A Change Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]The[G]re's an old fri[D]end that
I [Em]once [G]heard say
Something [C]that touched
[Em]my heart[Am]
[A]And it began this [Dsus4]way
[C][Dsus4][Gsus4]

[Verse 2]
[G]I was born by the river
[Bm]In a[Em] little [G]tent[Am]
And just like the [Em]river
I've been runnin [Dsus4]ever sinc[D]e[G]
He said it's been [Gsus4]a long
[G]tim[C]e comin'[B]
But I [Em]know my change is gonna come
[C]Oh yeah
[G][Am][D]

[Verse 3]
[G]
He said it's been too
hard [Em]livin'
But I'm [G]afraid [Am]to die
I might not be if I knew
What was [Em]up there
Bey[Dsus4]ond the s[D]ky[G]
It's been a long,
[C]a long time com[B]in'
But I [Em]know my change
has got to come
[G]Oh yeah
[C][G][Am]

[Verse 4]
I [Em]went, I went to my [Am]brother
And I asked him, brother
[Em]Could you help me, p[Am]lease?
He said, good sister
[Em]I'd like to but I'm not able
And when I, [A]when I looked around
I was right back down
Down [Dsus4]on my bended knees
[D]Yes I w[Dsus4]as, oh[C][Dsus4][D][G]

[Verse 5]
There've been [G]times
[Em]that I thought
I thought that I [G]would
n't last [Em]for long[Am]
But somehow right [Em]now I believe
That I'm able, [Dsus4]I'm able to carry [D]on[G]

[Verse 6]
I tell you that it's been [G]along
And oh [C]it's been an uphill journey
All [B]the way
[Em]But I know, I know, I know
I [G]know

[Verse 7]
[C]my change is gonna come
[G]Sometimes I had to cry[C] all night long
Yes I did
[G]Sometimes
[C]I had to give up right

[Verse 8]
For [C]what I knew was wrong
[G]Yes it's been an uphill journey
It's sure's [C]been a long way comin
Yes [G]it has

[Verse 9]
It's been real [G]hard
Every step of the [C]way
But I believe, I believe
This evenin' my change [G]is come

[Verse 10]
Yeah I tell you that My change
is come