A Change Is Gonna Come Chords by Warren Haynes Band

Tempo:
80.7 bpm
Chords used:

G

Em

C

Am

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Warren Haynes Band - A Change Is Gonna Come chords
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[F#] [E] [Am]
[Em]
[Am]
[C] [Em]
[Am]
[Em]
[A]
[D]
[G] I was born by the river, like a little old cat.
[Am] Oh, like that [C] river [Em] been running ever since.
[C]
[G] It's been a long, long [Am] time coming.
[C] But I know, [B] yes I know, [Em] a change [Bm] is [G] gonna [C] come.
[G] Oh, yes [F#] it will.
[G] It's been too hard [E] living, [G]
[F] but [G] I'm afraid to die.
[Am]
[C] [Em]
[C] [G] It's [Em] [C] [G] [Am] been a long time [C] coming.
But I [B] know, [Em]
a change, a change is gonna come.
[C] [G] Oh, yes it will.
[Am]
[C] And then I go [Em] to my brother.
[G] [Am]
And I say, brother, [C] [Em] help me
[G] breathe.
[Am]
A little [C] wind [Em] will knock at me.
Wind shall knock at [G] me.
[A]
Knock at me.
On [D] to my knees.
Yeah.
[Em] There's been [G]
times when I thought that [B] I wouldn't last [G] too long.
[Am]
And now I think, [Em]
oh, to carry on.
[G] Oh, it's been a long, long, [Am] long time coming.
[C] But I know, [B] [Em]
a change is gonna come.
[C] Oh, [G] yes it will.
[D] [G]
And then [Am]
[Em]
[C] [G]
[Am]
[Cm] [B] [Em]
[C] [G]
I [Am]
[C] go [Em]
to my brother.
[Am]
[Em] And I say, brother, help me breathe.
[Am]
A little wind [Em]
will knock at me.
On to my knees.
[A]
[D]
[F#] [G] There's been [B]
times [N] when I thought I [G]
couldn't last long.
[Am] And I [C] think I'm able [Em]
to carry on.
[C] Oh, it's been [G] a long, [Am] long time coming.
But [C] I know, yes [B] I know, [Em]
a change gonna come.
[Am] [G] It's been a long, [Am] long time coming.
[C] But I never, [B] ever,
[N] a change gonna come.
[Em]
Key:  
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
Am
2311
B
12341112
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
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To start learning Warren Haynes Band - A Change Is Gonna Come chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Am, C, G, Am, C, Em and G in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 40 BPM before aiming for the song's 81 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G Major.

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[F#] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] I was born by the river, _ like _ a little old cat.
[Am] Oh, _ _ like that [C] river [Em] been _ running ever since.
[C]
[G] It's been a long, _ _ _ long [Am] time coming.
_ [C] But I know, [B] yes I know, [Em] _ a change [Bm] is [G] gonna [C] come.
[G] Oh, yes [F#] it will.
_ [G] It's been too _ hard [E] living, [G] _ _
_ [F] but [G] I'm afraid to die.
_ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] [G] It's _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _ _ [G] [Am] been a long time [C] coming.
But I _ [B] know, [Em]
a change, a change is gonna come.
[C] [G] Oh, yes it will.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] And then I go [Em] to my brother.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ And I say, brother, [C] [Em] help me _
_ [G] _ breathe.
_ _ [Am] _ _
_ A little [C] wind [Em] will knock at me.
Wind shall knock at [G] me.
[A] _ _
Knock at me.
On [D] to my knees.
_ _ _ Yeah.
[Em] There's been [G] _
times when I thought _ _ that [B] I wouldn't last [G] too long.
_ [Am] _ _
_ And now I think, _ _ [Em] _ _
_ oh, to carry on.
[G] Oh, it's been a long, _ long, _ [Am] long time coming.
[C] But I know, [B] _ _ [Em] _
a change is gonna _ come.
[C] Oh, [G] yes it will.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And then [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
I _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] go _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ to my brother.
_ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] And I say, brother, help me breathe.
_ _ _ [Am] _
A little wind _ _ _ _ [Em] _
will knock at me.
On to my knees.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [G] There's been [B]
times [N] when I thought I _ [G] _ _
_ couldn't last long.
[Am] And I [C] think I'm able [Em] _
to carry on.
_ [C] Oh, it's been [G] a long, _ _ _ [Am] long time coming.
But [C] I know, yes [B] I know, [Em] _
a change gonna come.
[Am] [G] It's been a long, _ _ _ [Am] long time coming.
_ [C] But I never, [B] ever, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] a change gonna come.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Sam Cooke.