F F7 I was born by the river in a little tent A# Dm C And just like that river Iʼve been running ever since F A# Itʼs been a long time coming A Dm A# C F But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will Itʼs been too hard living, but Iʼm afraid to die Cos I donʼt know whatʼs out there beyond the sky Itʼs 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 knockinʼ me G C C7 Back down on my knees There were times when I thought I couldnʼt last for long But now I think Iʼm able to carry on Itʼs been a long, been a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will