Holding Things Together Chords by Merle Haggard
Tempo:
99.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
B
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E] [A]
[D]
[A] [E]
[A]
Holding [E] things [A] together ain't no easy thing [D] to do.
When it comes to [A] raising children, it's a job that's meant [F#] for [E] two.
[A] Alice, [E] please [A] believe me, I can't [B] go [D] on and [E] on.
[D] Holding [A] things together [B]
with [E] you gone.
[A] Today [E] was [A] Zandie's birthday.
I guess it slipped [D] your mind.
I tried twice [A] to call you, with no answer [E] either time.
[A] But the [F#] postman brought [A] a package [E]
[A] I'd mailed some [D] days ago.
I just signed it, [A] love from Mama.
[E] So Angie [A] wouldn't know.
[F#] Holding [A] things together ain't no easy [D] thing to do.
When it comes to [A] raising children, it's a job [E] that's meant for [F#] two.
Alice, [E]
please [A] believe me, I can't go [D] on and on.
Holding [A] things together with you gone.
[B] [D]
[A] [B]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[D] [A]
[B] [A]
Alice, [E] please [A] believe me, I can't go [D] on and on.
Holding things [E] together [A] with you gone.
[D]
[A] [E]
[A]
Holding [E] things [A] together ain't no easy thing [D] to do.
When it comes to [A] raising children, it's a job that's meant [F#] for [E] two.
[A] Alice, [E] please [A] believe me, I can't [B] go [D] on and [E] on.
[D] Holding [A] things together [B]
with [E] you gone.
[A] Today [E] was [A] Zandie's birthday.
I guess it slipped [D] your mind.
I tried twice [A] to call you, with no answer [E] either time.
[A] But the [F#] postman brought [A] a package [E]
[A] I'd mailed some [D] days ago.
I just signed it, [A] love from Mama.
[E] So Angie [A] wouldn't know.
[F#] Holding [A] things together ain't no easy [D] thing to do.
When it comes to [A] raising children, it's a job [E] that's meant for [F#] two.
Alice, [E]
please [A] believe me, I can't go [D] on and on.
Holding [A] things together with you gone.
[B] [D]
[A] [B]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[D] [A]
[B] [A]
Alice, [E] please [A] believe me, I can't go [D] on and on.
Holding things [E] together [A] with you gone.
Key:
A
E
D
B
F#
A
E
D
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Holding _ [E] things [A] together ain't no easy thing [D] to do. _
When it comes to [A] raising children, _ it's a job that's meant [F#] for [E] two. _
_ [A] Alice, [E] please [A] believe me, _ I can't [B] go [D] on and [E] on.
_ [D] _ Holding [A] things together _ [B]
with [E] you gone. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Today [E] was [A] Zandie's birthday. _
I guess it slipped [D] your mind.
I tried twice [A] to call you, with no answer _ [E] either time. _
[A] But the [F#] postman brought [A] a package [E] _
[A] I'd mailed some [D] days ago. _
I just signed it, _ [A] love from Mama. _
[E] So Angie _ [A] wouldn't know. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] Holding [A] things together ain't no easy [D] thing to do.
When it comes to [A] raising children, it's a job [E] that's meant for [F#] two.
_ Alice, [E]
please [A] believe me, I can't go [D] on and _ on.
Holding [A] things together _ with you gone. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Alice, [E] please [A] believe me, _ I can't go [D] on and _ on.
_ Holding things [E] together _ [A] with you gone. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Holding _ [E] things [A] together ain't no easy thing [D] to do. _
When it comes to [A] raising children, _ it's a job that's meant [F#] for [E] two. _
_ [A] Alice, [E] please [A] believe me, _ I can't [B] go [D] on and [E] on.
_ [D] _ Holding [A] things together _ [B]
with [E] you gone. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Today [E] was [A] Zandie's birthday. _
I guess it slipped [D] your mind.
I tried twice [A] to call you, with no answer _ [E] either time. _
[A] But the [F#] postman brought [A] a package [E] _
[A] I'd mailed some [D] days ago. _
I just signed it, _ [A] love from Mama. _
[E] So Angie _ [A] wouldn't know. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] Holding [A] things together ain't no easy [D] thing to do.
When it comes to [A] raising children, it's a job [E] that's meant for [F#] two.
_ Alice, [E]
please [A] believe me, I can't go [D] on and _ on.
Holding [A] things together _ with you gone. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Alice, [E] please [A] believe me, _ I can't go [D] on and _ on.
_ Holding things [E] together _ [A] with you gone. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _