My Reply — The Ataris
Chords and lyrics for My Reply by The Ataris (key of G).
Intro
[D] [Bm] [C] [G] [A]
Verse 1
[D]I got your letter
[Bm]and the poetry you sent me
[C]postmarked in December of last [G]year
[D]I really hope you're doing better
[Bm]all your friends close by your side
[C]one step closer to [G]recovering[A]
Bridge
[G]I wish there was [D]something I could [A]say
to [Bm]erase each and [A]every [G]page
you've been [D]through
even [A]though it's not my place to save you
[G]I appreciate but [D]can't accept
this [A]thank you note that's [Bm]sealed with [A]your last [G]breath
and I won't [D]stand aside and [A]listen to you give up
Chorus
[D]If you'll just hold on for one more second
[Bm]Just hold on to what you have
[C]If you'll just hold on. Just hold [G]on.
[D]If you'll just hold on for one more second
[Bm]Just hold on to what you have
[C]If you'll just hold on. Just hold [G]on.[D][A]
Verse 2
[D]These arms remain stretched out to you
[Bm]Maybe someday you'll accept them
[C]or maybe it's too late to save
[G]a young girl's heart that's long stopped beating
[D]Wake up, wake up, you gotta believe
[Bm]Wake up, wake up, you can't give up
[C]Time keeps going on without us
[G]long after we're [A]dead and gone
Bridge
[G]I wish there was [D]something I could [A]say
to [Bm]erase each and [A]every [G]page
you've been [D]through
even [A]though it's not my place to save you
[G]I appreciate but [D]can't accept
this [A]thank you note that's [Bm]sealed with [A]your last [G]breath
and I won't [D]stand aside and [A]listen to you give up
Chorus
[D]If you'll just hold on for one more second
[Bm]Just hold on to what you have
[C]If you'll just hold on. Just hold [G]on.
[D]If you'll just hold on for one more second
[Bm]Just hold on to what you have
[C]If you'll just hold on. Just hold [G]on.
You will wake up tomorrow
[D]Just hold on to what you have
[Bm]Just hold on to what you [C]have[G]
[D]If you'll just hold on for one more second
[Bm]Just hold on to what you have
[C]If you'll just hold on. Just hold [G]on.[D][A]
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