Tom Waits – Hold On tab
Chords:
Verse 1 D G They hung a sign up in out town A7 D "if you live it up, you won't live it down" D G So, she left Monte Rio, son A7 D Just like a bullet leaves a gun G A7 With charcoal eyes and Monroe hips D G She went and took that California trip E/G A7 Well, the moon was gold, her Hair like wind E/G A7 She said don't look back just Come on Jim (Chorus) D G Oh you got to A7 D Hold on, Hold on D G You got to hold on A7 G Take my hand, I'm standing right here D G You gotta hold on Verse 2 D G Well, he gave her a dimestore watch A7 D And a ring made from a spoon D G Everyone is looking for someone to blame A7 D But you share my bed, you share my name G A7 Well, go ahead and call the cops D G You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops E/G A7 She said baby, I still love you E/G A7 Sometimes there's nothin left to do (Chorus) D G Oh you got to A7 D Hold on, hold on D G You got to hold on A7 D Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you got to D G Just hold on. Verse 3 D G Well, God bless your crooked little heart A7 D St. Louis got the best of me D G I miss your broken-china voice A7 D How I wish you were still here with me G A7 Well, you build it up, you wreck it down D G You burn your mansion to the ground E/G A7 When there's nothing left to keep you here, when E/G A7 You're falling behind in this big blue world (Chorus) D G Oh you go to A7 D Hold on, hold on D G You got to hold on A7 D Take my hand, I'm standing right here D G You got to hold on Verse 4 D G Down by the Riverside motel, A7 D It's 10 below and falling D G By a 99 cent store she closed her eyes and started swaying A7 D But it's so hard to dance that way G A7 When it's cold and there's no music D G Well your old hometown is so far away E/G A7 But, inside your head there's a record E/G A7 That's playing, a song called (Chorus) D G Hold on, hold on A7 D You really got to hold on D G Take my hand, I'm standing right here A7 D And just hold on.