Hold On — Tom Waits
Chords and lyrics for Hold On by Tom Waits (key of D).
Verse
[D]They hung a sign up in [G]our town
"if you [A]live it up, you won't [D]live it down"
[D]So, she left Monte [G]Rio, son
Just [A]like a bullet [D]leaves a gun
With [G]charcoal eyes and [A]Monroe hips
She went and [D]took that [G]California trip
Well, the [Em]moon was gold, her [A]Hair like wind
She said [Em]don't look back just [A]Come on Jim
Chorus
[A]Oh you got to
[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
Verse
[D]Well, he gave her a [G]dimestore watch
[A]And a ring made [D]from a spoon
Everyone is looking for [G]someone to blame
But you [A]share my bed, you [D]share my name
Well, [G]go ahead and call[A] the cops
You don't [D]meet nice girls in [G]coffee shops
[Em]She said baby, I [A]still love you
[Em]Sometimes there's nothin [A]left to do
Chorus
[A]Oh but you got to
[D]Hold on, [A]hold on[D]
Baby gotto to [G]hold on
[D]Take my hand, I'm [A]standing right here, you got to
Just [D]hold on.
Verse
[D]Well, God bless your crooked little [G]heart
St. [A]Louis got the [D]best of me
[D]I miss your [G]broken-china voice
How I [A]wish you were still [D]here with me
Well, you [G]build it up, you wreck it[A] down
You [D]burn your mansion [G]to the ground
When there's [Em]nothing left to [A]keep you here, when
You're [Em]falling behind in this [A]big blue world
Chorus
[A]Oh you got to
[D]Hold on, [A]Hold on[D]
Baby gotto [G]hold on
[D]Take my hand, I'm [A]standing right here
You gotta [D]hold on
Verse
[D]Down by the [G]Riverside motel,
It's [A]10 below and [D]falling
[D]By a [G]99 cent store she [A]closed her eyes and [D]started swaying
But it's [G]so hard to [A]dance that way
When it's [D]cold and there's [G]no music
Well your [Em]old hometown is so [A]far away
But, [Em]inside your head there's a [A]record
That's playing,[A7] a song called
Chorus
[D]Hold on, [A]hold on[D]
Baby gotto [G]hold on
[D]Take my hand, I'm [A]standing right there
You gotta [D]hold on
You got to Hold on, [A]Hold on [D]
Baby gotto [G]hold on
[D]Take my hand, I'm [A]standing right here
You gotta [D]hold on
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