Tom Waits – Hold On (Guitar Acoustic)
Capo 3
Key
-
Versions
(4)
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1.0x
Chords
[Verse]
D G They hung a sign up in our town A D "if you live it up, you won't, Live it down" D G So, she left Monte Rio, son A D Just like a bullet leaves a gun G A With charcoal eyes and Monroe hips D G She went and took that California trip Em A Well, the moon was gold, her, Hair like wind Em A She said don't look back just, Come on Jim
[Chorus]
A D A D Oh you got to, Hold on, Hold on G You got to hold on D A D Take my hand, I'm standing right here, You gotta hold on.
[Verse]
D G Well, he gave her a dimestore watch A D And a ring made from a spoon D G Everyone is looking for someone to blame A D But you share my bed, you share my name. G A Well, go ahead and call the cops D G You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops Em A She said baby, I still love you Em A Sometimes there's nothin left to do
[Chorus]
A D A D Oh you got to, Hold on, Hold on G You got to hold on D A D Take my hand, I'm standing right here, You gotta hold on.
[Verse]
D G Well, God bless your crooked little heart, A D St. Louis got the best of me. D G I miss your broken-china voice. A D How I wish you were still here with me. G A Well, you build it up, you wreck it down D G You burn your mansion to the ground Em A When there's nothing left to keep you here, when Em A You're falling behind in this, Big blue world
[Chorus]
A D A D Oh you got to, Hold on, Hold on G You got to hold on D A D Take my hand, I'm standing right here, You gotta hold on.
[Verse]
D G Down by the Riverside motel, A D It's 10 below and falling. D G By a 99 cent store A D She closed her eyes, And started swaying. G A But it's so hard to dance that way D G When it's cold and there's no music. Em A Well your old hometown is so far away Em A But, inside your head there's a record, That's playing, a song called
[Chorus]
A D A D Hold on, Hold on G You got to hold on D A D Take my hand, I'm standing right here, You gotta hold on.