{t:Hold On}
{st:Tom Waits (1999)}

[/] [D] [/] [D] [/] [D] [/] [D] [/]


They [/] [D] hung a sign up in [/] [G] our town  [/] [G]  
"if you [/] [A] live it up, you won't, [/] [D] Live it down" [/] [D]  
So, [/] [D] she left Monte [/] [G] Rio, son [/] [G]  
Just [/] [A] like a bullet [/] [D] leaves a [/] [D] gun [/] [D]  [/] [D]  


With [/] [G] charcoal eyes and [/] [A] Monroe hips  [/] [A]  
She went and [/] [D] took that Cali- [/] [G] fornia trip  [/] [G]  [/] [G]  
Well, the [/] [Em] moon was gold, her, [/] [A] hair like wind  [/] [A]  
She said [/] [Em] don't look back just, [/] [A] Come on Jim [/] 
[/] [A] Oh... [/] [A] you got to


{soc}
[/] [D] Hold on, [/] [A] Hold on [/] 
[/] [D] ...You got to [/] [G] hold on [/] 
[/] [D] Take my hand, I'm [/] [A] standing right here, 
You gotta [/] [D] hold on.  [/] [D]  [/] [D]  [/] [D]   
{eoc}


Well, [/] [D] he gave her a [/] [G] dimestore watch  [/] [G] [/] 
[/] [A] And a ring made [/] [D] from a spoon  [/] [D]   [/] 
[/] [D] Everyone is looking for [/] [G] someone to blame [/] [G]  
But you [/] [A] share my bed, you [/] [D] share my name.   [/] [D]  [/] [D]  [/] [D]  


Well, [/] [G] go ahead and [/] [A] call the cops  [/] [A]  
You don't [/] [D] meet nice girls in [/] [G] coffee shops  [/] [G]  [/] [G]  [/] [G]  [/]   
[/] [Em] She said baby, I [/] [A] still love you  [/] [A]  
Some- [/] [Em] times there's nothin [/] [A] left to do [/] 
[/] [A] Oh... [/] [A] you got to [/] 
 

{soc}
[/] [D] Hold on, [/] [A] Hold on [/] 
[/] [D] ...You got to [/] [G] hold on [/] 
[/] [D] Take my hand, I'm [/] [A] standing right here, 
You gotta [/] [D] hold on.  [/] [D] [/] [D] [/] [D] 
{eoc}


Down [/] [D] by the River- [/] [G] side motel, [/] [G]  
It's [/] [A] ten below and [/] [D] falling.  [/] [D]  [/] 
[/] [D] By a ninety [/] [G] nine cent store  [/] [G]  
She [/] [A] closed her eyes and [/] [D] started swaying. [/] [D]  [/] [D]  [/] [D]  


But [/] [G] it's so hard to [/] [A] dance that way  [/] [A]  
When it's [/] [D] cold and there's [/] [G] no music. [/] [G] [/] [G]  
Well your [/] [Em] old hometown's so [/] [A] far away  [/] [A]  
But, in- [/] [Em] side your head there's a [/] [A] record that's playing,  [/] 
[/] [A] ...a song [/] [A] called


{soc}
[/] [D] Hold on, [/] [A] Hold on [/] 
[/] [D] ...Baby got to [/] [G] hold on [/] 
[/] [D] Take my hand, I'm [/] [A] standing right there, 
You gotta [/] [D] hold on.  [/] [D] ... You gotta [/] 


[/] [D] Hold on, [/] [A] Hold on [/] 
[/] [D] ...Baby got to [/] [G] hold on [/] 
[/] [D] Take my hand, I'm [/] [A] standing right there,   
You gotta [/] [D] hold on.  [/] [D] ... You gotta [/] 


[/] [D] Hold on, [/] [A] Hold on [/] 
[/] [D] ...Baby got to [/] [G] hold on [/] 
[/] [D] Take my hand, I'm [/] [A] standing right here, 
You gotta [/] [D] hold on.  [/] [D] ... You gotta [/] 


[/] [D] Hold on, [/] [A] Hold on [/] 
[/] [D] ...Baby got to [/] [G] hold on [/] 
[/] [D] Take my hand, I'm [/] [A] standing right here, 
You gotta [/] [D] hold on.  [/] [D]   
You gotta [/] [D] hold on.  [/] [D]   
You gotta [/] [D] hold on.  [/] [D]   
You gotta [/] [D] hold on.  [/] [D↓]   
{eoc}


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