lyrics from reprint of 1967 sheet music

  Em (022000@1)           D (xx0232@1)             C (x32010@1)           B7I (x21202@1)know about the guy who treated you so bad

   Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)               E (022100@1)    E7He (020130@1)took your love and then just walked away

  Am (x02210@1)               D7I (xx0212@1)know that you have got

  G (320003@1)          EmA (022000@1)reason to be sad
 
    AmBut (x02210@1)help 

   D7 (xx0212@1)   GIs (320003@1)on its way


   Bm (x24432@1) G7Cmaj7
So hold on girl
Be a little bit stronger
Hold on girl
Wait a little bit longer

                Am7 (x02010@1)D7Hold (xx0212@1)on girl

        A7C   B7Help (x21202@1)is on its way


  Em (022000@1)             D (xx0232@1)                  C (x32010@1)        B7I (x21202@1)know you feel as though your world is at an end

    Em (022000@1)              D (xx0232@1)             E (022100@1)   E7 (020130@1)But you don't have to live with yesterday

  Am (x02210@1)            D7I (xx0212@1)promise you the sun

   G (320003@1)          EmIs (022000@1)gonna shine again

    AmAnd (x02210@1)help

   D7 (xx0212@1)   GIs (320003@1)on its way


   Bm (x24432@1) G7Cmaj7
So hold on girl
Now that we are together
Hold on girl
Things are gonna be better

              Am7 (x02010@1) D7Hold (xx0212@1)on girl

        A7C   B7 (x21202@1)    EmHelp (022000@1)is on its way