Verse
F#
So you flung your fist high in the air
B
But the world remained the same
C#
And all the demonstrations
A#m7 D#m
Filtered out through graduation
B
And the times that were a changing
C#
Never changed
F#
Freedom takes on new meaning
B
When you have a family of five
C# A#m7 D#m
And peace and revolution dissolved in its own solution
B
When you're fighting for your life
C#
Just to survive
[Chorus]
NC
It's then you've gotta
B F# B F#
Hold on - for what you believe in
B F# C#
Hold on - don't let it fade
NC
Still you've gotta
B F# B F#
Be strong - find yourself a reason
B C#
You never change the world
A#m7 D#m
But just the same
B
You've gotta hold on stronger
C# B F#
Each and every day, ya
[Verse 2]
F#
When the night creeps in so hollow
B
When the silence makes you scream
C#
When you're so damned scared of failure
A#m7 D#m
When the world's burned out it's saviors
B C#
When you're feeling too vulnerable to dream
[Chorus]
NC
It's then you've gotta
B F# B F#
Hold on - for what you believe in
B F# C#
Hold on - don't let it fade
NC (Or D)
Still you've gotta
B F# B F#
Be strong - find yourself a reason
B C#
No-one changed the world
A#m7 D#m
But just the same
B C#
You've gotta hold on to yourself
NB C
Or else you'll fade
[Outro]
B F#
Or else you'll fade
B F#
Or else you'll fade
C# F#
Or else you'll fade