Tom Waits - Hold on

^EThey hung a sign up in our t^Aown "If^B you live it up, you w^Eon't live it down" ^ESo she left Monte ^ARio, son Just ^Blike a bullet ^Eleaves a gun^E With her ^Acharcoal eyes and ^BMonroe hips She went and ^Etook that Cali^Afornia trip Well the^F#m moon was gold, her ^Bhair like wind She said ^F#mdon't look back, just^B come on Jim^B

Oh you got to ^Ehold on, ^Bhold on,^E --you gott^Aa hold on ^ETake my hand, I'm ^Bstanding right here, you gotta ^Ehold on

^EWell he gave her ^Aa dime store watch ^BAnd a ring made from a ^Espoon ^EEveryone's looking for ^Asomeone to blame If you ^Bshare my bed you share my ^Ename ^E Well ^Ago ahead an^Bd call the cops You don't ^Emeet nice girls in ^Acoffee shop^As ^F#m--She said baby I st^Bill love you Some^F#mtimes there's nothing ^Bleft to do^B

Oh you got to ^Ehold on, ^Bhold on,^E --you gott^Aa hold on ^ETake my hand, I'm ^Bstanding right here, you gotta ^Ehold on

Well g^Eod bless your ^Acrooked little heart ^BSt. Louis got the ^Ebest of me ^EI miss your broken ^Achina voice ^BHow I wish you were still ^Ehere with me^E Well you ^Abuild it up and ^Bwreck it down Then you ^Eburn your mansion ^Ato the ground^{A F#m}When there's nothing to ^Bkeep you here ^F#mWhen you're falling behind in this ^Bbig blue world ^B

Oh you got to ^Ehold on, ^Bhold on,^E baby gotta ^Ahold on ^ETake my hand, I'm ^Bstanding right here, you gotta ^Ehold on ^E

^EDown by the Rivers^Aide Motel It's ^B10 below and ^Efalling ^EBy a 9^A9 cent store ^BShe closed her eyes and ^Estarted swaying^{E A}But it' so hard to ^Bdance that way ^EWhen it's cold and t^Ahere's no music^A Well your ^F#mold home town's so ^Bfar away But in^F#mside your head there's a ^Brecord that's playing^B

A song called ^EHold On, ^Bhold on, ba^Eby gotta ^Ahold on ^ETake my hand, ^BI'm standing right here, you gotta ^Ehold on

You got to hol^Ed on, hol^Bd on, ba^Eby gotta hol^Ad on ^ETake my hand, I'm ^Bstanding right here, you gotta ^Ehold on You got to hol^Ed on, hol^Bd on, ba^Eby gotta hol^Ad on ^ETake my hand, I'm ^Bstanding right here, you gotta ^Ehold on You got to hol^Ed on, hol^Bd on, ba^Eby gotta hol^Ad on ^ETake my hand, I'm ^Bstanding right here, you gotta ^Ehold on

^EYou got to hold on^E x4 ^EYou got to hold on^E (baby/girl) x2