JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "A Change is Gonna Come" merupakan lagu Sam Cooke yang rilis pada 1964.
Lagu ini turut mengisi albumnya yang berjudul Ain't that Good News.
Album tersebut kini sudah tersedia di berbagai platform digital.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu (What A) Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "A Change is Gonna Come" dari Sam Cooke.
Capo di fret 3
[Intro]
F9 Eb9 D7
[Verse 1]
G
I was born by the river, in a little tent,
Am7 Em
Oh and, just like that river, I've, been running, ever since.
G Am7 C7 B7
It's been a long... a long time coming, but I know, oh-oh-oh,
Em G
A change is gonna come, oh, yes it will.
[Verse 2]
G
It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die,
Am7 Em
'Cos I don't know what's out there, beyond the sky.
G Am7 C7 B7
It's been a long... a long time coming, but I know, oh-oh-oh,
Em G
A change is gonna come, oh, yes it will.
[Verse 3]
G
I go to the movie and I go downtown,
Am7 Em
Somebody keep telling me; don't, hang around.
G Am7 C7 B7
It's been a long... a long time coming, but I know, oh-oh-oh,
Em G
A change is gonna come, oh, yes it will.
[Bridge]
Am7 G6
Then I go to my brother,
Am7 Em
And I say; brother, help me please.
Am7 Em
But he winds up, knockin' me,
A9 D7
Back down on my knees, oh...
[Verse 4]
G
There been times when I thought, I couldn't last for long,
Am7 Em
But now I think I'm able to, carry on.
G Am7 C7 B7
It's been a long... a long time coming, but I know, oh-oh-oh,
Em G
A change is gonna come, oh, yes it will.