A Change Is Gonna Come

D I was born by the river, oh, in a little tent Em Bm And just like this river I've been running ever since D Em It's been a long , long time coming Bm But I know a change is gonna come D Oh yes it is It's been too hard living, oh my Em And I'm afraid to die Bm I don't know what's up there Beyond the sky D Em It's been a long , long time coming Bm But I know a change is gonna come D Oh yes it is Em D There was a time when I went to my brother Em Bm I asked my brother, "Can you help me please?" Em Bm He turned me down so I go to my mother, oh E A I said "Mother!" I'm down on my knees" D Cause there have been times when I thought Em That I wouldn’t last so long Bm But somehow I was able to carry on D Em It's been a long , long time coming Bm But I know a change is gonna come D Oh yes it is Em D There was a time when I went to my brother Em Bm I asked my brother, "Can you help me please?" Em Bm He turned me down so I go to my mother, oh E A I said "Mother!" I'm down on my knees" D Cause oh there have been times when I thought Em That I wouldn’t last so long Bm But somehow I was able to carry on D Em It's been a long , long time coming Bm F# Bm But I know a change gonna come D Oh, yes it will D Em It's been a long , long time coming F# Bm But I know a change gonna come