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Hanging On
By: Drive-By Truckers
Album: English Oceans
Intro:                       C   Gx2
Your maCma can't stand the wayG  
you Glay around all dayC  
and Glean on her to help you on your way
You Cuse her credit cardsG  
comGplain cause it's so hardC  
to Glive with all the whiteness you've obtained
FOoooooh      Amooooooh   Coooooh  Goooooh oooDoh
FOoooooh      Amooooooh   Coooooh  Goooooh oooDoh
So Cyou pack up all your thingsG  
and Gcut those apron stringsC  
and Gset out for a drastic change of scene
You Chump it town to townG  
and Gnever let them downC  
or Gtake the time to ponder what it means
FYou climb up Amto the Croof to smoke Ga Dfew
Fto calm down Amfrom your Cday and soak? Gthe Dview
Fand you wonder Amwhat the Chell you're goGnna Ddo
Ato hang onE  
Ato hang onE  
It Aisn't any wonder
when the Edarkness pulls you under
from the Aweight of all your wonderment
the price Eyou have to pay
is you're Afeeling kind of sickly
it all Ecome to you so quickly
it's Ehard to get out from under it
 F   Am   C   G   Dx3
 Gfor a few measures
The Cnight it grows so longG  
She Gput it in a songC  
sudGdenly the whole world wants to sing
So Cyou move to higher groundG  
set Gsome deep roots downC  
Gand try to keep a grip on everything.
FSometimes Amin the Csilence of Gthe Dnight
Fthe voice might Amtry to Ctell you it's Gnot Dright
FSo you close your Ameyes and Ctry with all Gyour Dmight
  Gfor a couple measures
No chord   C  
to hang on

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Hanging On

by Drive-By Truckers

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Hanging On

By: Drive-By Truckers

Album: English Oceans

C G

Intro: x2

C G

Your mama can't stand the way

G C

you lay around all day

and lean on her to help you on your way

C G

You use her credit cards

G C

complain cause it's so hard

to live with all the whiteness you've obtained

F Am C G D

Ooooooh ooooooh oooooh oooooh ooooh

F Am C G D

Ooooooh ooooooh oooooh oooooh ooooh

C G

So you pack up all your things

G C

and cut those apron strings

and set out for a drastic change of scene

C G

You hump it town to town

G C

and never let them down

or take the time to ponder what it means

F Am C G D

You climb up to the roof to smoke a few

F Am C G D

to calm down from your day and soak? the view

F Am C G D

and you wonder what the hell you're gonna do

A E

to hang on

A E

to hang on

It isn't any wonder

when the darkness pulls you under

from the weight of all your wonderment

the price you have to pay

is you're feeling kind of sickly

it all come to you so quickly

it's hard to get out from under it

F Am C G D

for a few measures

C G

The night it grows so long

G C

She put it in a song

suddenly the whole world wants to sing

C G

So you move to higher ground

G C

set some deep roots down

and try to keep a grip on everything.

F Am C G D

Sometimes in the silence of the night

F Am C G D

the voice might try to tell you it's not right

F Am C G D

So you close your eyes and try with all your might

for a couple measures

No chord

to hang on

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