know [Gm] a change gonna come [Bb] Oh, yes it
will [Gm] It's [Bb] been too hard living but I'm afraid to die [Cm]
I don't know what's up [Gm] there beyond
the sky It's [Bb] been a long, a [Cm] long time coming But I know [Gm] a change gonna come Oh, [Bb] yes it
will I go to the movie and I go downtown [Cm]
Somebody keep telling me [Gm] don't hang around
[Bb] It's been a long, [Cm] a long time [Eb] coming But I know [Gm] a change gonna come Oh, [Bb] yes it will
[Cm]
Then I go [Gm] to my brother and [Eb]
I say, brother, help me [Gm]
please [Cm] But he winds [Gm] up knocking [C] me
back down on [F] my knees Lord, [Bb] there been times I couldn't last for long [Cm]
But now I think I'm
able [Gm] to carry on [Bb] It's been a long, [Cm] a long time coming [Eb] But I [D] know [Gm] a change gonna come
[Bb] Oh, yes it will
[N]
Key:  
Bb
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Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
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To learn Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, Gm, Bb, Cm, Eb, D, Eb and Gm. Kick off your practice at a gentle 43 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 87 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _
_ [Gb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ I [Bb] was born by the river _ in a little tent _ [Cm] Oh, and just like the river I've been running
[Gm] _ _
ever since [Bb] It's been a _ long, a [Cm] long time coming [Eb] But I [D] know [Gm] a change gonna come _ [Bb] Oh, yes it
will _ [Gm] It's [Bb] been too hard living but I'm afraid to _ die [Cm] _
I don't know what's up [Gm] there _ beyond
the sky It's [Bb] been a long, _ a [Cm] long time coming But I know [Gm] a change gonna come Oh, [Bb] yes it
will I _ _ go to the movie and I go _ downtown _ [Cm] _ _
Somebody keep telling me [Gm] don't hang around
[Bb] It's been a _ long, [Cm] a long time [Eb] coming But I know [Gm] a change gonna come Oh, [Bb] yes it will
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _
Then I go [Gm] to my brother and [Eb] _ _
I say, brother, help me [Gm] _
_ please _ [Cm] But _ he winds [Gm] up _ _ knocking [C] me _
back down on [F] my knees Lord, _ _ [Bb] there been times _ _ I couldn't last for long [Cm] _
But now I think I'm
able [Gm] to carry on [Bb] It's been a long, _ [Cm] a long time coming [Eb] But I [D] know [Gm] a change gonna _ come
[Bb] Oh, yes it will _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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