| G | C | |
| I'm holdin' on to you when I close m | y eyes |
| D | C | D | |
| You're still in my | arms and we | never said goodbye |
| G | C | |
| And it's a | ll that I can do to go on with | my life |
| D | Am | C | D | |
| But that's s | upposed to be the r | eason w | hy I'm here ton | ight |
| Am | C | Am | C | |
| In a d | owntown re | staurant with a f | riend of a f | riend |
| Am | C | Am | C | D | |
| Well | she sure likes to t | alk and | I ain't heard a s | ingle word she's s | aid |
| (chorus) |
| C | |
| Oh, but every | now and then I nod |
| G | D | |
| And I p | retend to pay attention and I sa | y things like "uh huh" |
| G | |
| And "yeah, you're | right" and "are you kiddin" |
| C | D | Am | |
| And I l | augh when it seems like the r | ight thing to | do |
| G | C | G | |
| It's hard to h | old a conversation, h | olding on to y | ou. |
| (2X 2ND time) |
| D | C | G | |
| I'd give anything, | just to hear your | voice |
| Am | C | Am | D | |
| Or see you | look at me and s | mile, oh but | what I miss the mos | t |
| G | C | |
| Is holding | on to you 'cause here I | am tonight |
| D | Am | C | D | |
| Starin' at a | woman who's the | last thing on my | mind |
| ( repeat chorus) |
| G | C | |
| Holdin' on to you when I c | lose my eyes |
| D | C | D | G | |
| You're still in my a | rms and we n | ever said goo | dbye |