Intro
A7
[Vers]
D D
I was born by the river, in a little tent,
Em Bm
just like the river I've been running ever since
D Em G F#7
It's been a long, a long time coming, but I know
Bm D Dsus4 D
B change is gonna come, oh yes it will
D D
It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die
Em Bm
I don't know what's up there beyond the sky,
D Em G F#7
It's been a long time coming, but I know
Bm D Dsus4 D
B change is gonna come, oh yes it will
D D
I go to the movie and I go downtown
Em Bm
Somebody always tellin' me: don't hang around
D Em G F#7
It's been a long, a long time coming, but I know
Bm D Dsus4 D
B change is gonna come, oh yes it will
[Chorus]
Em
Now I go
Bm
to see my brother
Em
I say brother,
Bm
help me please
Em
But he wind up
Bm
a-knocking me
E7 Aadd4 G7
back down on my knees
[Vers]
D D
There been times that I thought I couldn't last for long
Em Bm
Now I think I'm able to carry on
D Em G F#7
It's been a long, a long time coming, but I know
Bm D Dsus4 D
B change is gonna come, oh yes it will