Hold On

D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D D G They hung a sign up in our town A D "If you live it up, you won't live it down" D G D So she left Monte Rio, son D Just like a bullet leaves a gun G A With her charcoal eyes and Monroe hips D G She went and took that California trip Em A Well the moon was gold, her hair like wind Em A She said don't look back, just come on Jim A D G A D A Oh____ you got to hold on, hold on,__ Babe you gotta hold on D A D D D D Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on D G And he gave her a dime store watch A D And a ring made from a spoon D G Everyone's looking for someone to blame A D D If you share my bed you share my name G A So go ahead and call the cops D G G You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops A Oh and She said baby I still love you Em A Sometimes there's nothing left to do D A D G Oh but you got to hold on, hold on, babe you gotta hold on D A D D Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on Dm G And god bless your crooked little heart D St. Louis got the best of me D G A I miss your broken china voice D D How I wish you were still here with me G A Well you build it up and wreck it down D G G Then you burn your mansion to the ground A Oh there's nothing left to keep you here Em A But when you're falling behind in this big blue world Oh Ohh oh D A D G you got to hold on, hold on, babe gotta hold on D A D D D D D Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on D G Down by the Riverside Motel A Bm D Well It's 10 below and falling D G and by a 99 cent store (soft strum G D A Em D D She closed her eyes and started swaying G A But it' so hard to dance that way D G G When it's cold and there's no music Em A and When your old home town's so far away Em A But inside your head there's a record playin' Chorus/Outro D A D G A song called Hold On, hold on, baby gotta hold on D A D Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on A D G Hold On, babe gotta hold on D A D D Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on