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Can We Hang On

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[Intro]
D  G D  G D  A
[Verse 1]
I've come here Dnine times asking you do Gnot make it Dten
I'm peeling Goff all Dthe armor that proAtected my skin
ApoloDgize, I'm laying down my Gego to Drest
Could you be Gmine forD-ever just in Acase it exists?
[Chorus 1]
I think about the Dold days
What we've been Gthrough to surDvive
Do we get Gbetter with Dtime?
Tell me I'm wArong
[Verse 2]
Looking Dback to the start, who we Gwere when we Dmet
This box of Gpictures tells Da story when we Afight, we forget
And I can Dbarely recognize us, back then Gwe were obDsessed
Can we Gcut out Dthis madness and get Aback to the best?
[Chorus 2]
I think about the Dold days
What we've been Gthrough to surDvive
Do we get Gbetter with Dtime?
Tell me I'm wArong
I'm looking to you Dalways
We follow the Gsame guiding Dlight
Passing like Gships in the Dnight
Can we hang Aon?
[Post-Chorus]
Can we hang Bmon?
Can we hang Gon?D  
Can we hang Gon?D  
Can we hang Aon?
[Bridge]
  DThis could've gone either way if
  GOne of us had Dwalked
If GI'd gone off, Dand you caved in, Aand we broke it off
I'd be lost, DI'd be chasing some broke down dream
GI'd be bored to Ddeath
But Gwe cannot stay Dforever young and Aout of our heads, out of our heads
[Chorus 3]
I'll think about toDmorrow
If I can Gget through toDnight
I know that Gwe'll be alDright
Can we be sAtrong?
I'm looking to you Dalways
Even though we're like Gships in the Dnight
Don't you go Gpassing me Dby
Can we hang Aon?
[Post-Chorus]
Can we hang Bmon?
Can we hang Gon?D  
Can we hang Gon?D  
Can we hang Aon?
[Outro]
You can Dfind it
If you're Gdying to Dlive
If you want Gto know Dthe secret, hang oAn
You can Bmfind it
If you're Gdying to Dlive
If you want Gto know Dthe secret, hang oAn
You can Dfind it
If you're Gdying to Dlive
If you want Gto know Dthe secret, hang oAnD  

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Can We Hang On

by Cold War Kids

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D G D G D A

[Verse 1]

D G D

I've come here nine times asking you do not make it ten

G D A

I'm peeling off all the armor that protected my skin

D G D

Apologize, I'm laying down my ego to rest

G D A

Could you be mine for-ever just in case it exists?

[Chorus 1]

I think about the old days

G D

What we've been through to survive

G D

Do we get better with time?

Tell me I'm wrong

[Verse 2]

D G D

Looking back to the start, who we were when we met

G D A

This box of pictures tells a story when we fight, we forget

D G D

And I can barely recognize us, back then we were obsessed

G D A

Can we cut out this madness and get back to the best?

[Chorus 2]

I think about the old days

G D

What we've been through to survive

G D

Do we get better with time?

Tell me I'm wrong

I'm looking to you always

G D

We follow the same guiding light

G D

Passing like ships in the night

Can we hang on?

[Post-Chorus]

Can we hang on?

G D

Can we hang on?

G D

Can we hang on?

[Bridge]

This could've gone either way if

G D

One of us had walked

G D A

If I'd gone off, and you caved in, and we broke it off

I'd be lost, I'd be chasing some broke down dream

G D

I'd be bored to death

G D A

But we cannot stay forever young and out of our heads, out of our heads

[Chorus 3]

I'll think about tomorrow

G D

If I can get through tonight

G D

I know that we'll be alright

Can we be strong?

I'm looking to you always

G D

Even though we're like ships in the night

G D

Don't you go passing me by

Can we hang on?

[Post-Chorus]

Can we hang on?

G D

Can we hang on?

G D

Can we hang on?

[Outro]

You can find it

G D

If you're dying to live

G D A

If you want to know the secret, hang on

You can find it

G D

If you're dying to live

G D A

If you want to know the secret, hang on

You can find it

G D

If you're dying to live

G D A D

If you want to know the secret, hang on

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