[Intro]
(Arpeggiate Bm7 for the intro melody)
[Verse]
B E A D
Reach out, hands in the air
G A F#m G
Don't care just what they're saying
B E A D G A F#
Hold out, just keep on hoping against hope
G
That it's gonna get better
B E A D G A
Don't worry, there's no hurry for you, for me
F# G A
Everything's gonna come around
B E A D G A F# G
Shout out, someone will listen to you, to me
Em Bm7
Someone's gonna see
[Chorus]
Bm Bm7add4 Bsus2 Bm7 Bm Bm7add4 Bsus2 Bm7 F#m
Well, he calls me over and he calls me brother and I know
G Bm A F#m G Bm A F#m
Always fighting and moonlighting and
G Bm A F#m Em F#m G
Well, it never ends in the city if you're all alone
Bm Bm7add4 Bsus2 Bm7 Bm Bm7add4 Bsus2 Bm7 F#m
There's a sister and she's standing next to her man
G Bm A F#m G Bm A F#m
In the darkness you feel the sharpness of steel
G Bm A F#m Em F#m G
And it's always there, in the city, and you're all alone
[Verse]
B E A D
Reach out, hands in the air
G A F#m G
Don't care just what they're saying
B E A D G A F#
Hold out, just keep on hoping against hope
G
That it's gonna get better
B E A D G A
Don't worry, there's no hurry for you, for me
G A F#m G
Everything's gonna come around
B E A D G A F# G
Shout out, someone will listen to you, to me
Em Bm7
Someone's gonna see
[Bridge]
D G
If it's gonna get better, it starts with a feeling
D G
If it's gonna get better, it's gonna take time
D G
If it's gonna get better, we gotta start now
F#m G
'Cause I know, everybody can feel it
F#m G
And I know, everybody will see it
F#m G
'Cause it shows, and that shows I'm not dreaming
D C C
'Cause you know, and I know it's time for a change
[Outro]
D G D G
(fade out)