Intro: A / B / C#m B A / F#m G#
       
       A / B   X4

VERSE 1:

                                   A
Well now your here you are in your life 
B                          A  
 and now your finding out why 
B                           A
 youve got to learn how to fight 
B                         A  
 before you learn how to fly (repeat these chords through verses)

VERSE 2:
so stick your fist up proove them wrong 
dont lose the words to the song 
coz its a long way down 
                          A   B
i guess you know that by now 

CHORUS:

A A /C#m(1st pos.) /B
                  but if you hold on 
A A /C#m(1st pos.) /B
                  well i will hold on too 
A A /C#m(1st pos.) /B
                  and if you reach up 
A A /C#m(1st pos.) /B
                  yeah i will reach up too 

B B B

VERSE 3.

well now your here in your life 
its such a long way down 
somehow you figure it out 
so now you turn it around 
but i know 


CHORUS:
but if you hold on 
well i will hold on too 
and if you reach up 
yeah i will reach up too 
B     B     B 
too...too.. too. 

Instrumental: F#m /G# /A /B /B A G#
              F#m /G# /A /B B/ A 
          
VERSE 4.

B                         A etc.
 and one thing before you go 
just let everyone know 
you refuse to regret it 
just like everyone said you would 
just like everyone knew you would 

V5.
just say that you can 
sleep at night 
just say that you get nervous 
with the struggle you fight