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Hold You Up

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Tuning = Standard
Intro
 F   Am   C   FX2
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VERSE 1
FSuddenly like Amlightning there is a doubt
C25 was a Fgood time but I'm older now
How did I get so Amlost in the middle of night
CKnow where have you Fbeen all my life
Round here they pick me Amup and let me down
CPour some salt in your Fwounds and then lay you out
I've never seen anybody Amget out of this town    C  Falive
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CHORUS
But I'd Fsure like to show you Cround
Where the Fmoon lays the Cocean downF  
But if Cyou got someone to Fsee
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B|---1---1---1---1---1-|
G|-2---2---2---2---2---|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
I don't mean to hold you up
 F   Am   C   FX2
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VERSE 2
FAnd when you finally Amfinished feeling sorry for yourself
CCome on I'll give you a Freason to feel sorry for yourself
So I moved away from Fhome to get away from it all
CFound out the Fblues could follow me
I used to come home and play Amrecords on the tape deck
CIn a big old Buick like our Ffathers had
Turns out we're Amjust like our fathers, babe,    Cwell Flook at that
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CHORUS
And I'd Fsure like to show you Caround
This old Fheart who Cloves you nowF  
And if you Cgot someone to seeF  
CI don't mean to hold you up
F C F C F C G
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CHORUS
    C  FAnd I'd sure Clove to prove you wroFng
CAnd not Feveryone trying to Csteal your loveF  
So if you got someone to CbeF  
CWell I'd sure Flove to show CaroundF  
C F

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Hold You Up

by The Gaslight Anthem

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning = Standard

Intro

F Am C F

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VERSE 1

F Am

Suddenly like lightning there is a doubt

C F

25 was a good time but I'm older now

How did I get so lost in the middle of night

C F

Know where have you been all my life

Round here they pick me up and let me down

C F

Pour some salt in your wounds and then lay you out

Am C F

I've never seen anybody get out of this town alive

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CHORUS

F C

But I'd sure like to show you round

F C F

Where the moon lays the ocean down

C F

But if you got someone to see

e|---------------------|

B|---1---1---1---1---1-|

G|-2---2---2---2---2---|

D|---------------------|

A|---------------------|

E|---------------------|

I don't mean to hold you up

F Am C F

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VERSE 2

F Am

And when you finally finished feeling sorry for yourself

C F

Come on I'll give you a reason to feel sorry for yourself

So I moved away from home to get away from it all

C F

Found out the blues could follow me

I used to come home and play records on the tape deck

C F

In a big old Buick like our fathers had

Am C F

Turns out we're just like our fathers, babe, well look at that

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CHORUS

F C

And I'd sure like to show you around

F C F

This old heart who loves you now

C F

And if you got someone to see

I don't mean to hold you up

F C F C F C G

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CHORUS

C F C F

And I'd sure love to prove you wrong

C F C F

And not everyone trying to steal your love

C F

So if you got someone to be

C F C F

Well I'd sure love to show around

C F

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