D They hung a sign up in out town G
" A7 if you live it up, you won't live it d D own"
D So, she left Monte Rio, son G
A7 Just like a bullet leaves a gun D
G With charcoal eyes and Monroe hips A7
D She went and took that Califo G rnia trip
E/G Well, the moon was gold, her Hair like wind A7
E/G She said don't look back just Come on Jim A7
(Chorus)
D Oh you got t G o
A7 Hold on, D Hold on
D You got to h G old on
A7 Take my hand, I'm sta G nding right here
D You gotta ho G ld on
Verse 2
D Well, he gave her a dimestore wa G tch
A7 And a ring made from a spoo D n
D Everyone is looking for someone t G o blame
A7 But you share my bed, D you share my name
G Well, go ahead and call the A7 cops
D You don't meet nice girls in G coffee shops
E/G She said baby, I still love you A7
E/G Sometimes there's nothin left to do A7
(Chorus)
D Oh you got t G o
H A7 old on, h D old on
D You got to h G old on
T A7 ake my ha D nd, I'm standing right here, you got to
D Just hold on G .
Verse 3
D Well, God bless your crooked lit G tle heart
A7 St. Louis got the best D of me
I D miss your broken-china voice G
A7 How I wish you were still here with me D
W G ell, you build it up, you wreck it do A7 wn
D You burn your mansion to the G ground
E/G When there's nothing left to keep A7 you here, when
E/G You're falling behind in this big b A7 lue world
(Chorus)
D Oh you go G to
A7 Hold on, ho D ld on
Y D ou got to G hold on
A7 Take my hand, I'm standi D ng right here
Y D ou got to G hold on
Verse 4
Do D wn by the Riversid G e motel,
A7 It's 10 below and fa D lling
D By a 99 cent store she closed her G eyes and started swaying
B A7 ut it's so hard to dance D that way
G When it's cold and there's no music A7
We D ll your old hometown is so fa G r away
E/G But, inside your head there's a A7 record
E/G That's playing, a s A7 ong called
(Chorus)
H D old on, h G old on
Y A7 ou really got to hold on D
D Take my h G and, I'm standing right here
A7 And just hol D d on.
Tom Waits
Hold On
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