Bb
I was born by the river
             Cm
In a little tent
                                 Gm           F
O just like the river i've been runnin ever since
                Bb   Cm        Eb         D
its been a loooong long time comin but i know
   Gm
change gonna come
         Bb
o yes it will
           Bb                     Bb                 Cm
its been tooooo hard livin but i'm afraid to diiiie
Cm                              Gm         F
cuz i dont know whats up there beyond the sky
             Bb             Cm    Eb   D
its been a long long time comin but i know
Gm                       Bb
change gonna come wooah yes it will
        Bb              Bb           Cm
i go to the movie and i go downtown
Cm                       Gm         F
somebody keep tellin me dont hang around
                    Bb     Cm       Eb      D
its been a long loooooong time comin but i know
Gm                      Bb              (Dm,C#m)
that change gonna come o yes it will
Cm                Gm       Cm          Gm             (Dm,C#m)
When i go to my brother i say brother help me please
Cm       Gm                   Eb              F
but he winds up knockin me. back down on my knees beggin please! yeah! 
Bb
Theres been times I thought 
Bb                  Cm                  Gm            F
i couldnt last that long now i think im able to carry on.
Bb               Cm                   Eb        D    Gm
its been a long long time long time comin but i know that change gonna come o yes it will.  ~end in Bb