G/DIntro G G G G3 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|3----------------| B|-----------------|3----------------|-----------------|3----------------|-----------------|------3----------| G|------------4----|------4----------|------------4----|------4----------|------------4----|4-----------4----| D|------5----------|5-----------5----|------5----------|5-----------5----|------5----------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|3----------------|-----------------|3----------------|-----------------|3----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &Verso 1:
G G3 G G I was born by the river G Am In a little tent Em Em/B Just like the river, I've been Em/B Running ever sinceG G It's been a long...ong...long Am Am C7 B7 Em A long time coming, but I know..ow..ow..ow..ow Em/B Em A change gon' come G G Oh yes, it wi...llVerso 2:
G G G It's been too... hard living G G Am But I'm afraid to die..... Am/E Am/E Em 'Cause I don't know what's up there....re Em/B Em Above the skyG G It's been a long...ong...long Am Am C7 B7 Em A long time coming, but I know..ow..ow..ow..ow Em/B Em A change gon' come G G Oh yes, it wi...llVerso 3:
G G G And I go to the movie Am And I go downtown...oo oown Am And somebody keep telling me Em Em 'Don't hang around'G G It's been a long...ong...long Am Am Am/C B7 Em/B A long time coming, but I know..ow..ow..ow..ow Em/B Em/B A change is gonna come G G Oh yes, it wi...llVerso 4:
G* / Am Am/E Am Em Em And when I go..oo to my brother G* / Am Am/E Am Em Em And I say, 'Brother...er, help me, please' G* / Am Am Em Em A But he winds up knockin' me mmm..mmm A7 A7 D7 Back down..... on my knees.....Outro: G G It's been a long...ong...long Am Am Am/C B7 Em/B A long time coming, but I know..ow..ow..ow..ow Em/B Em/B A change is gonna come G G N.C. Oh yes, it wi...llVerso 5:
G/D G/D There been times that I thought G Am I couldn't last for long....ong Am Em Em Now, I'm able to....... carry on