Chords for Joe Tex - Hold on (to what you've got).
Tempo:
71.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Cm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
You have to hold on, hold on to what you've got.
You have to hold on, [C] hold on to what [D] you've got.
[G] You think nobody wants it?
Throw it [C] away and you [Cm] will see.
[A]
Someone will [G] have it before you can count.
[B]
One, [G] two, [C] yes they will, [G] yes they will.
[D] [G] Listen fellas, you know it's not all the time that a man can have himself a good woman.
A woman that he can [C] call his very own.
[G] A woman who will stay right there at home and mind all the little children while he's going to work.
A woman who will have his dinner cooked when he comes home.
But you know [C] so many men make mistakes when they go out, they stay out [D] all night long.
Because they think that no other man wants his woman but him.
But listen, [G] you see, that [G] no other man wants.
Throw her [C] away and [C] you [Cm] will see.
Some [G] man will have her before you can [Bm] count.
One, two, [G] three, [C] yes we, [G] yes we.
[A] [G] Listen girls, you know the same thing goes for you too.
Because you know I've seen so many women who've [C] had so many good men in life.
Men who would stand [G] by them through thick and thin.
Men who would go to work every day and bring home their hard earned pay.
Men who would buy their little pretty women anything that [C] their little hearts desire.
But you know so many women make [D] mistakes.
[Bm] They go out and stay out [D] all night because they think no other woman wants him but her.
Listen, you [G] see, that no other woman wants him.
Just pitch him out in the streets and [A] you will see.
Some woman will [G] have your man before you can [Bm] count.
One, [G] two, three, [C] yes you will, [G] yes you will.
[Cm]
[Bb] Speak [Eb] her name and
You have to hold on, hold on to what you've got.
You have to hold on, [C] hold on to what [D] you've got.
[G] You think nobody wants it?
Throw it [C] away and you [Cm] will see.
[A]
Someone will [G] have it before you can count.
[B]
One, [G] two, [C] yes they will, [G] yes they will.
[D] [G] Listen fellas, you know it's not all the time that a man can have himself a good woman.
A woman that he can [C] call his very own.
[G] A woman who will stay right there at home and mind all the little children while he's going to work.
A woman who will have his dinner cooked when he comes home.
But you know [C] so many men make mistakes when they go out, they stay out [D] all night long.
Because they think that no other man wants his woman but him.
But listen, [G] you see, that [G] no other man wants.
Throw her [C] away and [C] you [Cm] will see.
Some [G] man will have her before you can [Bm] count.
One, two, [G] three, [C] yes we, [G] yes we.
[A] [G] Listen girls, you know the same thing goes for you too.
Because you know I've seen so many women who've [C] had so many good men in life.
Men who would stand [G] by them through thick and thin.
Men who would go to work every day and bring home their hard earned pay.
Men who would buy their little pretty women anything that [C] their little hearts desire.
But you know so many women make [D] mistakes.
[Bm] They go out and stay out [D] all night because they think no other woman wants him but her.
Listen, you [G] see, that no other woman wants him.
Just pitch him out in the streets and [A] you will see.
Some woman will [G] have your man before you can [Bm] count.
One, [G] two, three, [C] yes you will, [G] yes you will.
[Cm]
[Bb] Speak [Eb] her name and
Key:
G
C
D
Cm
A
G
C
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
You have to hold on, _ hold on to what you've got. _ _
You have to hold _ on, [C] hold on to what [D] you've got. _
_ _ [G] You think nobody wants it?
Throw it [C] away and you [Cm] will see.
[A]
Someone will [G] have it before you can count.
[B]
One, [G] two, [C] yes they will, [G] yes they will.
[D] _ [G] Listen fellas, you know it's not all the time that a man can have himself a good woman.
A woman that he can [C] call his very own.
[G] A woman who will stay right there at home and mind all the little children while he's going to work.
A woman who will have his dinner cooked when he comes home.
But you know [C] so many men make mistakes when they go out, they stay out [D] all night long.
Because they think that no other man wants his woman but him.
But listen, _ [G] you see, that [G] no other man wants.
_ Throw her [C] away and [C] you [Cm] will see.
Some [G] man will have her before you can [Bm] count.
One, two, [G] three, [C] yes we, [G] yes we.
[A] _ [G] Listen girls, you know the same thing goes for you too.
Because you know I've seen so many women who've [C] had so many good men in life.
Men who would stand [G] by them through thick and thin.
Men who would go to work every day and bring home their hard earned pay.
Men who would buy their little pretty women anything that [C] their little hearts desire.
But you know so many women make [D] mistakes.
[Bm] They go out and stay out [D] all night because they think no other woman wants him but her.
Listen, you _ [G] see, _ that no other woman wants him.
Just pitch him out in the streets and [A] you will see.
Some woman will [G] have your man before you can [Bm] count.
One, [G] two, three, [C] yes you will, [G] yes you will.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ Speak [Eb] her name and
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
You have to hold on, _ hold on to what you've got. _ _
You have to hold _ on, [C] hold on to what [D] you've got. _
_ _ [G] You think nobody wants it?
Throw it [C] away and you [Cm] will see.
[A]
Someone will [G] have it before you can count.
[B]
One, [G] two, [C] yes they will, [G] yes they will.
[D] _ [G] Listen fellas, you know it's not all the time that a man can have himself a good woman.
A woman that he can [C] call his very own.
[G] A woman who will stay right there at home and mind all the little children while he's going to work.
A woman who will have his dinner cooked when he comes home.
But you know [C] so many men make mistakes when they go out, they stay out [D] all night long.
Because they think that no other man wants his woman but him.
But listen, _ [G] you see, that [G] no other man wants.
_ Throw her [C] away and [C] you [Cm] will see.
Some [G] man will have her before you can [Bm] count.
One, two, [G] three, [C] yes we, [G] yes we.
[A] _ [G] Listen girls, you know the same thing goes for you too.
Because you know I've seen so many women who've [C] had so many good men in life.
Men who would stand [G] by them through thick and thin.
Men who would go to work every day and bring home their hard earned pay.
Men who would buy their little pretty women anything that [C] their little hearts desire.
But you know so many women make [D] mistakes.
[Bm] They go out and stay out [D] all night because they think no other woman wants him but her.
Listen, you _ [G] see, _ that no other woman wants him.
Just pitch him out in the streets and [A] you will see.
Some woman will [G] have your man before you can [Bm] count.
One, [G] two, three, [C] yes you will, [G] yes you will.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ Speak [Eb] her name and