### A CHANGE IS GONNA COME ### Tabbed by Martyn Buisman Capo 1 [E7] I was [A] born by the river In a little tent, and o [Bm7] just like that river I've been running [F#m] ever since It's been a [A] long, a long [Bm7] time coming, but I know [D7] A [F#m] change is gonna come, oh [A] yes it will It's been [A] too hard living but I'm afraid to die [Bm7] 'cause I don't know what's up there [F#m] beyond the sky, It's been a [A] long, a long [Bm7] time coming, but I know [D7] A [F#m] change is gonna come, oh [A] yes it will I [A] go to the movie and I go downtown [Bm7] Somebody keep tellin me don't [F#m] hang around It's been a [A] long [Bm7] time coming, but I know [D7] A [F#m] change is gonna come, oh [A] yes it will [Bm7] Then I go to my [F#m] brother [Bm7] and I say brother help me [F#m] please [Bm7] But he winds up [F#m] knocking me [E6] back down on my [E7] knees There [A] have been times that I thou ght I couldn't last for long [Bm7] But now I think I'm able to [F#m] carry on It's been a [A] long [Bm7] time coming , but I know [D7] A [F#m] change is gonna come, oh [A] yes it will chords A = 002220 Bm7 = 224232 F#m = 244222 D7 = xx0212 E6 = 022120 E7 = 020100