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[Chorus]
CYou told me
AmYou’d hold me
FHold me til the Gmornin’ Clight
CYou craved me
AmYou saved me
FSaved me from my Gown foolish Cblight
[Instrumental]
Em  Am  C
[Alt Chorus]
CYou’re gone now
AmI’m strong now
FStrong enough to Gcry only at Cnight
CI see now 
AmIt can’t be now 
FNow that you’re aGway, and
[Pre-Chorus]
I Fwish that I could be like the EmdesAmert
CHe never Gseems to Amcry
I Fwish that I could be like the EmoceAman
CShe never Gneeds to ask Amwhy
I’m a Flonely lady, only
EmLonely lady oGnly
[Chorus]
CYou told me
AmYou’d hold me 
FHold me til the Gmornin’ Clight
CYou craved me
AmYou saved me
FSaved me from mGyself, and
[Pre-Chorus]
I Fwish that I could be like my EmfatAmher
CHe always Gknew what was Amright
I Fwish that I could be like my EmmotAmher
CShe always Gtucked me in Amtight
I’m a Flonely lady, only
GLonely lady only
N.C.
[Chorus]
CYou told me
AmYou’d hold me
FHold me til the Gmornin’ Clight
CYou craved me
AmYou saved me
FSaved me from Gown foolish Cblight.
[Outro]
CI-, EmI-, AmI-
C

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Hold Me

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[Chorus]

You told me

You’d hold me

F G C

Hold me til the mornin’ light

You craved me

You saved me

F G C

Saved me from my own foolish blight

[Instrumental]

Em Am C

[Alt Chorus]

You’re gone now

I’m strong now

F G C

Strong enough to cry only at night

I see now

It can’t be now

F G

Now that you’re away, and

[Pre-Chorus]

F Em Am

I wish that I could be like the desert

C G Am

He never seems to cry

F Em Am

I wish that I could be like the ocean

C G Am

She never needs to ask why

I’m a lonely lady, only

Em G

Lonely lady only

[Chorus]

You told me

You’d hold me

F G C

Hold me til the mornin’ light

You craved me

You saved me

F G

Saved me from myself, and

[Pre-Chorus]

F Em Am

I wish that I could be like my father

C G Am

He always knew what was right

F Em Am

I wish that I could be like my mother

C G Am

She always tucked me in tight

I’m a lonely lady, only

Lonely lady only

N.C.

[Chorus]

You told me

You’d hold me

F G C

Hold me til the mornin’ light

You craved me

You saved me

F G C

Saved me from own foolish blight.

[Outro]

C Em Am

I-, I-, I-

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