Chords for Billy Preston - A Change Is Gonna Come

Tempo:
143.65 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Bbm

Fm

Eb

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Show Tuner
Billy Preston - A Change Is Gonna Come chords
Jam Along & Learn...
[G]
[Db]
[F]
Thank you very much.
[Db]
[Ab] I'd like to do a song now for my latest album on Motown.
The album's entitled That Way I Am.
[Db] And this song [Bb] was made famous [Ab] by Sam Cooke.
Has a beautiful message to [Bbm] it.
And I'd like to dedicate this song to [Eb] all [Db] the kids in Atlanta, Georgia.
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Ab]
[Bbm]
[Fm]
[C] [Fm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Ab]
In a little tent,
[Bbm]
just like the river I've been running
[Fm]
Ever [Eb] since
It's [Db] been [Ab] a long
A [Bbm] long time coming
But [Gm] I [Ab] know, but [E] I know
[Fm] [Ab] A change is gonna come
[Db]
[Ab] Oh, yes it will
It's been too
Deep
[Db]
[Ab] to dive
I [Bbm] [Fm] [Bbm]
don't know what's up there
[Fm]
Beyond the [Eb] sky
It's [Ab] been a long
A [Bbm] long time coming
But I [Fm] know, [C] but I know
[Fm] A change is gonna come
[Ab] Oh, [Eb] [Ab] yes it will
Sometimes
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [C] I go
To [Ab] my brother Yeah
[Fm]
I [Bbm]
[C] say, brother
[Eb] Won't you [Fm] help me please?
[Bbm]
[C] But he winds up
[Eb] He [Fm] winds up Knocking me
It's
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
been a long
But [Db]
[Ab]
[Bbm] [Ab] [Bbm]
somehow this very minute I think I'm able
[Fm] To carry [Eb] on
It's been [Ab] a long
A [Bbm] long time coming
But [Fm] I know, but [Gm] I know
[Fm] A change is gonna come
[Eb] Oh, yes it [Ab] will
Yes it will
Yes it [G] will
[Gb] I know it [Fm] will
A [Bbm] [Abm] change is gonna come
Oh, [Eb] yes it [Ab] will
A [G] [Gb] [Fm]
[Bb] change is gonna [Ab] come
Oh, [Eb]
yes it [Ab] will
Yes it [G] will
I know it [E] will
[F] A
[Bb] change is gonna [Ab] come
Oh, yes it [Db]
will
Yes, we will.
[Ab] Yeah!
Yeah!
[E]
100%  ➙  144BPM
Ab
134211114
Bbm
13421111
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Bbm
13421111
Fm
123111111
Show All Diagrams
Chords
NotesBeta
Download PDF
Download Midi
Edit This Version
Hide Lyrics Hint
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F]
Thank you very much.
[Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] I'd like to do a song now for my latest album on Motown.
The album's entitled That Way I Am.
[Db] _ And this song [Bb] was made famous [Ab] by Sam Cooke.
_ _ Has a beautiful message to [Bbm] it.
_ _ _ And I'd like to dedicate this song to [Eb] all [Db] the kids in Atlanta, Georgia.
[Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ In a little tent, _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ just like the river I've been running
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ Ever [Eb] since _
It's [Db] been [Ab] a _ long
_ _ _ A _ _ [Bbm] long time coming
_ But [Gm] I [Ab] know, but [E] I know
[Fm] [Ab] A change is gonna _ _ come
[Db] _
[Ab] Oh, yes it will
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ It's been too
_ _ Deep _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ to dive
I [Bbm] _ [Fm] _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ don't know what's up there
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ Beyond the [Eb] sky _
_ It's [Ab] been a _ _ long _ _ _ _
_ A [Bbm] long time coming
_ _ But I [Fm] know, [C] but I know
[Fm] _ A change is gonna come
_ [Ab] Oh, _ [Eb] _ [Ab] yes it will _
Sometimes _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ebm] _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [C] _ I go
To [Ab] my brother _ Yeah
[Fm] _ _
I _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] say, brother _
[Eb] Won't you [Fm] help me _ please? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] But he winds up
[Eb] He [Fm] winds up Knocking me
It's _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ been a long
But _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ somehow this very minute I think I'm able
[Fm] _ To _ _ carry [Eb] on _
It's been [Ab] a _ long
A _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] long time coming
_ But [Fm] I know, but [Gm] I know
[Fm] A change is gonna come
[Eb] _ Oh, _ yes it [Ab] will
Yes it will
Yes it [G] will
_ _ [Gb] I know it [Fm] will
A [Bbm] _ [Abm] change is gonna _ _ come
Oh, [Eb] _ yes it [Ab] will
A [G] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ change is gonna [Ab] _ come
Oh, [Eb] _
yes it [Ab] will
Yes it [G] will
I know it [E] will
[F] A _
[Bb] _ _ _ change is gonna [Ab] come
_ Oh, _ _ _ _ yes it [Db] _ _ _ _
will
_ Yes, we will.
[Ab] _ Yeah! _ _ _
_ Yeah! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _

You may also like to play