Samuel Cooke (born January 22, 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi; died December 11, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) was a popular and influential American gospel, R&B, soul and pop singer-songwriter recognized as one of the true founders of soul music. Often referred to as The King of Soul, Cooke had 29 Top 40 hits in the U.S. between 1957 and 1964 including major hits You Send Me, A Change Is Gonna Come, Chain Gang and Wonderful World. Cooke was also
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A#Cm7 I was born by the river in a little tent Gm And just like that river I've been running ever since A#Cm7 It's been a long a long time coming D#Dm7GmA# But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die Cos I don't know what's out there beyond the sky It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
I go to the movies, and I go downtown, Sombody keep telling don't hang around, It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
BRIDGE: Cm7A# And then I go to see my brother Cm7A# And I ask him to help me please Cm7Gm But he winds up knockin' me C7F Back down on my knees
There've been times I thought I couldn't last for long But now I think I'm able to carry on It's been a long, been a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will