Hold On Tom Waits
[D] They hung up a sign in our 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)
Oh you got to
[D]Hold on, [A7]Hold on
[D]You got to h[G]old on
[D]Take my hand, I'm sta[A7]nding right here
[D]You gotta hold 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)
Oh you got to
[D]Hold on, [A7]Hold on
[D]You got to h[G]old on
[D]Take my hand, I'm sta[A7]nding right here
[D]You gotta hold on
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)
Oh you got to
[D]Hold on, [A7]Hold on
[D]You got to h[G]old on
[D]Take my hand, I'm sta[A7]nding right here
[D]You gotta 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)
Oh you got to
[D]Hold on, [A7]Hold on
[D]You got to h[G]old on
[D]Take my hand, I'm sta[A7]nding right here
[D]You gotta hold on
[D]You gotta hold on
[D]You gotta hold on
[D]You gotta hold on
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