Verse 

B G#m/B B        E   Esus 
    I know you been hurting 
       E 
for a long time 
B G#m/B B      E        Esus 
     Seems like another day 
      E 
that never ends 
B     
Oh!...those long nights 
E                Esus  E 
without a lover, so fine 
B G#m/B B         E              Esus 
     A lover, yea. But more than that 
        E 
a true friend. 

B                        F#/A# 
Maybe they did things to hurt you 
    G#m              E7 
But baby they don't deserve you 
     C#7    
When all is said and done 
   F#7 
a change is gonna come 


[Refrão]
              B    F#/A#  G#m 
I need you to cry,  cry,  cry 
   B7/F#       E7 
a little bit longer 
              B    F#/A#  G#m 
I need you to try, try,    try 
     B7/F#  E7 
to get by whatever comes your way 
              B    F#/A#  G#m 
I need you to cry,  cry,  cry 
   B7/F#       E7 
a little bit longer 
    C#7 
Now feel like the long day of the soul 
     F#7 
but tomorrow's a new day 


Verse 

B G#m/B B  E    Esus           E 
     I hope and pray you will remember 
B G#m/B B    E         Esus  E 
    One day, its gonna be alright 
B    B B             
But oh oh... your heartache 
E Esus                  E 
ain't gonna' last for forever 
B G#m/B B 
   After the midnight cry 
E   Esus          E 
comes the morning light 

B                             F#/A# 
Baby you've been through the fire 
    G#m           E7 
but baby you's a fighter 
     C#7    
When all is said and done 
   F#7 
a change is gonna come 


[Refrão]
              B    F#/A#  G#m 
I need you to cry,  cry,  cry 
   B7/F#       E7 
a little bit longer 
              B    F#/A#  G#m 
I need you to try, try,    try 
     B7/F#  E7 
to get by whatever comes your way 
 B    F#/A#  G#m 
Cry,  cry,  cry 
   B7/F#       E7 
a little bit longer 
    C#7 
Might feel like the long day of the soul 
     F#7 
but tomorrow's a new day 

Bridge 

B                          F#/A# 
Maybe they did things to spite you 
        G#m            
But only two wrongs 
        E7 
make a right to fools 
     C#7    
When all is said and done 
   F#7 
a change is gonna come 
   G7 
Change is gonna 


[Refrão]
            C    G/B   Am 
If only you cry, cry, cry 
   C7/G        F7 
a little bit longer now 
               C   G/B   Am 
I need you to try, try, try 
          C7/G F7 
to get by 
              C  G/B Am 
I know you're suffering 
all day long 
     C7/G     F7 
but I bet you now 
it'll make you strong 
        C   G/B  Am   C7/G F7 
if you cry, cry, cry 

C Am/C F Fsus F (vamps until end)