Chords for JOHN BOUTTE - A Change Is Gonna Come
Tempo:
88.125 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
Cm
Bb
F
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
[F] I [Bb] was born by the river in a little tent, yeah.
[Cm] Just like that river [Gm] I've been rolling ever since.
[Bb] It's been a long, [Cm]
[Bb] long time coming.
[Gm] I know a change gonna come.
[Bb] Oh, yes it will.
Well, it's too hard living, but I'm afraid [Cm] to die.
Because I don't know what's up there, [G] Lord, beyond the sky.
[Bb] It's been a long, [Cm] [Eb] long time [Dm] coming.
[Gm] I know a change gonna come.
[Bb] Oh, yes it will.
Well, I go to the movie, and I go [Cm] downtown.
People always telling [Gm] me, John, don't hang around.
[Bb] It's been a long, [Cm]
long [Bb] [Dm] time coming.
[Gm] I know a change gonna come.
[Bb] Oh, yes it will.
[Cm] Then I go [Gm] to my brother.
[Dm] [Gm]
[Cm] I say, brother, [G] could you help me, please?
[Gm] [Cm]
But you know that my [Gm] brother, he ends [C] up knocking me right back
on [F] my knees.
There [Bb] have been times when I thought I could not last for [Cm] long.
Now I know that I'm able [Gm] to carry on.
It's [Bb] been a long, [Cm] such a [Eb] long time [Dm] coming.
[Gm] I know a change gonna [C] come.
Oh, [Bb] yes it will.
[Cm] Then I go [Gm]
to my sister.
[Cm]
I say, sister, would [Gm] you help me, please?
[Cm] But you know that [Gm] my sister, she [C] ends up knocking me right back on [F] my knees.
There [Bb] have been times when I thought I could not last for long.
[Cm] [C] Now I know I'm able, [Gm] [Cm] I'm able [Gm] to carry on.
[Bb] It's been a long, [Cm] such a [Eb] long time coming.
[Gm] I know a change gonna come.
Oh, yes it will.
[F] I [Bb] was born by the river in a little tent, yeah.
[Cm] Just like that river [Gm] I've been rolling ever since.
[Bb] It's been a long, [Cm]
[Bb] long time coming.
[Gm] I know a change gonna come.
[Bb] Oh, yes it will.
Well, it's too hard living, but I'm afraid [Cm] to die.
Because I don't know what's up there, [G] Lord, beyond the sky.
[Bb] It's been a long, [Cm] [Eb] long time [Dm] coming.
[Gm] I know a change gonna come.
[Bb] Oh, yes it will.
Well, I go to the movie, and I go [Cm] downtown.
People always telling [Gm] me, John, don't hang around.
[Bb] It's been a long, [Cm]
long [Bb] [Dm] time coming.
[Gm] I know a change gonna come.
[Bb] Oh, yes it will.
[Cm] Then I go [Gm] to my brother.
[Dm] [Gm]
[Cm] I say, brother, [G] could you help me, please?
[Gm] [Cm]
But you know that my [Gm] brother, he ends [C] up knocking me right back
on [F] my knees.
There [Bb] have been times when I thought I could not last for [Cm] long.
Now I know that I'm able [Gm] to carry on.
It's [Bb] been a long, [Cm] such a [Eb] long time [Dm] coming.
[Gm] I know a change gonna [C] come.
Oh, [Bb] yes it will.
[Cm] Then I go [Gm]
to my sister.
[Cm]
I say, sister, would [Gm] you help me, please?
[Cm] But you know that [Gm] my sister, she [C] ends up knocking me right back on [F] my knees.
There [Bb] have been times when I thought I could not last for long.
[Cm] [C] Now I know I'm able, [Gm] [Cm] I'm able [Gm] to carry on.
[Bb] It's been a long, [Cm] such a [Eb] long time coming.
[Gm] I know a change gonna come.
Oh, yes it will.
Key:
Gm
Cm
Bb
F
Dm
Gm
Cm
Bb
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ I [Bb] was born by the river _ in a little tent, yeah.
_ [Cm] _ _ Just like that river [Gm] I've been rolling ever since.
[Bb] It's been a _ _ _ long, [Cm] _ _
[Bb] long time coming.
_ [Gm] I know a change gonna come.
[Bb] Oh, yes it will. _ _ _
_ Well, it's too hard living, _ _ but I'm afraid _ [Cm] to die.
Because I don't know what's up there, [G] Lord, _ beyond the sky.
[Bb] It's been a _ _ long, _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] long time [Dm] coming.
[Gm] I know a change gonna come.
[Bb] Oh, yes it will.
_ _ _ Well, I go to the movie, _ _ and I go _ [Cm] _ downtown.
People always telling [Gm] me, John, don't hang around.
[Bb] It's been a _ _ _ long, [Cm] _
long [Bb] _ [Dm] time coming.
_ [Gm] I know a change gonna come.
[Bb] Oh, yes it will. _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ Then I go [Gm] to my brother.
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Cm] _ I say, brother, _ [G] could you help me, please?
_ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _
But you know that my [Gm] brother, _ _ he ends [C] up knocking me right back
on [F] my _ knees.
There [Bb] have been _ times when I thought _ I could not last for [Cm] long.
_ Now I know that I'm able [Gm] _ _ to carry on.
It's [Bb] been a _ _ _ long, [Cm] such a [Eb] long time [Dm] coming.
[Gm] I know a change gonna _ [C] come.
Oh, [Bb] yes it will. _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ Then I go [Gm]
to my sister.
_ _ _ [Cm] _
I say, sister, would [Gm] you help me, please? _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ But you know that [Gm] my sister, _ she [C] ends up knocking me right back on [F] my _ knees.
There [Bb] have been _ times when I thought I could not last for long.
[Cm] _ _ [C] Now I know I'm able, [Gm] [Cm] I'm able [Gm] to carry on.
[Bb] It's been a _ long, _ _ [Cm] _ such a [Eb] long time coming.
_ [Gm] I know a change gonna come.
Oh, yes it will. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ I [Bb] was born by the river _ in a little tent, yeah.
_ [Cm] _ _ Just like that river [Gm] I've been rolling ever since.
[Bb] It's been a _ _ _ long, [Cm] _ _
[Bb] long time coming.
_ [Gm] I know a change gonna come.
[Bb] Oh, yes it will. _ _ _
_ Well, it's too hard living, _ _ but I'm afraid _ [Cm] to die.
Because I don't know what's up there, [G] Lord, _ beyond the sky.
[Bb] It's been a _ _ long, _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] long time [Dm] coming.
[Gm] I know a change gonna come.
[Bb] Oh, yes it will.
_ _ _ Well, I go to the movie, _ _ and I go _ [Cm] _ downtown.
People always telling [Gm] me, John, don't hang around.
[Bb] It's been a _ _ _ long, [Cm] _
long [Bb] _ [Dm] time coming.
_ [Gm] I know a change gonna come.
[Bb] Oh, yes it will. _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ Then I go [Gm] to my brother.
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Cm] _ I say, brother, _ [G] could you help me, please?
_ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _
But you know that my [Gm] brother, _ _ he ends [C] up knocking me right back
on [F] my _ knees.
There [Bb] have been _ times when I thought _ I could not last for [Cm] long.
_ Now I know that I'm able [Gm] _ _ to carry on.
It's [Bb] been a _ _ _ long, [Cm] such a [Eb] long time [Dm] coming.
[Gm] I know a change gonna _ [C] come.
Oh, [Bb] yes it will. _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ Then I go [Gm]
to my sister.
_ _ _ [Cm] _
I say, sister, would [Gm] you help me, please? _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ But you know that [Gm] my sister, _ she [C] ends up knocking me right back on [F] my _ knees.
There [Bb] have been _ times when I thought I could not last for long.
[Cm] _ _ [C] Now I know I'm able, [Gm] [Cm] I'm able [Gm] to carry on.
[Bb] It's been a _ long, _ _ [Cm] _ such a [Eb] long time coming.
_ [Gm] I know a change gonna come.
Oh, yes it will. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _