Chords for St. Paul & The Broken Bones/ "A Change Is Gonna Come"
Tempo:
106.5 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Fm
Bbm
Db
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
But [Ab] one of the reasons I chose this album is it has two of my all time favorite songs on it.
And it's one of my favorite.
[N]
[Bb] [C]
[Fm] [Gm]
[Abm] [Db] [C] [Bb] [Ab]
[Gb] [F] [Eb]
I [Ab] was born by the river, in a little old town.
[Bbm] Chose it like a little high [Fm] mountain.
[Bb] Yeah, it's [Ab] been a long, long [Bbm] time coming.
[Db] But I know [Cm] a [Fm] boy, a change is coming.
[Ab] Lord bless me.
It's been too hard a livin'.
But I'm afraid to die.
[Bbm]
I don't know what's up [Ab] there.
[Fm]
It's all on my side.
[Gb] It's [Ab] been a long, [Bbm] long time coming.
[Db] But I [C] know a [Fm]
boy, a change is coming.
Lord [Ab] bless me.
I [Bbm] don't mind a little baby.
[Ab] I'll
[Bbm] sit [C] by her and take her hand.
[Fm] It's a deep, deep love.
[Bbm] It's a perfect time that I ask my [Fm] sweetest need of love.
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab] It's been a long, long time coming.
It's been a long, [Bbm] so [Eb] how long is [Ab] [Fm]
it?
It's been [Ab] a long, it's been a long [Bbm] [Db] time coming.
But I know [Fm] a boy, a change is coming.
[Ab]
[Bbm]
[Ab]
[Bbm]
[C] [Bb] [F]
[Fm] [Bbm]
[Fm]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
It's been a [Bbm] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Ab] long,
[Bbm] long time coming.
[Db] But I [C] [Fm] [Ab]
[Db] [C]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Db] [Fm]
[Ab]
[Db] [C]
[Fm] know [Ab] a boy, a change is coming.
But I know a boy, a change [Db] is coming.
But I know [Ab] a boy, [Fm] [Ab]
[Db] a change is [C]
[Fm] coming.
And it's one of my favorite.
[N]
[Bb] [C]
[Fm] [Gm]
[Abm] [Db] [C] [Bb] [Ab]
[Gb] [F] [Eb]
I [Ab] was born by the river, in a little old town.
[Bbm] Chose it like a little high [Fm] mountain.
[Bb] Yeah, it's [Ab] been a long, long [Bbm] time coming.
[Db] But I know [Cm] a [Fm] boy, a change is coming.
[Ab] Lord bless me.
It's been too hard a livin'.
But I'm afraid to die.
[Bbm]
I don't know what's up [Ab] there.
[Fm]
It's all on my side.
[Gb] It's [Ab] been a long, [Bbm] long time coming.
[Db] But I [C] know a [Fm]
boy, a change is coming.
Lord [Ab] bless me.
I [Bbm] don't mind a little baby.
[Ab] I'll
[Bbm] sit [C] by her and take her hand.
[Fm] It's a deep, deep love.
[Bbm] It's a perfect time that I ask my [Fm] sweetest need of love.
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab] It's been a long, long time coming.
It's been a long, [Bbm] so [Eb] how long is [Ab] [Fm]
it?
It's been [Ab] a long, it's been a long [Bbm] [Db] time coming.
But I know [Fm] a boy, a change is coming.
[Ab]
[Bbm]
[Ab]
[Bbm]
[C] [Bb] [F]
[Fm] [Bbm]
[Fm]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
It's been a [Bbm] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Ab] long,
[Bbm] long time coming.
[Db] But I [C] [Fm] [Ab]
[Db] [C]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Db] [Fm]
[Ab]
[Db] [C]
[Fm] know [Ab] a boy, a change is coming.
But I know a boy, a change [Db] is coming.
But I know [Ab] a boy, [Fm] [Ab]
[Db] a change is [C]
[Fm] coming.
Key:
Ab
Fm
Bbm
Db
C
Ab
Fm
Bbm
_ _ _ _ But [Ab] one of the reasons I chose this album is it has two of my all time favorite songs on it.
And it's one of my favorite.
_ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Abm] _ [Db] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ [Gb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I _ [Ab] was born _ _ by the river, _ _ _ _ in a little old town.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ Chose it like a little high [Fm] mountain. _ _ _
[Bb] Yeah, it's _ [Ab] been a long, _ _ _ long [Bbm] time coming.
[Db] But I know [Cm] a [Fm] boy, _ a change is coming.
_ _ [Ab] Lord bless me. _
_ _ _ _ It's been too _ hard a livin'. _ _ _
_ But I'm afraid to die.
[Bbm] _
_ I don't know what's up [Ab] there.
[Fm] _
_ _ It's all on my side.
[Gb] It's [Ab] been a long, _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] long time coming.
[Db] But I [C] know a [Fm] _
boy, a change is coming. _ _ _
Lord [Ab] bless me. _ _ _ _ _
I [Bbm] _ _ _ don't mind a little baby.
[Ab] I'll _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ sit [C] by her and take her hand.
[Fm] It's a deep, deep love. _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ It's a perfect time that I ask my [Fm] sweetest need of love. _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] It's been _ _ _ a long, long _ time coming.
It's been a long, _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ so [Eb] how long is _ [Ab] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
it?
It's been [Ab] a long, it's been a long _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] time coming.
But I know [Fm] a boy, _ _ a change is coming. _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's been _ a [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] long, _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] long time _ coming.
[Db] But I [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ know [Ab] a boy, a change is coming.
But I know a boy, a change _ [Db] _ is coming.
But I know [Ab] a boy, _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Db] a change is _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ coming.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And it's one of my favorite.
_ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Abm] _ [Db] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ [Gb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I _ [Ab] was born _ _ by the river, _ _ _ _ in a little old town.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ Chose it like a little high [Fm] mountain. _ _ _
[Bb] Yeah, it's _ [Ab] been a long, _ _ _ long [Bbm] time coming.
[Db] But I know [Cm] a [Fm] boy, _ a change is coming.
_ _ [Ab] Lord bless me. _
_ _ _ _ It's been too _ hard a livin'. _ _ _
_ But I'm afraid to die.
[Bbm] _
_ I don't know what's up [Ab] there.
[Fm] _
_ _ It's all on my side.
[Gb] It's [Ab] been a long, _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] long time coming.
[Db] But I [C] know a [Fm] _
boy, a change is coming. _ _ _
Lord [Ab] bless me. _ _ _ _ _
I [Bbm] _ _ _ don't mind a little baby.
[Ab] I'll _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ sit [C] by her and take her hand.
[Fm] It's a deep, deep love. _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ It's a perfect time that I ask my [Fm] sweetest need of love. _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] It's been _ _ _ a long, long _ time coming.
It's been a long, _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ so [Eb] how long is _ [Ab] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
it?
It's been [Ab] a long, it's been a long _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] time coming.
But I know [Fm] a boy, _ _ a change is coming. _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's been _ a [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] long, _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] long time _ coming.
[Db] But I [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ know [Ab] a boy, a change is coming.
But I know a boy, a change _ [Db] _ is coming.
But I know [Ab] a boy, _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Db] a change is _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ coming.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _