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A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke – Ukulele Chords

Play A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke on ukulele with chords and lyrics in a clean, easy-to-follow layout. This lesson is suited for Intermediate Players who want to work on Finger Picking. For help with the timing and feel of this song, see the video link below.

CC7DmAmDm7FE7D7G
Verse:
I was C born by the river
C7 in a little tent
Dm And just like that river
I’ve been running Am ever since
It’s been a C long
a long time Dm7 coming
But I F know E7
Am a change is gonna come
oh C yes it will
Verse:
It’s been C too hard living
but I’m a C7 fraid to die
Dm Cause I don’t know what’s out there
Am beyond the sky
It’s been a C long
a long time Dm7 coming
But I F know E7
Am a change is gonna come
oh C yes it will
Verse:
I C go to the movies, and I go down C7 town
Dm Somebody keep telling don’t Am hang around
It’s been a C long a long time Dm7 coming
But I F know E7 Am a change is gonna come
oh C yes it will
Bridge:
Dm And then I go to Am my brother
Dm And I say brother help me C please
Dm But he winds up knockin’ Am me
D7 Back down on my G knees
Verse:
There’ve been C times I thought
I couldn’t C7 last for long
Dm But now I think I’m able
Am to carry on
It’s been a C long
a long time Dm7 coming
But I F know E7
Am a change is gonna come
oh C yes it will
Verse:
I was C born by the river
C7 in a little tent
Dm And just like that river
I’ve been running Am ever since
It’s been a C long
a long time Dm7 coming
But I F know E7
Am a change is gonna come
oh C yes it will
Verse:
It’s been C too hard living
but I’m a C7 fraid to die
Dm Cause I don’t know what’s out there
Am beyond the sky
It’s been a C long
a long time Dm7 coming
But I F know E7
Am a change is gonna come
oh C yes it will
Verse:
I C go to the movies, and I go down C7 town
Dm Somebody keep telling don’t Am hang around
It’s been a C long a long time Dm7 coming
But I F know E7 Am a change is gonna come
oh C yes it will
Bridge:
Dm And then I go to Am my brother
Dm And I say brother help me C please
Dm But he winds up knockin’ Am me
D7 Back down on my G knees
Verse:
There’ve been C times I thought
I couldn’t C7 last for long
Dm But now I think I’m able
Am to carry on
It’s been a C long
a long time Dm7 coming
But I F know E7
Am a change is gonna come
oh C yes it will

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A Change Is Gonna Come – Ukulele Play Through

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