HOLDING THINGS TOGETHER Chords by Merle Haggard

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_ _ [F] Holding [Bb] things together _ ain't no easy [Eb] thing to do.
When it comes to [Bb] raising children, it's a job that's meant [F] for two.
[Am] _ [Bb] Alice, [F] _ [Bb] please believe me, I can't [C] go [Eb] on and _ on.
_ Holding things [Bb] together, [F] _
[Bb] with you _ gone. _ _ _
Today [F] was [Bb] Andy's birthday, _ I guess it slipped [Eb] your [Bb] mind.
I tried twice [Bb] to call you, but no answer, either [F] time.
[Cm] But [Bb] the postman [F] brought [Bb] a present _ I'd mailed some [Eb] days ago.
I decided to love [Bb] for Mama, [F] so Angie _ [Bb] wouldn't know. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] Holding [Bb] things together _ ain't no easy [Eb] thing to do.
When it comes to [Bb] raising children, it's a job that's meant [F] for two.
_ [A] _ [Bb] Alice, please believe me, I can't go on [Eb] and _ on.
_ Holding things [Bb] together, [F] _ [Bb] with you gone. _ _
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_ _ _ [A] _ [Bb] Alice, [F] please believe me, _ I can't go on [Eb] and on.
_ Holding things [Bb] together, [F] _ [Bb] with you gone. _
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