John Mellencamp – Hand To Hold On To (Guitar)

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Written by: John Mellencamp Tab ~simescan~ [Intro] (chords through riff) | A | F#m | A | F#m | | A | F#m | Dsus2 | E | [Verse 1]
A                                F#m
 You can laugh and joke and make fun of your friends

A                            F#m
 Spin in the middle when the troubles begin

D                          E
 Take it nice and easy and always pretend

            D                 E
That you're cool, so cool, so cool

A                                 F#m
 Say I'm alone and I'm wild and I will not be tamed

A                           F#m
 Talk like a jerk or an educated brain

D                           E
 Be an old girl drivin' the young boys insane

     D                              E
Be a joker, a preacher, it does not matter
[Chorus]
A                 F#m
 Everyone needs a hand to hold on to

A                 F#m
 Everyone needs a hand to hold on to

D                    E
 Don't need to be no strong hand

D                    E
 Don't need to be no rich hand

D              E                     A
 Everyone just needs a hand to hold on to
[Riff] |(A) | F#m | A | F#m | [Verse 2]
A                              F#m
 Havin' good luck with your financial situation

A                              F#m
 Play the ponies, be president of the United Nations

D                    E
 Go to work and be a Hollywood stud

D                                  E
 Drive your four-wheel drive right into the mud, yeah
[Chorus]
A                 F#m
 Everyone needs a hand to hold on to

A                 F#m
 Everyone needs a hand to hold on to

D                    E
 Don't need to be no strong hand

D                    E
 Don't need to be no rich hand

D              E                    A
 Everyone just needs a hand to hold on to
[Bridge]
A              F#m                A
And then those hours when you're alone

            F#m                     A
And there's nobody there except yourself

               F#m                    A
I know it, you wanna pick up the phone

          D
And say, "Talk to me, talk to me,

         E
Somebody please talk to me"  yeah
[Solo] A F#m A F#m
D  E    D E
          oh yeah
[Chorus]
A                 F#m
 Everyone needs a hand to hold on to

A                 F#m
 Everyone needs a hand to hold on to

D                    E
 Don't need to be no strong hand

D                    E
 Don't need to be no rich hand

A                 F#m
 Everyone needs a hand to hold on to

A                 F#m
 Everyone needs a hand to hold on to

D                    E
 Don't need to be no strong hand

D                    E
 Don't need to be no rich hand

A                 F#m
 Everyone needs a hand to hold on to

A                 F#m
 Everyone needs a hand to hold on to

D                    E
 Don't need to be no strong hand

D                    E
 Don't need to be no rich hand...