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Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton - holding on to nothing
[Intro]
DWe're holding on with Gnothing Dleft to Ahold on Dto
[Verse 1]
I'm so tired of Gholding on to Dnothing
The years have shown no Gkindness 
For the Dhard times we've been Athrough
DWe've squeezed the life from Gevery dream 
And Dstill go right on bluffing
GWith really nothing Dleft Ato hold on Dto
[Chorus]
Oh why do we keep holding Gon 
With nothing Dleft to hold on to
Let's be honest with each Gother 
That's the Dleast that we can Ado
I feel Dguilty when they Genvy me and Dyou
We're holding Don with nGothing lDeft to hAold on Dto
[Verse 2]
We were young and Gfoolishly misDtaken
Victims of a Gpassion much too Dstrong to be Adenied
DWith only tears to Gshow for all the Dyears that we've been faking
GGod only knows how Dlong Ahow hard we've Dtried
[Chorus]
Oh why do we keep holding Gon 
With nothing Dleft to hold on to
Let's be honest with each Gother 
That's the Dleast that we can Ado
I feel Dguilty when they Genvy me and Dyou
We're holding Don with nGothing lDeft to hAold on Dto
We're holding Don with Gnothing Dleft to Ahold on Dto

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Holding On To Nothin

by Porter Wagoner

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Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton - holding on to nothing

[Intro]

D G D A D

We're holding on with nothing left to hold on to

[Verse 1]

G D

I'm so tired of holding on to nothing

The years have shown no kindness

D A

For the hard times we've been through

D G

We've squeezed the life from every dream

And still go right on bluffing

G D A D

With really nothing left to hold on to

[Chorus]

Oh why do we keep holding on

With nothing left to hold on to

Let's be honest with each other

D A

That's the least that we can do

D G D

I feel guilty when they envy me and you

D G D A D

We're holding on with nothing left to hold on to

[Verse 2]

G D

We were young and foolishly mistaken

G D A

Victims of a passion much too strong to be denied

D G D

With only tears to show for all the years that we've been faking

G D A D

God only knows how long how hard we've tried

[Chorus]

Oh why do we keep holding on

With nothing left to hold on to

Let's be honest with each other

D A

That's the least that we can do

D G D

I feel guilty when they envy me and you

D G D A D

We're holding on with nothing left to hold on to

D G D A D

We're holding on with nothing left to hold on to

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