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[Intro]
C  G  Am  F
C  G  Am  F
[Verse]
 CYou were Gwritten as Amholograph in Ftype Cin the Gsetting of the Fsun
I heard it Ccoming in the Gwaning of the Amlight, Fthat my Ctime was nearly Gcome
 CSo I and your Gmother, we Amset about to Fwrite Cin the Glanguage of our Flove
how you were Cborn high Gabove the Amtree line, Fbeating Cheart was like a Gdrum 
[Chorus]
Oh Cholding Gon and Amholding Fout for a muddy Cpool in the Emsummer Fdrought
Oh Cholding Ghonor, Ehold your Fdoubt, cuz I don't believe it's Ctoo late to Gsave us Fnow
So Fhoney here's to holding out
[Break]
C  G  Am  F
C  G  F
[Verse]
CHolding out for Gsunrise in the Amvalley of my FmindC, Gdarkening my Feyes
I'm not creeping up on Cdeath, I'm Gtransferring the AmlightF, tCransferring the Glife
Well I was Cbuilding up a Gfortress to proAmtect you all your FlifCe so that Gyou would never Fwant
But I can't build them like they Cused to, Gthat I realAmized, Fthat Cfear will come to Ghaunt
[Chorus]
Oh Cholding Gon and Amholding Fout for a muddy Cpool in the Emsummer Fdrought
Oh Cholding Ghonor, Ehold your Fdoubt, cuz I don't believe it's Ctoo late to Gsave us Fnow
So Fhoney here's to holding out
[Verse]
     CThe rains never came
Seems like we Fall got that Csame far-off, Gdusty sCtare
The rains never came
Ain't it Ffunny just tChinking that Gsomewhere out tAmhere
it's Fprobably Cpouring on Gsomebody's teatime aCffair
[Break]
C  G  Am  F
C  G  F
[Final Chorus]
Oh Cholding Gon and Amholding Fout for a muddy Cpool in the Emsummer Fdrought
Oh Cholding Ghonor, Ehold your Fdoubt, cuz I don't believe it's Ctoo late to Gsave us Fnow
FOhhh, ohhhhhhhhhhhhh
Oh Cholding Gon and Amholding Fout, oh Cholding Gon and Amholding Fout
Oh Cholding Gon and Eholding ouFt, cuz I don't believe it's too Clate to save Gus nowF  
cuz I don't Fbelieve it's too Clate to save Gus nowF  

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Holding On Holding Out

by Tall Heights

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G Am F

[Verse]

C G Am F C G F

You were written as holograph in type in the setting of the sun

C G Am F C G

I heard it coming in the waning of the light, that my time was nearly come

C G Am F C G F

So I and your mother, we set about to write in the language of our love

C G Am F C G

how you were born high above the tree line, beating heart was like a drum

[Chorus]

C G Am F C Em F

Oh holding on and holding out for a muddy pool in the summer drought

C G E F C G F

Oh holding honor, hold your doubt, cuz I don't believe it's too late to save us now

So honey here's to holding out

[Break]

C G Am F

C G F

[Verse]

C G Am F C G F

Holding out for sunrise in the valley of my mind, darkening my eyes

C G Am F C G

I'm not creeping up on death, I'm transferring the light, transferring the life

C G Am F C G F

Well I was building up a fortress to protect you all your life so that you would never want

C G Am F C G

But I can't build them like they used to, that I realized, that fear will come to haunt

[Chorus]

C G Am F C Em F

Oh holding on and holding out for a muddy pool in the summer drought

C G E F C G F

Oh holding honor, hold your doubt, cuz I don't believe it's too late to save us now

So honey here's to holding out

[Verse]

The rains never came

F C G C

Seems like we all got that same far-off, dusty stare

The rains never came

F C G Am

Ain't it funny just thinking that somewhere out there

F C G C

it's probably pouring on somebody's teatime affair

[Break]

C G Am F

C G F

[Final Chorus]

C G Am F C Em F

Oh holding on and holding out for a muddy pool in the summer drought

C G E F C G F

Oh holding honor, hold your doubt, cuz I don't believe it's too late to save us now

Ohhh, ohhhhhhhhhhhhh

C G Am F C G Am F

Oh holding on and holding out, oh holding on and holding out

C G E F C G F

Oh holding on and holding out, cuz I don't believe it's too late to save us now

F C G F

cuz I don't believe it's too late to save us now

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