A Change Is Gonna Come | Playing For Change Band | Live in Brazil Chords

Tempo:
115.45 bpm
Chords used:

A

Bm

F#m

D

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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A Change Is Gonna Come | Playing For Change Band | Live in Brazil chords
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[A]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[D] [A]
[Bm] I [A] was born at a river [D] [A] in this little old town
[Bm] Just like this river [F#m] I've been running ever since
[A] It's been a long time [Bm] coming
[C#] I know [C#m] [F#m] change is gonna come
[A] [D]
[A] It's been too hard living
[D] [A] I don't wanna die, no
[Bm] I don't know what's ahead
[E] [F#m] Way beyond that cloud
[Bm] [A] It's been a long
[Bm] time coming
Lord, [C#] I know a [F#m] change is gonna come
[D] [A] Oh, yes it is
Then [Bm] I go [F#m] [B] to my [F#m]
brother
[Bm] I say, brother, [F#m] can you help me?
[Bm] But he winds [F#m] up getting poked
I can't get it [B] out of my [E] head
[D] There's [A] been times I couldn't get along
[Bm] But somehow, somehow I knew I [E] was still able
[F#m] To pick myself up and carry [A] on
It's been a long
[Bm] time coming
Lord, [C#] I know [F#m] a change is gonna [A] come
Oh, yes it is
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[A]
[Bm] [C#m]
[F#m]
[A]
[Bm] Again, I [F#m] went to my baby brother
[Bm] I say, brother, [F#m] please can you help [Bm] me?
But he winds [F#m] up getting poked
[D] I [B] can't get it out of my head
[F#m] [E]
[B] [A] There's been times [D] I [A] couldn't get along
But [Bm] somehow, somehow I knew I was still able
[F#m] To pick myself up and carry on
[A] It's been a long [Bm] time coming
[C#m] Lord, I know [F#m] a change is gonna come
[A] Oh, yes it is
Change has got to come
[D] Oh, [A] change has got to [D] come
[A] Change has got to
[D] come
[A] Change has got to come
It's been a long [Bm] time coming Mm [C#m]-hmm
I [C#]
[C#m] [B] [N]
know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, [D#] I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
[B] That's [N]
[C#]
a crazy boy
[C] [G#m]
[B] Change
[A] [N] Change
Change
Change
I'm not talking about pocket change
Change is gonna come
Mm [F#m] -hmm
Ladies [N] and gentlemen, Mr.
Clarence Baker and everybody else Fire!
Key:  
A
1231
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
D
1321
B
12341112
A
1231
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
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To learn Playing For Change - (Live) A Change Is Gonna Come chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: A, Bm, A, D, A, F#m and A. Start with a comfortable 57 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 115. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] I [A] was born at a river _ [D] _ [A] in this little old town
[Bm] _ _ Just like this river _ [F#m] I've been running _ ever since
[A] It's been a long _ _ time [Bm] _ coming
[C#] I know [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ _ change is gonna come
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ It's been too hard living
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ I don't wanna die, no
_ _ [Bm] I don't know what's ahead
_ [E] _ [F#m] Way _ beyond that cloud
_ [Bm] [A] It's been a long _ _
_ _ [Bm] time coming
Lord, [C#] I know a [F#m] _ change is gonna _ come
[D] [A] Oh, yes it is _ _
Then [Bm] _ _ _ _ I go [F#m] _ _ _ [B] to my [F#m]
brother
_ _ [Bm] _ _ I say, brother, _ _ [F#m] can you help me?
[Bm] _ _ _ _ But he _ winds [F#m] up getting poked
I can't get it _ _ [B] out _ _ _ _ of my [E] head _ _ _ _
[D] There's [A] been times I _ _ _ _ _ _ couldn't get along
_ [Bm] _ But somehow, somehow I knew I [E] was still able
[F#m] To pick myself up and carry [A] on
It's been a _ long _
_ _ [Bm] time coming
Lord, [C#] I know _ [F#m] a change is gonna _ [A] come
Oh, yes it _ is
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ Again, _ I [F#m] went to my baby brother _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ I _ say, brother, _ _ [F#m] _ _ please can you help [Bm] me?
But _ _ he winds _ _ [F#m] _ _ up getting poked
[D] I [B] can't get it out of my head _
_ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [A] There's been times _ _ [D] I [A] couldn't get along _ _ _ _
_ But [Bm] _ somehow, somehow I knew I was still able
[F#m] To pick myself up and carry on
[A] It's been a long _ _ _ [Bm] time _ coming
[C#m] Lord, I know _ [F#m] a change is gonna come
[A] _ Oh, yes it is
_ _ _ _ Change has got to come _
[D] Oh, _ [A] _ change has got to _ [D] come
[A] Change has got to _
_ [D] come
[A] Change has got to come _
_ _ It's been a _ _ long _ _ [Bm] time coming _ _ Mm _ _ [C#m]-hmm
I _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I know, [D#] I know, I know, I know, I know, I know _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ That's [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
a crazy boy
[C] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ Change _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [N] Change
_ _ _ Change _ _ _
_ _ _ Change _ _ _
_ _ I'm not talking about pocket change
_ _ _ Change is gonna _ _ _ come
Mm _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ -hmm _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Ladies [N] and gentlemen, _ Mr.
Clarence Baker _ and everybody else _ Fire! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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