Hold On Chords by Carrie Newcomer

[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
I've been driving down [Fm] this road [F] five times this week
_ [Bb] It's _ [F] _ _
_ _ almost [Bb] as [F] if these farm fields [Fm] could speak to [F] me
[Gm] A hungry lion's [F] been prowling
[Bb] Outside my door [C] these days
[F]
[Gm] And though I shake [F] my fist at it, [Bb] it doesn't go [C] away
But [Fm] _
hold _ _ [Bb] on
[F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
There's a place beside [Bb] your [C] heart
[F] Right below your collarbone
[Bb] _ [C] Where _
[F] _ I have [Bb] laid down [F] my head and rested like I've never [Bb] known
[C] _
[F] I [Gm] stayed there for a [F] while or so [Bb] it broke my heart to see you [C] go _
Hold [F] _ on
[Bb] _ _ [F] _
Hold on
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
[Gm] Hold on Hold [F] on [Bb] Hold on
_ [C] _ _ _ _
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] Hold on _
[F] Hold _ _ [Bb] on
_ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ Life is [Bb] short, my [F] dreams are made, and the bargain struck, the [Bb] price is [C] paid _
[F] I walked a [Bb] fragile line
[C] _ [F]
And I heard [Bb] an inner [C] voice
[F] I [Gm] called you up, [F] I woke you up
[Bb] I asked you, could I [Fm] try anymore?
You said, _
[F] hold _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] on Hold on
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
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[Gm] _ Hold _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] on
_ Well, [F] there are those who [Bb] would put you down
[C] _ [F]
Smiling faster to keep you down
[C] But [F] there's gentle souls [Bb] who lift [C] you [F] up
_ I've heard the [Bb] voice of [C] God [F] saying, [Gm] hold on [F] Hold on [Bb] Hold on
_ [C] _ _ _
Hold [Gm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
[Bb] on
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F]
Hold _ _ [Bb] on
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[Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
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_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ I've been driving down this road five times this week
_ It's [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
_ almost [Bb] _ [F] as if these farm fields could [Fm] speak to [F] me
A [Gm] hungry lion's been [F] prowling _ [Bb] outside my door these [C] days
And [Gm] [F] though I shake my fist at it, it [Bb] doesn't go away
[C] But _ [Fm]
hold _ _ [Bb] on
[F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ There's a place beside [Bb] your heart, [C] _
[F] right below your collarbone
[Bb] Where [C] _ [F] _
_ I have laid [Bb] down [F] my head and rested like I've never [Bb] known
[C] _ [F] I [Gm] stayed there for [F] a while or so, [Bb] it broke my heart [C] to see go _ _
Hold [F] _ on
[Bb] _ _ [F] _
Hold on
_ _ [Bb] Hold [C] _ [Gm] _ _ on [F] Hold on [Bb] Hold _ on
[C] _ _ Hold _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ on _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ Life is short and [Bb] our [F] dreams are made
And the bargain struck and the price [Bb] is [C] paid
[F] _
_ I've walked a [Bb] fragile [C] line
_ [F]
And I [Bb] heard an inner [C] voice [F] call
[Gm] I called you up, I [F] woke you up
[Bb]
I asked you, could I [C] try anymore?
You said, _ _
[F] hold _ [Bb] _ _ [F] on Hold _ on
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ Hold on
Well, there are those who would [Bb] put you [F] down _
Smiling bastards who would keep you down
[C] _ But [F] there's gentle souls [Bb] who [C] lift you [F] up
And I have heard [Bb] the voice of God [C] [F] say [Gm] Hold on [F] Hold on
_ [Bb] Hold on
_ _ [C] _ _ _
Hold [Gm] _ on
[Am] _ _ [F] _ [Bbm] _
_ Hold _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ on
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