Chords for Sam Cooke - A Change is Gonna Come - Acapella arrangement!
Tempo:
130.65 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Gm
Eb
F
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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I was
[Dm] in a little tent
like the river I've been running
[C] Ever [G] since
long [Cm] time coming
[Gm] That change is gonna come
will
too hard living
[Dm] in a little tent
like the river I've been running
[C] Ever [G] since
long [Cm] time coming
[Gm] That change is gonna come
will
too hard living
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Bb
Gm
Eb
F
Cm
Bb
Gm
Eb
_ _ _ _ I was _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ in a little tent
[Eb] And _ just _ like the river I've been running
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] Ever _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ since
[Bb] It's been a long, _ _ _ _ long [Cm] time coming
[F] _ _ [Eb] But I _ [Bb] know
_ [Gm] _ _ That change is gonna come
[Bb] Oh yes it will
_ _ _ _ It's been too _ hard _ living
But I'm afraid _ [F] to _ [C] _
[F] _ [Eb] die
_ _ Cause I don't know what's up there
_ [F] _
Beyond the _ [Bb] sky
It's been a long, _ _ _ _ long [Cm] time coming
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] But I _ [Dm] know
_ [Gm] _ _ That change is gonna _ come
[Bb] Oh yes it _ _ _ will
I go [Ebm] to the movies
And [Bb] I go _ _ downtown
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ And _
_ [Am] [Bb] somebody keeps telling me
[F] _ [Gm]
Don't _ [F] hang [Bb] _ _ around
It's been a _ _ _ _ [C]
long, [Bb] long [Eb] time [Gm] coming _
[Dm] [Eb] But I know
[D] _ That [Gm] _ _
_ _ change _ _ _ [Bb] _
is gonna come
Oh yes it _ will
[Cm] _ Then I go _ to [N] my brother _ _ _ _ _ _ Oh [G] [Cm] yeah
_ [Bb] _ And I say brother, _ [F]
help [Gm] me _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] please
_ _ But he [Eb] _
winds [Cm] _ _ up
[Gm] _ _
_ Knocking _ me _ _
On my _ down low _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
knees
[C] And [Bb] I think _ [Eb]
Jesus knows
[Gm] _ _ _ [G] I couldn't last _ [Bb] long
No, _ no, [Cm] no
_ And now I think I'm [Gm] _ able
_ To carry _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
on
_ _ [Gm] _ _ It's been a long, long [Eb] time [F] coming
But _ [Gm] I [D] know
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ in a little tent
[Eb] And _ just _ like the river I've been running
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] Ever _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ since
[Bb] It's been a long, _ _ _ _ long [Cm] time coming
[F] _ _ [Eb] But I _ [Bb] know
_ [Gm] _ _ That change is gonna come
[Bb] Oh yes it will
_ _ _ _ It's been too _ hard _ living
But I'm afraid _ [F] to _ [C] _
[F] _ [Eb] die
_ _ Cause I don't know what's up there
_ [F] _
Beyond the _ [Bb] sky
It's been a long, _ _ _ _ long [Cm] time coming
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] But I _ [Dm] know
_ [Gm] _ _ That change is gonna _ come
[Bb] Oh yes it _ _ _ will
I go [Ebm] to the movies
And [Bb] I go _ _ downtown
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ And _
_ [Am] [Bb] somebody keeps telling me
[F] _ [Gm]
Don't _ [F] hang [Bb] _ _ around
It's been a _ _ _ _ [C]
long, [Bb] long [Eb] time [Gm] coming _
[Dm] [Eb] But I know
[D] _ That [Gm] _ _
_ _ change _ _ _ [Bb] _
is gonna come
Oh yes it _ will
[Cm] _ Then I go _ to [N] my brother _ _ _ _ _ _ Oh [G] [Cm] yeah
_ [Bb] _ And I say brother, _ [F]
help [Gm] me _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] please
_ _ But he [Eb] _
winds [Cm] _ _ up
[Gm] _ _
_ Knocking _ me _ _
On my _ down low _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
knees
[C] And [Bb] I think _ [Eb]
Jesus knows
[Gm] _ _ _ [G] I couldn't last _ [Bb] long
No, _ no, [Cm] no
_ And now I think I'm [Gm] _ able
_ To carry _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
on
_ _ [Gm] _ _ It's been a long, long [Eb] time [F] coming
But _ [Gm] I [D] know
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _