Chords for L. Young - A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke Cover)
Tempo:
84.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bm
E
F#m
A#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [F#m] [Em] [Bm] [Dm]
[E]
[A] three-four
I was born by the [G#] river
[A] And [A#]
[Bm] just like the river I have been [F#m]
running
And if you [E] say it's [A] been a long, [A#] a long [Bm] time coming,
but I [F] know a [A] change gonna come, oh, yes, it will.
[Bm] It's [A] been too hard a living, [Bm]
[A] but I'm afraid to [E] die,
[Bm] because who knows what's up there [F#m] beyond the sky.
[Bm] [A] It's been a long, [A#] a long [Bm] time coming,
[D] and I know, but [F] I know a [A] change gonna [Bm] come, oh, [A] yes, it will.
[Bm] And then I go [A] to my brother, [Bm] and I say, brother, [A] help me,
please.
[Bm]
And he winds up [F#m]
[A] knocking me
[B] back down on my [E] knees.
[B] Whoa, there have [A] been times that I thought,
whoa, [Bm] I would last too long, but now I
think I'm able, able to [A] carry [E] on.
It's been a [A] long, a long [Bm] time coming,
but I [F#] know [G#m] a [F#m] change gonna come, [Bm] oh, [A] yes, it will.
[Bm] Oh, [A] yes, it will.
[A#] It's [Bm] gonna change.
[A] It's gonna change.
Oh, [Dm] [Am] yes, [Bm] [G] it [A] will.
[N]
[E]
[A] three-four
I was born by the [G#] river
[A] And [A#]
[Bm] just like the river I have been [F#m]
running
And if you [E] say it's [A] been a long, [A#] a long [Bm] time coming,
but I [F] know a [A] change gonna come, oh, yes, it will.
[Bm] It's [A] been too hard a living, [Bm]
[A] but I'm afraid to [E] die,
[Bm] because who knows what's up there [F#m] beyond the sky.
[Bm] [A] It's been a long, [A#] a long [Bm] time coming,
[D] and I know, but [F] I know a [A] change gonna [Bm] come, oh, [A] yes, it will.
[Bm] And then I go [A] to my brother, [Bm] and I say, brother, [A] help me,
please.
[Bm]
And he winds up [F#m]
[A] knocking me
[B] back down on my [E] knees.
[B] Whoa, there have [A] been times that I thought,
whoa, [Bm] I would last too long, but now I
think I'm able, able to [A] carry [E] on.
It's been a [A] long, a long [Bm] time coming,
but I [F#] know [G#m] a [F#m] change gonna come, [Bm] oh, [A] yes, it will.
[Bm] Oh, [A] yes, it will.
[A#] It's [Bm] gonna change.
[A] It's gonna change.
Oh, [Dm] [Am] yes, [Bm] [G] it [A] will.
[N]
Key:
A
Bm
E
F#m
A#
A
Bm
E
[E] _ [F#m] _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ [Dm] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ three-four
I was born _ by the [G#] river
[A] _ And _ _ [A#]
[Bm] just like the river I have been [F#m]
running
And if you [E] say it's [A] been a long, [A#] a long [Bm] time coming,
but I [F] know a [A] change gonna come, oh, yes, it will.
[Bm] It's [A] been too hard a living, [Bm] _
[A] but I'm afraid to [E] die,
[Bm] because who knows what's up there [F#m] beyond the sky.
[Bm] _ [A] It's been a _ long, [A#] a long [Bm] time coming,
[D] and I know, but [F] I know a [A] change gonna [Bm] come, oh, [A] yes, it will. _ _
[Bm] _ And then I go _ [A] to my brother, _ _ _ [Bm] and I say, brother, _ [A] help me,
_ _ please.
_ [Bm] _
_ And he winds up [F#m] _
[A] knocking _ me _
[B] _ back down on my [E] knees.
[B] Whoa, there have [A] been times that I thought,
whoa, [Bm] I would last too long, but now I
think I'm able, able to [A] carry [E] on.
_ It's been a [A] long, _ a long [Bm] time coming,
but I [F#] know [G#m] a [F#m] change gonna come, [Bm] oh, [A] yes, it will.
_ [Bm] Oh, [A] yes, it will.
[A#] It's [Bm] gonna change.
[A] It's gonna change.
_ Oh, [Dm] [Am] yes, _ [Bm] _ [G] it [A] will. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ three-four
I was born _ by the [G#] river
[A] _ And _ _ [A#]
[Bm] just like the river I have been [F#m]
running
And if you [E] say it's [A] been a long, [A#] a long [Bm] time coming,
but I [F] know a [A] change gonna come, oh, yes, it will.
[Bm] It's [A] been too hard a living, [Bm] _
[A] but I'm afraid to [E] die,
[Bm] because who knows what's up there [F#m] beyond the sky.
[Bm] _ [A] It's been a _ long, [A#] a long [Bm] time coming,
[D] and I know, but [F] I know a [A] change gonna [Bm] come, oh, [A] yes, it will. _ _
[Bm] _ And then I go _ [A] to my brother, _ _ _ [Bm] and I say, brother, _ [A] help me,
_ _ please.
_ [Bm] _
_ And he winds up [F#m] _
[A] knocking _ me _
[B] _ back down on my [E] knees.
[B] Whoa, there have [A] been times that I thought,
whoa, [Bm] I would last too long, but now I
think I'm able, able to [A] carry [E] on.
_ It's been a [A] long, _ a long [Bm] time coming,
but I [F#] know [G#m] a [F#m] change gonna come, [Bm] oh, [A] yes, it will.
_ [Bm] Oh, [A] yes, it will.
[A#] It's [Bm] gonna change.
[A] It's gonna change.
_ Oh, [Dm] [Am] yes, _ [Bm] _ [G] it [A] will. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _