[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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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)