Introducción de la guitarra que se mantiene aún cuando el cantante empieza a cantar. 

I(e)  -|----------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----| 
II(B) -|--------3---3-------3---3-----------3-----------3---|
III(G)-|------2-------2---2-------2-----3-----0-----3-----0-|
IV(D) -|----0-----------0-------------0-----------0---------|
V(A)  -|----------------------------------------------------|
VI(E) -|----------------------------3-----------3-----------|
  
INTRO:  D   G   D   G     D 

                    G         D                          G 
When the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone 
D                                G             D                 G 
   When you're sure you've had enough of this life,    well hang on 
  
E(6a cuerda)-----3---2---0-- 

Em                      A  Em              A 
    Don't let yourself go,     everybody cries 
Em                 A             D   G  D  G 
    and everybody hurts...sometimes 
  
                          D   G                          D 
Sometimes everything is wrong,   now it's time to sing along 
                         G               D 
When your day is night alone  (hold on, hold on) 
                          G            D 
If you feel like letting go   (hold on) 
                           G                D           G 
When you think you've had too much of this life, well hang on 

E(6a cuerda)-----3---2---0-- 

Em             A    Em                        A 
    Everybody hurts,   take comfort in your friends 
Em             A 
    Everybody hurts, 

F#                   Bm    F#   Bm  F#                Bm 
   Don't throw your hand,  oh   no,  don't throw your hand 
C                              G    C                         Am 
   when you feel like you're alone, no, no, no, you are not alone 

D                   G            D                             G 
  If you're on your own in this life, the days and nights are long 
D                            G                  D           G 
  When you think you've had too much, of this life, to hang on 

E(6a cuerda)-----3---2---0-- 

Em                  A           Em 
    Well everybody hurts,  sometimes 
            A    Em            A        D         G 
Everybody cries,    everybody hurts,   sometimes 
               D        G        D           G        D 
But everybody hurts   sometimes so hold on, hold on, hold on, 
 G        D        G        D        G 
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, 
           D     G   D   G 
Everybody hurts 
              D        G   D   G   D   G 
You are not alone