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Holding On

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Intro
GpillaDrs of ChigChway keep on pulsing
Gand sDomethiCng Cgray hangs in the air
Glead Dyour sChadCow to the strip mall
Gpay tDhe girCl tCo bleach your hair
Gyou sDtare oCut Cthrough the driver’s side for some connection
Gand gDive a CsmiCle but she don’t care
Goh giDve me CbacCk the part of me that’s gone
Gjust Dsing mCe sComething full of grace right now
GpleasDe hold Cme C‘cause i can’t keep holding on
GholdiDng onC  C  
GholdiDng on C  C  
GpictuDre-perCfecCt parties, so many bosses sailing in
Gwith Dtheir CeyeCs that look right through you
Gtalk Dand paCtieCnce wearing thin
Gyou’rDe beloCved Cin this family
Gjust Duntil Cthe Cbids stop coming in 
Ggive Dme bacCk tChe part of me that’s gone
Gjust Dsing mCe sComething full of grace right now
GpleasDe hold Cme C‘cause i can’t keep holding on
GholdiDng onC  C  
GholdiDng on C  C  
CtheCre’Cs sCtill truth being shouted from the playgrounds
Gbut GcrGoss Gthe street and find the color line’s still drawn
Emit’d Embe Emnice Emto think that we‘re all going somewhere
GkeeGp oDn mDoving ‘til you lay your dead dreams down 
G    D     C  C
GsmiliDng lilCy sCerves up coffee with “hard rain” playing softly… 
Gthe aDustralCian Cspeaks italian as he goes
Gand tDhe actCors Csit in circles telling stories as the sun crawls
Gup thDe mounCtaiCn down the canyon, painted rose
GthereD’s a sCong Ci left in new york i couldn’t hold
Gshe’s DswingCing Cin the park ‘til i get home 
Ggive Dme bacCk tChe part of me that’s gone
Gjust Dsing mCe sComething full of grace right now
GpleasDe hold Cme C‘cause i can’t keep holding on
GholdiDng onC  C  
GholdiDng onC  C  
GI canD’t keeCp hColding on
GholdiDng onC  C  

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Holding On

by Jill Hennessy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro

G D C C

pillars of highway keep on pulsing

G D C C

and something gray hangs in the air

G D C C

lead your shadow to the strip mall

G D C C

pay the girl to bleach your hair

G D C C

you stare out through the driver’s side for some connection

G D C C

and give a smile but she don’t care

G D C C

oh give me back the part of me that’s gone

G D C C

just sing me something full of grace right now

G D C C

please hold me ‘cause i can’t keep holding on

G D C C

holding on

G D C C

holding on

G D C C

picture-perfect parties, so many bosses sailing in

G D C C

with their eyes that look right through you

G D C C

talk and patience wearing thin

G D C C

you’re beloved in this family

G D C C

just until the bids stop coming in

G D C C

give me back the part of me that’s gone

G D C C

just sing me something full of grace right now

G D C C

please hold me ‘cause i can’t keep holding on

G D C C

holding on

G D C C

holding on

C C C C

there’s still truth being shouted from the playgrounds

G G G G

but cross the street and find the color line’s still drawn

Em Em Em Em

it’d be nice to think that we‘re all going somewhere

G G D D

keep on moving ‘til you lay your dead dreams down

G D C C

smiling lily serves up coffee with “hard rain” playing softly…

G D C C

the australian speaks italian as he goes

G D C C

and the actors sit in circles telling stories as the sun crawls

G D C C

up the mountain down the canyon, painted rose

G D C C

there’s a song i left in new york i couldn’t hold

G D C C

she’s swinging in the park ‘til i get home

G D C C

give me back the part of me that’s gone

G D C C

just sing me something full of grace right now

G D C C

please hold me ‘cause i can’t keep holding on

G D C C

holding on

G D C C

holding on

G D C C

I can’t keep holding on

G D C C

holding on

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