verse 1 

E                 A            E                    A        E                          
When the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone 
E                        A                   E 
When you're sure you've had enough of this life 
      A      E-F#m                B 
Well, hang on, don't let yourself go 
F#m        B   F#m          B        E         A 
Everybody cries and everybody hurts sometimes 


verse 2 

                    E            A                E       
Sometimes everything is wrong, now it's time to sing along 
E                   A            
When your day is night alone 
E                 A 
If you feel like letting go 
E                      A              E            A          E 
When you think you've had too much of this life, well, hang on 


Refrain 

F#m        B      F#m                  B      
Everybody hurts, take comfort in your friends 
F#m        B     G#               C#m 
Everybody hurts, don't throw your hand 
G#  C#m  G#               C#m   D               A             
Ohh, no, don't throw your hand if you feel like you're alone 
D          C#m  B 
No, no, no, you are not alone 


verse 3 

E                 A 
If you're on your own in this life 
E                  A 
The days and nights are long 
E                    A 
When you think you've had 
          E              A 
Too much of this life to hang on 


Refrain 

F#m             B      F#m                  B           
Well, everybody hurts sometimes, everybody cries 
F#m           B      E        A 
And everybody hurts sometimes 
A            E          A      E           A 
And everybody hurts sometimes, so, hold on, hold on 
E        A         F#m  B 
Hold on, hold on