Chords for Otis Redding - A Change Is Gonna Come (lyrics)
Tempo:
110.85 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Ab
Bbm
Db
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bbm] [Fm] [Eb] [Db]
[C] [Bb] [Ab] [Gbm]
[F] [Eb]
[A] [Ab]
This little old temple, [Bbm] just like this river,
[Fm] I've been running ever since.
[Ab] It's been a long, long, long, [Bbm] long [Db] time coming,
but [C] I know, I [Fm] know, change has gotta come now.
Ooh, [Ab] yes it is, oh [Db] man.
[Ab]
It's been too hard living, oh man,
and I'm afraid to [Bbm] die.
I don't know what's up [Fm] there beyond the clouds.
[Ab] It's been a long, long, [Bbm] long time [Db] coming.
I [C] know, I [Fm] know, change has gotta come.
[Ab] Oh, yes it is, now.
[Bbm] There's a time I will [Ab] go to my brother.
[Bbm] I've asked my brother, [Db] will [Fm] you help me?
Oh, now, oh, [Bbm] he turned me down.
And then [Fm] I asked my dear mother, oh,
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] down on my knees.
[Ab] It's been a hard, oh, long, very long,
oh, now, [Bbm] oh, somehow I thought I was in labor.
[Fm] Just try to carry on.
[Ab] It's been a long, long, [Bbm] long time [Db] coming,
but I [C] know, [Fm] change is gonna come.
[Ab] Oh, yes it [Db] is.
[Ab]
[Bbm] Like I said, I went to my [Ab] little brother,
oh, my little brother.
[Bbm]
[Fm] And he goes [Bbm] up, he turned me down,
and [Fm] then I go to my little mother,
my dear mother, oh, [Bb] now,
that mother,
[Eb] I need.
He, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he,
but [Ab] there was a time I thought,
long, very, very long, oh, [Bbm] my, oh,
somehow I thought I was in [Fm] labor.
Just try to carry on.
[Ab] It's been a long, long, [Bbm] long time [Db] coming.
[C] I know, I [Fm] know, change gotta come.
It's [Db] been so long, it's been so [C] long,
a little too long, but [Fm] a change has gotta come.
[Db] [C] It's been long, [Fm] but a change has gotta come.
You know, and I know, you know, [Db] and I know,
I know, [C] and you know, [Cm] that [Fm] change gotta come.
[N]
[Cm]
[Bbm] [Fm] [Eb] [Db]
[C] [Bb] [Ab] [Gbm]
[F] [Eb]
[A] [Ab]
This little old temple, [Bbm] just like this river,
[Fm] I've been running ever since.
[Ab] It's been a long, long, long, [Bbm] long [Db] time coming,
but [C] I know, I [Fm] know, change has gotta come now.
Ooh, [Ab] yes it is, oh [Db] man.
[Ab]
It's been too hard living, oh man,
and I'm afraid to [Bbm] die.
I don't know what's up [Fm] there beyond the clouds.
[Ab] It's been a long, long, [Bbm] long time [Db] coming.
I [C] know, I [Fm] know, change has gotta come.
[Ab] Oh, yes it is, now.
[Bbm] There's a time I will [Ab] go to my brother.
[Bbm] I've asked my brother, [Db] will [Fm] you help me?
Oh, now, oh, [Bbm] he turned me down.
And then [Fm] I asked my dear mother, oh,
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] down on my knees.
[Ab] It's been a hard, oh, long, very long,
oh, now, [Bbm] oh, somehow I thought I was in labor.
[Fm] Just try to carry on.
[Ab] It's been a long, long, [Bbm] long time [Db] coming,
but I [C] know, [Fm] change is gonna come.
[Ab] Oh, yes it [Db] is.
[Ab]
[Bbm] Like I said, I went to my [Ab] little brother,
oh, my little brother.
[Bbm]
[Fm] And he goes [Bbm] up, he turned me down,
and [Fm] then I go to my little mother,
my dear mother, oh, [Bb] now,
that mother,
[Eb] I need.
He, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he,
but [Ab] there was a time I thought,
long, very, very long, oh, [Bbm] my, oh,
somehow I thought I was in [Fm] labor.
Just try to carry on.
[Ab] It's been a long, long, [Bbm] long time [Db] coming.
[C] I know, I [Fm] know, change gotta come.
It's [Db] been so long, it's been so [C] long,
a little too long, but [Fm] a change has gotta come.
[Db] [C] It's been long, [Fm] but a change has gotta come.
You know, and I know, you know, [Db] and I know,
I know, [C] and you know, [Cm] that [Fm] change gotta come.
[N]
Key:
Fm
Ab
Bbm
Db
C
Fm
Ab
Bbm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Gbm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ This little old temple, [Bbm] _ _ _ just like this river,
_ [Fm] _ _ I've been running ever since.
_ [Ab] It's been a long, long, long, [Bbm] _ long [Db] time coming,
but [C] I know, I [Fm] know, _ change has gotta come now. _
Ooh, [Ab] yes it is, oh [Db] man.
[Ab] _ _
It's been too _ hard living, oh man,
_ _ and I'm afraid to [Bbm] die.
_ _ I don't know what's up [Fm] there _ _ beyond the clouds.
[Ab] It's been a long, _ long, _ [Bbm] _ long time [Db] coming.
I [C] know, I [Fm] know, change has gotta come. _
_ [Ab] Oh, yes it is, now. _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ There's a time I will [Ab] go to my brother. _ _ _
[Bbm] I've _ _ _ asked my brother, [Db] will [Fm] you help me?
_ _ Oh, now, oh, [Bbm] _ _ _ he turned me down.
And then [Fm] I asked my dear mother, oh, _
[Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] down on my _ _ knees. _
[Ab] It's been a hard, _ _ oh, _ long, very _ _ long,
oh, now, [Bbm] oh, _ _ somehow I thought I was in labor.
[Fm] _ _ Just try to carry on.
[Ab] It's been a long, _ _ long, [Bbm] _ long time [Db] coming,
but I [C] know, _ [Fm] _ change is gonna come. _
[Ab] Oh, yes it _ [Db] is.
_ [Ab] _
_ [Bbm] _ Like I said, I went to my [Ab] little brother,
_ oh, my little brother.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] And he _ _ _ _ goes [Bbm] up, _ _ he turned me down,
and [Fm] then I go to my little mother,
_ my dear mother, oh, [Bb] now,
_ that mother, _ _
_ [Eb] _ I need.
He, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he,
but [Ab] there was a time _ I thought,
long, _ very, very long, oh, [Bbm] my, oh,
_ somehow I thought I was in [Fm] labor.
_ Just try to carry on.
_ [Ab] It's been a _ long, _ long, [Bbm] _ long time [Db] coming.
[C] I know, I [Fm] know, change gotta come. _
It's [Db] been so long, it's been so [C] long,
a little too long, but [Fm] a change has gotta come. _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [C] It's been long, [Fm] but a change has gotta come.
You know, and I know, you know, [Db] and I know,
I know, [C] and you know, [Cm] that [Fm] change gotta come. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Gbm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ This little old temple, [Bbm] _ _ _ just like this river,
_ [Fm] _ _ I've been running ever since.
_ [Ab] It's been a long, long, long, [Bbm] _ long [Db] time coming,
but [C] I know, I [Fm] know, _ change has gotta come now. _
Ooh, [Ab] yes it is, oh [Db] man.
[Ab] _ _
It's been too _ hard living, oh man,
_ _ and I'm afraid to [Bbm] die.
_ _ I don't know what's up [Fm] there _ _ beyond the clouds.
[Ab] It's been a long, _ long, _ [Bbm] _ long time [Db] coming.
I [C] know, I [Fm] know, change has gotta come. _
_ [Ab] Oh, yes it is, now. _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ There's a time I will [Ab] go to my brother. _ _ _
[Bbm] I've _ _ _ asked my brother, [Db] will [Fm] you help me?
_ _ Oh, now, oh, [Bbm] _ _ _ he turned me down.
And then [Fm] I asked my dear mother, oh, _
[Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] down on my _ _ knees. _
[Ab] It's been a hard, _ _ oh, _ long, very _ _ long,
oh, now, [Bbm] oh, _ _ somehow I thought I was in labor.
[Fm] _ _ Just try to carry on.
[Ab] It's been a long, _ _ long, [Bbm] _ long time [Db] coming,
but I [C] know, _ [Fm] _ change is gonna come. _
[Ab] Oh, yes it _ [Db] is.
_ [Ab] _
_ [Bbm] _ Like I said, I went to my [Ab] little brother,
_ oh, my little brother.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] And he _ _ _ _ goes [Bbm] up, _ _ he turned me down,
and [Fm] then I go to my little mother,
_ my dear mother, oh, [Bb] now,
_ that mother, _ _
_ [Eb] _ I need.
He, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he,
but [Ab] there was a time _ I thought,
long, _ very, very long, oh, [Bbm] my, oh,
_ somehow I thought I was in [Fm] labor.
_ Just try to carry on.
_ [Ab] It's been a _ long, _ long, [Bbm] _ long time [Db] coming.
[C] I know, I [Fm] know, change gotta come. _
It's [Db] been so long, it's been so [C] long,
a little too long, but [Fm] a change has gotta come. _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [C] It's been long, [Fm] but a change has gotta come.
You know, and I know, you know, [Db] and I know,
I know, [C] and you know, [Cm] that [Fm] change gotta come. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
Facts about this song