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

[Chorus]
             D       Em
It's been a long     , long time coming
         Bm
But I know a change is gonna come
        D
Oh yes it is

[Bridge]
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"

[Pre chorus]
                        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

[Chorus]
             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