Chords for Jeff Beck & Jimmy Hall - A Change Is Gonna Come (live)

Tempo:
140.6 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

Bm

A

D

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jeff Beck & Jimmy Hall - A Change Is Gonna Come (live) chords
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[A]
[D] [Bm]
[F#m] I
[Bm] [D]
[E]
[A] was by the river in a little old tank
[Bm]
But just like that river I've been [F#m]
running ever [E]
since
[A] It's been a long, [Bm] such a long [D] time I'm coming but [C#] I [F#m] swear I know
I know a change [A] is gonna come [Dm] That's right
[A]
It's been good living
But I'm afraid
[Bm] I'm not sure what's up there
[F#m]
Way beyond [E] the sky
[A] It's been a long, such [Bm] a long time [D] I'm coming but I [C#] [A] swear [F#m] I know
I know a change [A] is gonna come
[A#] [B] We came out [Bm] here, where is this?
Woodinville, Washington
[F#m] To see all our brothers and our sisters
And [Bm] I said, brother, brother
[F#m] Let me breathe
I'm [Bm]
gonna go way down to Mobile, Alabama
See [F#m] my mother [E] one more [A] time
Grab [F#] [Em]
[B]
your heart, [Bm]
I need
[E] [A]
There was a time that I thought
It's too late to go back [D] [A] home
[Bm]
Knew I'd have to work a little bit harder
[F#m] Keep on [E] keeping on
[A] It's been a mighty long
[Bm]
Mighty, mighty, [D] mighty long time
[C#]
[F#m] Yes, I know
A change is [A] gonna come
Tell them about it, Jeffrey
[D] [A] It's been
[Bm]
[F#m]
[E]
[A] a long, such
[Bm]
[F#]
[C#m] [F#m]
[A] a long time
We [Bm]
came all the way out here
Just because
[F#m] We wanna see all our brothers and our sisters
[Bm] Brother, brother, brother, brother, brother, sister
I [F#m]
[Bm]
gotta mother way down in Mobile
She'll be 91 years old this [F#] year
[F#m]
[F#] I [B] said, [Bm] call my [E] name
[A]
Got in my car
I took a drive downtown
[Bm] I didn't see any friendly faces out there
[F#m]
Not a single soul [E] was around
[A] It's been a mighty long
[Bm] Mighty, mighty, [D] long time
[C#]
[F#m]
Listen to me
I
[Bm] know a [F#] change is [C#m]
[F#m] gonna come
I [Am] feel it in my heart
Feel it in [Bm] my
[C#m]
Oh, [F#m]
[D]
[C#m]
[D] [F#m]
[D]
[C#m]
[F#m]
[D]
[A] [G] [D]
[Am] [C#m]
[G] [F#m]
[D]
[Am] [C#m]
[F#m]
yeah,
[D]
[Am] [C#m]
[F#m] yeah, yeah, yeah
Change
[Am]
[Bm]
is [C#m]
gonna [C#]
[E]
[N]
[F#] [A]
[G#] come
[A] [F#m]
[F#]
[F#m]
[N]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
A
1231
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To learn Jeff Beck - (Live) A Change Is Gonna Come chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: F#m, E, A, Bm, E, F#m and A. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 70 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 141. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Major.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] I _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] was by _ _ _ _ the river _ _ _ _ _ in a little old tank
_ _ [Bm] _
But just like that river I've been [F#m] _ _ _
_ running ever [E] _ _
since
[A] It's been a _ long, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] such a _ long _ [D] time I'm coming but [C#] I _ [F#m] swear I know
_ _ _ I know a change [A] is gonna come [Dm] That's right
[A] _ _ _
It's _ been good _ _ _ living
_ _ _ But _ _ I'm afraid _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ I'm not sure what's up there
_ _ [F#m] _ _
Way beyond [E] the sky
_ _ [A] It's been a _ long, _ _ _ such _ [Bm] a long _ time [D] I'm coming but I [C#] _ [A] swear [F#m] I _ know
I know a _ _ _ change [A] is gonna come _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] [B] We came out [Bm] here, where is this?
Woodinville, Washington
_ [F#m] To _ see all our brothers and our sisters
_ And [Bm] I said, brother, _ brother _ _
_ _ [F#m] Let me _ breathe _ _ _ _
I'm _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ gonna go way down to Mobile, Alabama
_ See [F#m] my mother _ [E] one more [A] time
Grab [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
your heart, _ [Bm]
I need _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ There was a time that I thought _ _
_ It's too late to go back _ _ [D] [A] home
[Bm] _
Knew I'd have to work a little bit harder
_ _ [F#m] Keep _ _ _ on [E] keeping on
_ _ [A] It's been a _ mighty long
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Mighty, mighty, _ [D] mighty long time
[C#] _ _
[F#m] Yes, I know _ _
_ _ _ A change is [A] gonna _ _ come
Tell them about it, Jeffrey
_ [D] _ [A] It's _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
been _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ a long, such _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] a long time _ _ _
We _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
came all the way out here _
Just because
[F#m] We _ wanna see all our brothers and our sisters
_ [Bm] _ Brother, brother, brother, brother, brother, sister
I _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ gotta mother way down in Mobile
She'll be 91 years old this [F#] year
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [F#] I [B] said, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] call my [E] name _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _
Got in my car
I _ _ _ took a drive downtown _ _
[Bm] I _ _ didn't see any friendly faces out there
[F#m] _
_ Not a single soul [E] was around _ _
[A] It's been a mighty long _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] Mighty, mighty, _ _ [D] long time
[C#] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
Listen to me
I _
_ [Bm] know a [F#] change is _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ gonna come
_ I _ _ [Am] feel it in my heart
Feel it in [Bm] my
[C#m] _ _
_ Oh, [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ yeah, _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [F#m] yeah, yeah, yeah
_ Change _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ is [C#m] _
gonna _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [G#] come
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Sam Cooke.

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