Hold On Chords by Tom Waits
Tempo:
148.95 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Em
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
They hung a sign [G] up in our town, if [A] you live it up [D] you won't live it down.
So she left [G] Monterreo, son, [A] just like a [D] bullet leaves a gun.
[G] With the charcoal eyes [A] and Monroe hips, she went [D] and took that [G] California trip.
Well the [Em] moon was golden [F#m] and her hair like [A] wind, [Em] she said don't look back just [A] come on Jim.
Oh, [D] you got to hold on, hold [G] on, [D] [G] you got to hold on.
[D] Take my hand, [A] standing right here you [D] got to hold on.
Well he gave her [G] a time store watch
[A] and a [D] ring made from a school.
Everyone's looking [G] for someone to blame.
[D]
And you [A] share my bed, [D] you share my name.
Well [G] go ahead, [A] call the cops, you [D] don't meet nice girls [G] in coffee shops.
[Em] She said baby [A] I still love you, [Em] sometimes there's nothing [A] [D] left to do.
Oh, you got to hold on, hold on, baby [Bm] you got to [G] hold on.
[D] Take my hand, standing [A] right here [D] you got to hold on.
Well God bless your crooked [G] little heart, [Am] St.
Louis got [D] the best of me.
I miss your [G] broken china voice, [A] how I wish you were [D] still here with me.
[G] Oh, you build it up, you [A] wreck it down, [D] and you burn your [G] mansion to the ground.
Oh, [E] there's nothing left [A] to keep you here, but [Em] when you're falling behind in [A] this big blue world.
Oh, you got [D] to hold on, hold on, baby [G] you got to hold [D] on.
Take my hand, [A] standing right here [D] you got to hold on.
Down by the
[G] Riverside Motel, [A] it's sitting below [D] and falling.
By a [G] 99 cent store, [A] she closed her eyes [D] and started swaying.
[G] But it's so hard [A] to dance that way, [D] when it's cold and [G] there's no music.
Oh, [Em] you're old hometown [A] so far away, but [Em] inside your head [B] there's a record that's playing.
[A] A song [D] called hold on, hold on, baby you [G] got to hold [D] on.
Take my hand, [A] standing right there you [D] got to hold on.
You got to hold on, hold on, baby [G] you got to hold [D] on.
Take my hand, [A] standing right there [D] you got to hold on.
You got to hold on,
[G] hold [D] on, baby you got [G] to hold [D] on.
And take my hand, [A] standing right here you [D] got to hold on.
You got to hold on, hold on.
man you gotta hold on, gotta hold on,
[G] baby, gotta hold [D] on, take your [A] mindfulness for a ride
[D] here, gotta hold on,
you gotta hold on,
you gotta hold on,
you gotta hold on,
you gotta hold on,
you gotta hold on.
you gotta hold on,
you gotta hold on.
They hung a sign [G] up in our town, if [A] you live it up [D] you won't live it down.
So she left [G] Monterreo, son, [A] just like a [D] bullet leaves a gun.
[G] With the charcoal eyes [A] and Monroe hips, she went [D] and took that [G] California trip.
Well the [Em] moon was golden [F#m] and her hair like [A] wind, [Em] she said don't look back just [A] come on Jim.
Oh, [D] you got to hold on, hold [G] on, [D] [G] you got to hold on.
[D] Take my hand, [A] standing right here you [D] got to hold on.
Well he gave her [G] a time store watch
[A] and a [D] ring made from a school.
Everyone's looking [G] for someone to blame.
[D]
And you [A] share my bed, [D] you share my name.
Well [G] go ahead, [A] call the cops, you [D] don't meet nice girls [G] in coffee shops.
[Em] She said baby [A] I still love you, [Em] sometimes there's nothing [A] [D] left to do.
Oh, you got to hold on, hold on, baby [Bm] you got to [G] hold on.
[D] Take my hand, standing [A] right here [D] you got to hold on.
Well God bless your crooked [G] little heart, [Am] St.
Louis got [D] the best of me.
I miss your [G] broken china voice, [A] how I wish you were [D] still here with me.
[G] Oh, you build it up, you [A] wreck it down, [D] and you burn your [G] mansion to the ground.
Oh, [E] there's nothing left [A] to keep you here, but [Em] when you're falling behind in [A] this big blue world.
Oh, you got [D] to hold on, hold on, baby [G] you got to hold [D] on.
Take my hand, [A] standing right here [D] you got to hold on.
Down by the
[G] Riverside Motel, [A] it's sitting below [D] and falling.
By a [G] 99 cent store, [A] she closed her eyes [D] and started swaying.
[G] But it's so hard [A] to dance that way, [D] when it's cold and [G] there's no music.
Oh, [Em] you're old hometown [A] so far away, but [Em] inside your head [B] there's a record that's playing.
[A] A song [D] called hold on, hold on, baby you [G] got to hold [D] on.
Take my hand, [A] standing right there you [D] got to hold on.
You got to hold on, hold on, baby [G] you got to hold [D] on.
Take my hand, [A] standing right there [D] you got to hold on.
You got to hold on,
[G] hold [D] on, baby you got [G] to hold [D] on.
And take my hand, [A] standing right here you [D] got to hold on.
You got to hold on, hold on.
man you gotta hold on, gotta hold on,
[G] baby, gotta hold [D] on, take your [A] mindfulness for a ride
[D] here, gotta hold on,
you gotta hold on,
you gotta hold on,
you gotta hold on,
you gotta hold on,
you gotta hold on.
you gotta hold on,
you gotta hold on.
100% ➙ 149BPM
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They hung a sign [G] up in our town, _ _ _ if [A] you live it up [D] you won't live it down. _ _
_ So she left [G] _ Monterreo, son, _ _ _ _ [A] just like a [D] bullet _ _ leaves a gun. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] With the charcoal eyes [A] and Monroe hips, _ _ she went [D] and took that _ [G] California trip. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well the [Em] moon was golden [F#m] and her hair like [A] wind, _ _ [Em] she said don't look back just [A] come on Jim.
Oh, _ [D] you got to hold on, hold [G] _ on, [D] _ _ [G] you got to hold on.
[D] Take my hand, [A] standing right here you [D] got to hold on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well he gave her [G] a time store _ watch _ _ _
[A] and a [D] ring made from a school.
_ _ _ _ _ Everyone's looking [G] for someone to blame.
_ _ [D]
And you [A] share my bed, [D] you share my name. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well [G] go _ ahead, [A] call the cops, _ _ you [D] don't meet nice girls [G] in coffee _ shops. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] She said baby [A] I still love you, _ _ _ [Em] sometimes there's nothing [A] [D] left to do.
Oh, _ _ _ you got to hold on, hold _ on, baby [Bm] you got to [G] hold on.
[D] Take my hand, standing [A] right here [D] you got to hold on. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well God bless your crooked [G] little heart, _ _ _ [Am] St.
Louis got [D] the best of me. _ _ _
I miss your [G] broken china voice, _ _ _ [A] how I wish you were [D] still here with me. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Oh, you build it up, you [A] wreck it down, _ _ _ _ [D] and you burn your [G] mansion to _ the ground. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, [E] there's nothing left [A] to keep you here, _ but [Em] when you're falling behind in [A] this big blue world.
_ Oh, _ you got [D] to hold on, _ hold _ on, baby [G] you got to hold [D] on.
Take my hand, [A] standing right here [D] you got to hold on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Down by the _
[G] Riverside _ Motel, _ _ [A] it's sitting below [D] and _ falling.
_ _ _ _ By a [G] 99 cent store, _ _ [A] she closed her eyes [D] and started _ _ swaying. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ But it's so hard [A] to dance that way, _ _ [D] when it's cold and [G] there's no _ music.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, [Em] you're old hometown [A] so far away, _ _ but [Em] inside your head [B] there's a record that's playing.
[A] _ A song [D] called hold on, hold on, _ _ baby you [G] got to hold [D] on.
Take my hand, [A] standing right there you [D] got to hold on. _ _
You got to hold on, _ hold on, _ baby [G] you got to hold [D] on.
Take my hand, [A] standing right there [D] you got to hold on. _ _
You got to hold on, _ _
[G] hold [D] on, baby you got [G] to hold [D] on.
And take my hand, [A] standing right here you [D] got to hold on. _
You got to hold on, hold _ on.
man you gotta hold on, gotta hold on,
[G] baby, gotta hold [D] on, take your _ [A] mindfulness for a ride
[D] here, gotta hold on, _ _
you gotta hold on, _ _ _
you gotta hold on, _
you gotta hold on, _
you gotta hold on, _
you gotta hold on.
you _ gotta hold on, _
you gotta hold _ _ _ _ _ _ on. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They hung a sign [G] up in our town, _ _ _ if [A] you live it up [D] you won't live it down. _ _
_ So she left [G] _ Monterreo, son, _ _ _ _ [A] just like a [D] bullet _ _ leaves a gun. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] With the charcoal eyes [A] and Monroe hips, _ _ she went [D] and took that _ [G] California trip. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well the [Em] moon was golden [F#m] and her hair like [A] wind, _ _ [Em] she said don't look back just [A] come on Jim.
Oh, _ [D] you got to hold on, hold [G] _ on, [D] _ _ [G] you got to hold on.
[D] Take my hand, [A] standing right here you [D] got to hold on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well he gave her [G] a time store _ watch _ _ _
[A] and a [D] ring made from a school.
_ _ _ _ _ Everyone's looking [G] for someone to blame.
_ _ [D]
And you [A] share my bed, [D] you share my name. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well [G] go _ ahead, [A] call the cops, _ _ you [D] don't meet nice girls [G] in coffee _ shops. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] She said baby [A] I still love you, _ _ _ [Em] sometimes there's nothing [A] [D] left to do.
Oh, _ _ _ you got to hold on, hold _ on, baby [Bm] you got to [G] hold on.
[D] Take my hand, standing [A] right here [D] you got to hold on. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well God bless your crooked [G] little heart, _ _ _ [Am] St.
Louis got [D] the best of me. _ _ _
I miss your [G] broken china voice, _ _ _ [A] how I wish you were [D] still here with me. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Oh, you build it up, you [A] wreck it down, _ _ _ _ [D] and you burn your [G] mansion to _ the ground. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, [E] there's nothing left [A] to keep you here, _ but [Em] when you're falling behind in [A] this big blue world.
_ Oh, _ you got [D] to hold on, _ hold _ on, baby [G] you got to hold [D] on.
Take my hand, [A] standing right here [D] you got to hold on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Down by the _
[G] Riverside _ Motel, _ _ [A] it's sitting below [D] and _ falling.
_ _ _ _ By a [G] 99 cent store, _ _ [A] she closed her eyes [D] and started _ _ swaying. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ But it's so hard [A] to dance that way, _ _ [D] when it's cold and [G] there's no _ music.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, [Em] you're old hometown [A] so far away, _ _ but [Em] inside your head [B] there's a record that's playing.
[A] _ A song [D] called hold on, hold on, _ _ baby you [G] got to hold [D] on.
Take my hand, [A] standing right there you [D] got to hold on. _ _
You got to hold on, _ hold on, _ baby [G] you got to hold [D] on.
Take my hand, [A] standing right there [D] you got to hold on. _ _
You got to hold on, _ _
[G] hold [D] on, baby you got [G] to hold [D] on.
And take my hand, [A] standing right here you [D] got to hold on. _
You got to hold on, hold _ on.
man you gotta hold on, gotta hold on,
[G] baby, gotta hold [D] on, take your _ [A] mindfulness for a ride
[D] here, gotta hold on, _ _
you gotta hold on, _ _ _
you gotta hold on, _
you gotta hold on, _
you gotta hold on, _
you gotta hold on.
you _ gotta hold on, _
you gotta hold _ _ _ _ _ _ on. _ _ _ _
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