f f7
i was born by the river in a little tent
bb dm c
and just like that river i´ve been running ever since
f bb
it´s been a long time coming
a dm bb c f
but i know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

it´s been too hard living, but i´m afraid to die
cos i don´t know what´s out there beyond the sky
it´s been a long, a long time coming
but i know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

bridge:
gm dm
and then i go to see my brother
gm dm
and i ask him to help me please
gm dm
and he just winds up knockin´ me
g c c7
back down on my knees

there were times when i thought i couldn´t last for long
but now i think i´m able to carry on
it´s been a long, been a long time coming
but i know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

repeat verse 2