Chords for Gil Scott-Heron / Alien (Hold On To Your Dreams)

The reason we decided to try it again is because we have dreams of doing better.
This song is about holding on to your dreams.
We call the song Alien. _ _ _
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[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
You [B] [Em] got a little something to help us out with the sounds of the stage. _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ My [G] friends in the street, tell me again, one more time please, with the rhythm.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em]
Midnight near the [B] border, [Em] shanties cross the Rio Grande
Running with coyotes, [C] when the streets are paved with [Em] gold
Diving underwater, when you hear the helicopters
Knowing it's all better than worthless, if you're [C] running too [D] close
[A] Hiding in the shadows, [Em] so scared that you won't scream
[B] But you dare not make [A] a sound, if you [D] want to hold on to your dreams
[G] Hold on, _ [Em] _ [C] may not be a [Em] lot but hold on
Cause you [C] know it's all you got
[C#] Matter [Em] of consequence, say it's all for fear that it just don't sit somewhere
[B] If you have got to [A] hold on to [Em] your dreams
Morning to LA, city of the angels
The world is bright like fascination, only as to the confusion
But your mind must now endure, the green road tickets passing
But when they know that you're illegal, you must go and ask for an answer
Like [C] a plague that can't be [D] cured, [A] there ain't no more deeds
[Em] You find out just what's on your mind
But [B] you dare not make [A] a sound, if you want [C] to hold on to [G] your dreams
Hold on, may [Em] _ [C] not be [Em] a lot but hold on
Cause [C] you know it's all you got
[C#] Matter of [G] consequence, say it's [Em] all for fear that it just don't sit somewhere
[B] If you [Bm] have got [A] to hold on to [G] your dreams _
Down in the woods in the morning, the good things can't stand to your bad man
Drinking on some bitter, the [C] grand bloody nights of every [Em] road
Remind me of times I wonder, who do you think about so bad?
Or the woman that can last so much, [C] who's still in Mexico
[Am] [A] I just took drugs for an hour, [Em] there ain't little to repay the [B] night
Except that [A] in your mind you [C] plan to hold on [G] to your dreams
Hold on, may [Em] _ [C] not be a [G] lot but hold on
Cause you [C] know it's all you got
[C#] Matter of [G] consequence, say it's all for fear that it just don't [Em] sit somewhere
[B] If you have [A] got to hold on [G] to your dreams
Can everybody sing with us?
Hold on, _ _ [C] may not [G] be a lot but hold on
_ [C] Cause you know it's all you got
[A] Matter of consequence, say it's [Em] all for fear that it just don't sit there
[B] If you have got [A] to hold on [Em] to your dreams
[G] One people to sing with, come on
Hold on, [F] may not be a lot _ [Bm] but [B] hold on
Cause _ [E] you know it's all [F#] you got
[A] Matter of consequence, [E] say it's all for fear that it just don't sit there
If you have got to [A] hold [B] on to your dreams
Come on, help us out y'all
Hold [F#] on, may not be a lot _ _ [D] [A#m] but hold on
Cause _ [D] you know it's all [A#m] you got
Matter of consequence, say it's [E] all for [A#m] fear that it just don't sit there
[B] If you have got [F] to hold [E] on to your dreams
[A#m] Let me hear you loud y'all
Hold on, _ [D] may not be a [C#] lot but hold on
_ [F] Cause you [A] know it's [F#] all you got
Matter of consequence, say [F] it's all for [A#m] fear that it just don't sit there
[A#] If you have got [A] to hold on to [A#m] your dreams
Let [N] me hear y'all one more time
[G] Hold on, _ [C] may not be a lot [G] but hold on
Cause [Am] you know it's all you got
[A] Matter of consequence, [Em] say it's all for fear that it just don't sit there
[B] If you