Tuning: D A D F# A D

[INTRO] D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D [VERSE 1]

^DThey hung a sign up ^Gin our town "If you ^Alive it up, you won't ^Dlive it down" ^DSo she left Monte ^GRio, son Just ^Alike a bullet ^Dleaves a gun With her ^Gcharcoal eyes and ^AMonroe hips She went and ^Dtook that Cali^Gfornia trip Well the ^Emmoon was gold, her ^Ahair like wind She said ^Emdon't look back, just ^Acome on Jim

[CHORUS]

Oh you got to ^Dhold on, ^Ahold on, ^D--you gotta ^Ghold on ^DTake my hand, I'm ^Astanding right here, you gotta ^Dhold on

[VERSE 2]

^DWell he gave her a ^Gdime store watch ^AAnd a ring made ^Dfrom a spoon ^DEveryone's looking for ^Gsomeone to blame If you ^Ashare my bed you ^Dshare my name Well ^Ggo ahead and ^Acall the cops You don't ^Dmeet nice girls in ^Gcoffee shops ^EmShe said baby I ^Astill love you Some^Emtimes there's nothing ^Aleft to do

[CHORUS]

Oh but you got to ^Dhold on, ^Ahold on,^D babe you gotta ^Ghold on ^DTake my hand, I'm ^Astanding right here, you gotta ^Dhold on

[VERSE 3]

Well g^Dod bless your ^Gcrooked little heart ^ASt. Louis got the ^Dbest of me ^DI miss your broken ^Gchina voice How I ^Awish you were still ^Dhere with me Well you ^Gbuild it up and ^Awreck it down Then you ^Dburn your mansion ^Gto the ground Oh there's ^Emnothing left to ^Akeep you here But when you're ^Emfalling behind in this ^Abig blue world

[CHORUS]

Oh you got to ^Dhold on, ^Ahold on,^D baby gotta ^Ghold on ^DTake my hand, I'm ^Astanding right here, you gotta ^Dhold on

[VERSE 4]

^DDown by the Rivers^Gide Motel It's ^A10 below and ^Dfalling ^DBy a 9^G9 cent store She ^Aclosed her eyes and ^Dstarted swaying But ^Git' so hard to ^Adance that way When it's ^Dcold and there's no ^Gmusic Well your ^Emold home town's so ^Afar away But in^Emside your head there's a ^Arecord that's playing

[CHORUS]

A song called ^DHold On, ^Ahold on,^D baby gotta ^Ghold on ^DTake my hand, I'm ^Astanding right here, you gotta ^Dhold on

[OUTRO]

^DYou got to hold on ^DYou got to hold on ^DYou got to hold on ^DYou got to hold on ^DYou got to hold on baby ^DYou got to hold on girl ^DYou got to hold on ^DYou got to hold on

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Tom Waits - Hold on