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Intro:    F/G  
        C  Em7  Am  G  F  G  C
        F/G
CBaby I Em7guess you know my Amstory G  
FBaby I Gguess you've heard my Cside 
F/G
CIt seems I've Em7traded love for Amglory G  
FBut I'm Gstill not satisCfied G  
AGiven all the years 
DmAll the cries and cheers 
FDon't aGmount to much more than Cpride 
E  E7
AmTake my Glove for you 
FTake Ctomorrow too 
There's Fnot much Gleft insCide 
F/G
CHow we Em7laughed when we first Amknew love G  
FSinging Gdum-de-lum-de-Clie 
F/G
CI taught you Em7how to see life Amthrough love G  
FThen I Gtaught you how to Cfly G  
AAnd though I must have known 
DmHow easily love is thrown 
FI took some Gchances, I don't know Cwhy 
E  E7
AmThere's not much Gyou can do 
FYou wish that CI'd been true 
FDarlin' Gso do IC  
F/G
Now you better Chold out 
Go on and Fhold out 
Go ahead and hold out 
For what you know love can Cbe G  
Move on and Chold out 
Don't let your love be Fsold out 
If there's anyone who knows about it 
Baby that's Cme G  
Solo:    C    Em7    Am    G    F    G    C  F/G  
       C  Em7  Am  G  F     F/G     G7
AAhh you're right Dm  
FYou can't forGget the way I Clied 
E  E7
AmTime has Gseen you grow, 
FTo lead your Clife alone 
Though you Ftried and tried 
F/GCried and G7cried 
CBaby I Em7guess you know my Amstory G  
FMaybe there's Gnot much left to Csay 
F/G
CYou know the Em7more we talk the Ammore we G  
FTurn each Gother's hearts Caway
F/G
CNow I'll be Em7leaving in the Ammorning G  
FLeaving Ghalf of me behCind 
F/G
CTo find the Em7pieces life's been Amtorn in G  
FAnd take whatever love I F/Gfind G7  
But you better Chold out
Go on and Fhold out 
Just walk away and hold out 
For what you know love can Cbe G  
Move on and Chold out 
Don't let your love be Fsold out 
It's starting to be cold out 
For people who live like Cme G  
Move on and Chold out 
And somewhere later Fno doubt 
You'll find another hold out 
Someone just like Cyou baGby, wait and see..
Outro:    C    Em7    Am    G    F    G    C  
        F/G
        C  Em7  Am  G  F  G  C

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Hold Out

by Jackson Browne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/G

Em7

F/G

Intro:

C Em7 Am G F G C

F/G

C Em7 Am G

Baby I guess you know my story

F G C

Baby I guess you've heard my side

F/G

C Em7 Am G

It seems I've traded love for glory

F G C G

But I'm still not satisfied

Given all the years

All the cries and cheers

F G C

Don't amount to much more than pride

E E7

Am G

Take my love for you

F C

Take tomorrow too

F G C

There's not much left inside

F/G

C Em7 Am G

How we laughed when we first knew love

F G C

Singing dum-de-lum-de-lie

F/G

C Em7 Am G

I taught you how to see life through love

F G C G

Then I taught you how to fly

And though I must have known

How easily love is thrown

F G C

I took some chances, I don't know why

E E7

Am G

There's not much you can do

F C

You wish that I'd been true

F G C

Darlin' so do I

F/G

Now you better hold out

Go on and hold out

Go ahead and hold out

C G

For what you know love can be

Move on and hold out

Don't let your love be sold out

If there's anyone who knows about it

C G

Baby that's me

C Em7 Am G F G C F/G

Solo:

C Em7 Am G F F/G G7

A Dm

Ahh you're right

F G C

You can't forget the way I lied

E E7

Am G

Time has seen you grow,

F C

To lead your life alone

Though you tried and tried

F/G G7

Cried and cried

C Em7 Am G

Baby I guess you know my story

F G C

Maybe there's not much left to say

F/G

C Em7 Am G

You know the more we talk the more we

F G C

Turn each other's hearts away

F/G

C Em7 Am G

Now I'll be leaving in the morning

F G C

Leaving half of me behind

F/G

C Em7 Am G

To find the pieces life's been torn in

F F/G G7

And take whatever love I find

But you better hold out

Go on and hold out

Just walk away and hold out

C G

For what you know love can be

Move on and hold out

Don't let your love be sold out

It's starting to be cold out

C G

For people who live like me

Move on and hold out

And somewhere later no doubt

You'll find another hold out

C G

Someone just like you baby, wait and see..

C Em7 Am G F G C

Outro:

F/G

C Em7 Am G F G C

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