Intro
G#7
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I was born by the river, in a little tent,
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just like the river I've been running ever since
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It's been a long, a long time coming, but I know
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A# change is gonna come, oh yes it will
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It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die
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I don't know what's up there beyond the sky,
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It's been a long time coming, but I know
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A# change is gonna come, oh yes it will
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I go to the movie and I go downtown
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Somebody always tellin' me: don't hang around
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It's been a long, a long time coming, but I know
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A# change is gonna come, oh yes it will
[Chorus]
D#m
Now I go
A#m
to see my brother
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I say brother,
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help me please
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But he wind up
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a-knocking me
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back down on my knees
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There been times that I thought I couldn't last for long
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Now I think I'm able to carry on
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It's been a long, a long time coming, but I know
A#m C# C#sus4 C#
A# change is gonna come, oh yes it will