[Intro] F  Em  Am  
        F  Em  Am
 
      C                  C
I was born by the river, in a little tent
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And just like the river baby, I've been running ever since
            C                 Dm
It's been a long, a long time coming
      F  Em  Am
And I know a change is gonna come

          C                C
It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die
Dm                                        Am
'Cause I don't know what's up there baby, beyond the sky
            C                 Dm
It's been a long, a long time coming
      F  Em  Am
And I know a change is gonna come

Dm                C
Then I go down to my brother
Dm                            Am
And I say: Brother, help me please
Dm              Am
But he winds up knockin' me back down
Dm      G
On my knees, yeah!

           C                       C
There been times that I thought i couldn't last for long
Dm                       Am
But now I think I'm able to carry on
            C                 Dm
It's been a long, a long time coming
      F  Em  Am                    C
And I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
            C                Dm
It's been a long, a long time  coming
      F  Em  Am                    C
And I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
                  C                 Dm
Well, it's been a long, a long time coming

       F  Em  Am  F   Em  Am              F  Em  Am
And I know          change is gonna come, change

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 I know it, I know it, I know, I know, I know. Change

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A change is gonna come! Uhhhh! Ohh woh wooohh!