G
So you flung your fist high in the air
                            C
But the world remained the same
     D
And all the demonstrations
          Bm7          Em
Filtered out through graduation
          C
And the times that were a changing
      D
Never changed

G
Freedom takes on new meaning
                          C
When you have a family of five
      D                    Bm7                 Em
And peace and revolution dissolved in its own solution
               C
When you're fighting for your life
             D
Just to survive

[Chorus]
NC
It's then you've gotta
C    G      C             G
Hold on -   for what you believe in
C    G                   D
Hold on -   don't let it fade
NC
Still you've gotta
C    G      C               G
Be strong - find yourself a reason
     C                 D
You never change the world
              Bm7  Em
But just the same
              C
You've gotta hold on stronger
  D            C    G
Each and every day, ya

[Verse 2]

G
When the night creeps in so hollow
                              C
When the silence makes you scream
             D
When you're so damned scared of failure
              Bm7               Em
When the world's burned out it's saviors
              C                         D
When you're feeling too vulnerable to dream

[Chorus]
NC
It's then you've gotta
C    G        C            G
Hold on -    for what you believe in
C    G                    D
Hold on -   don't let it fade
NC (Or D)
Still you've gotta
C    G       C              G
Be strong - find yourself a reason
C                  D
No-one changed the world
              Bm7  Em
But just the same
              C               D
You've gotta hold on to yourself
   NC          C
Or else you'll fade

[Outro]
C              G
Or else you'll fade
C              G
Or else you'll fade
D              G
Or else you'll fade