Chords for Southern Soul-I Held On

_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ Oh, [C]
you ask me how it [G] is that I'm still standing.
Oh, [Am] you wonder how I made it [F] through that storm.
[C] Well, I can't boast [G] any special power.
_ [Am] There's no secret, I just [F] tell no.
And [C] I'll tell no, till the [G] storm is over.
_ [Am] I'm a brave and leading hero.
[C] And I'll go now [F] on the air.
[C] Till [D] _ the [G] storm is over.
_ _ [Am]
I'll lose the money, plus I'll save [F] the people.
I'll show [D] them I can [C] tell no.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Things are [G] fine, we have peace.
[Am] I've got blessings that I can [F] call my own.
Oh, [C] there was a time when I wondered if I [G] could make it.
Oh, but my [Am] dream, I just [D] held on to.
And [C] I'll tell no, till the storm [G] is over.
_ [Am] I'm a brave and leading hero.
And [D] I'll go now on the air.
_ [C] Till [G] the storm is over.
_ [Am] Oh, I'm a brave, _ [F] I'm a [G] soldier.
I [C] can tell no. _
_ [G] _ _ Oh, I can [Am] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] tell that things are fine, we have peace.
[Am] I've got blessings that [G] I can call my [F] own.
Oh, [C] there was a time when I wondered if [G] I could make it.
Oh, but [Am] my dream, [G] I just [F] held on to.
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] Till the storm is over.
_ [Am] I'm a brave and leading [G] hero.
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ And as [G] long as I'm _ _ [Am] _ good,
[G] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
[F] _ [C] You will look at me, however, that [G] I'm still standing.
_ [Am] You wonder how I [G] made it [F] through that storm.
[C] _ Well, I can't boast of any [G] special power.
_ [Am] There's no secret [G] in my [F] power.
_ [D] When [C] I'm here on [G] the floor.
_ _ _ [Am] _ I'm a brave and leading [G] hero.
[F] _ And I'll get there [C] when I'm here on the floor.
[G] Oh, when _ [Am] _ _ _ [G]
[F] I'm here on the floor.
I'm just [C] a kid in a world of war. _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
[F] _ _ Oh, [C] I can [G] tell that things are fine, we have peace.
[Am] I've got blessings [G] that I can call [F] my own.
Oh, there [C] was a time when I wondered if I could make [G] it.
Oh, [Am] but my dream, [G] I just [F] held on to.
Till [C] the _ storm [G] is over.
_ [Am] I'm a brave and leading [G] hero.
[C] And _ _ _ _ _ [G] the [G] storm is over.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G]
[F] And the storm [C] _ will wash _ _
[G] _ _ away.
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _