A Change Is Gonna Come

Choose your octave.

9 -10 10 -10 9 -10 10
6 -6 7 -6 6 -6 7
I was born by the ri- ver

8 9 9 -10 8
5 6 6 -6 5
In a lit-tle tent

8 8 8 -8 7 -8 8
5 5 5 -4 4 -4 5
Oh, and just like the ri-ver

8 8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 7 -6
5 5 -4 5 -4 4 -4 4 -3″
I been a run- nin’ e-ver since

8 9 -10 8 -8 7
5 6 -6 5 -4 4
It’s been a long

-8 -10 -8 8 -8 7 7 -8
-4 -6 -4 5 -4 4 4 -4
A long time com-in’ but I know

5 -8 -8 7 -6 8 -8 7 7
2 -4 -4 4 -3″ 5 -4 4 4
A change gon’ come. Oh, yes it will

It’s been too hard living but I’m afraid to die
Cuz I don’t know what’s up there beyond the sky
It’s been a long, a long time coming but I know
A change gon’ come oh yes it will

I go to the movie, and I go downtown
Somebody keep tellin me “don’t hang around”
It’s been a long, a long time coming, but i know
A change gon’ come oh yes it will

8 -8 8 -8 7 -6 -8 7 -6 7 7 -6
5 -4 5 -4 4 -3″ -4 4 -3″ 4 4 -3″
Then I go to my bro-ther

-6 -8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 7 8 -8 7
-3″ -4 -4 5 -4 4 -4 4 5 -4 4
And I say “Bro-ther, help me please”

-6 7 -8 8 -8 -8 7 7 -6
-3″ 4 -4 5 -4 -4 4 4 -3″
But he winds up knock-in’ me

-8 8 -10 8 -8 7 -8 8 -8 7 10
-4 5 -6 5 -4 4 -4 5 -4 4 7
Back down on my knees. Oh.

There been times that I thought I wouldn’t last for long
Now think I’m able to carry on
It’s been a long, along time coming but I know
A change gon’ come, oh yes it will