Key: B
Introduction:
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There's an old friend
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That I once heard say
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Something that touched my heart
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And it began this way
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I was born by the river
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In a little tent
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And just like the river
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I've been runnin' ever since
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He said it's been a long time comin'
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But I know my change is gonna come
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Oh, yeah
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He said it's been too hard livin'
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But I'm afraid to die
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I might not be if I knew
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What was up there beyond the sky
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It's been a long, a long time comin'
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But I know my change has got to come
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Oh, yeah
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I went, I went to my brother
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And I asked him: brother
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Could you help me, please?
Gm
He said: good sister
I'd like to, but I'm not able
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And when I, when I looked around
I was right back down
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Down on my bended knees
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Yes, I was, oh
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There've been times that I thought
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I thought that I wouldn't last for long
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But somehow right now I believe
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That I'm able, I'm able to carry on
I tell you that it's been along
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And oh, it's been an uphill journey
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All the way
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But I know, I know, I know
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I know my change is gonna come
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Sometimes I had to cry all night long
Yes, I did
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Sometimes I had to give up right
For what I knew was wrong
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Yes, it's been an uphill journey
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It's sure's been a long way comin'
Yes, it has
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It's been real hard
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Every step of the way
But I believe, I believe
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This evenin' my change is come