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