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Getting Started - by GuitarGem
To learn Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come chords with lyrics, anchor your practice on these foundational chords: Bb, Cm, Gm, Bb, D, Gm, Cm, Eb, Bb, Eb, D. For best results, commence at 57 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 115. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Bb.
Bb _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _
Eb _
Dm _
Cm _
Bb _ .
Ebm _ _ _
Gb _ _
Bb _
F _ _ .
_ _ _ _ I
Bb was born _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in a little tent, _
Eb oh and just like the river I've been running
Gm _ _ .
ever _ since.
It's
Bb been a _ _ long, _ a
Cm long time coming
Eb but I know
D _
Gm a change gonna come, _ _ _
Bb oh yes it will.
_
Gm _ _ _
Bb It's been too _ hard living but I'm afraid to _ _ _
Cm die.
_ .
I don't know what's up _
Gm there _ beyond the sky.
It's been
Bb a _ _ _ long, a
Cm long time coming
Eb but I
D know _
Gm a change gonna come, _ _ oh
Bb yes it will.
I go _ _ _ _ _ to the movie and I go _ _ downtown.
_ _
Eb _ _ .
_ Somebody keep telling me
Gm _ _ .
don't hang around.
It's
Bb been a _ _ _ long, a
Eb long time coming but I
D know _
Gm a change gonna come, _ oh yes it
Bb will.
_ Then _ _
Cm _ _ .
_
Eb I go to
Gm my brother _ and _
Eb _ _ .
_ I say brother help me
Gm _ .
_ _ please.
_ _
Cm _ _ .
_ But he winds
Gm up _ _ knocking _ me
C _ _ .
back down on my
Bb F knees.
_ Oh _ _
Bb there been times _ _ _ I couldn't last for _ long.
_
Cm _ _ .
But now I think I'm able _
Gm to _ carry on.
It's
Bb been a long, _ _ _ a
Cm long time coming but I
D know _
Gm a change gonna come, _ _
Bb oh yes it will.
Oh yes it will.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .