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Holding On

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[Verse 1]
In the cFar, windows downAm  
DroGve just to hear the souCnd
In my heFad, what I foundAm  
Is Gall too familiar nowC  
[Pre-Chorus]
And I'm Flosing sleep lovAme
Over all Gthese simple thingCs still I'm
[Chorus]
FHolding oAmn to your old sweatshirGt
The black oCne with the cigarette burFns
It smellAms like your perfume
There's Galways a part of me Cthats holding on to your
DFeep green eyes Amand how they looked at mine
GPolaroids Cof all those summer nights
FDo you think Amof me too
There's aGlways a part of Cme that's holding on to you
F(thats holding on, Amthats holding on to you)
GWhoah oh oh oh oh Coh oh oh oh
(Fthats holding on, tAmhats holding on to you)
GWhoah oh oh oh oh Coh oh oh oh
[Verse 2]
In my sFight, out of reAmach
CloGse enough to hear you brCeathe
Feel the rFush over mAme
With eGvery single word you Cspeak
[Pre-Chorus]
And I'm lFosing sleep lovAme
Over all Gthese simple tChings still I'm
[Chorus]
FHolding on Amto your old sweatshirt
GThe black one Cwith the cigarette bFurns
It smells liAmke your perfume
There's aGlways a part of me Cthats holding on to your
FDeep green eyeAms and how they looked at mine
GPolaroids Cof all those summer nights
FDo you thiAmnk of me too
There's aGlways a part of me Cthat's holding on to you
F(thats holding on, Amthats holding on to you)
GWhoah oh oh oh oh Coh oh oh oh
F(thats holding on, Amthats holding on to you)
ThGere's always a part of me Cthat's holding on to you
F(thats holding on, Amthats holding on to you)
GWhoah oh oh oh oh Coh oh oh oh
F(thats holding on, Amthats holding on to you)
ThGere's always a part of me Cthat's holding on to you

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Holding On

by Nightly

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[Verse 1]

F Am

In the car, windows down

G C

Drove just to hear the sound

F Am

In my head, what I found

G C

Is all too familiar now

[Pre-Chorus]

F Am

And I'm losing sleep love

G C

Over all these simple things still I'm

[Chorus]

F Am G

Holding on to your old sweatshirt

C F

The black one with the cigarette burns

It smells like your perfume

G C

There's always a part of me thats holding on to your

F Am

Deep green eyes and how they looked at mine

G C

Polaroids of all those summer nights

F Am

Do you think of me too

G C

There's always a part of me that's holding on to you

F Am

(thats holding on, thats holding on to you)

G C

Whoah oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

F Am

(thats holding on, thats holding on to you)

G C

Whoah oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

[Verse 2]

F Am

In my sight, out of reach

G C

Close enough to hear you breathe

F Am

Feel the rush over me

G C

With every single word you speak

[Pre-Chorus]

F Am

And I'm losing sleep love

G C

Over all these simple things still I'm

[Chorus]

F Am

Holding on to your old sweatshirt

G C F

The black one with the cigarette burns

It smells like your perfume

G C

There's always a part of me thats holding on to your

F Am

Deep green eyes and how they looked at mine

G C

Polaroids of all those summer nights

F Am

Do you think of me too

G C

There's always a part of me that's holding on to you

F Am

(thats holding on, thats holding on to you)

G C

Whoah oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

F Am

(thats holding on, thats holding on to you)

G C

There's always a part of me that's holding on to you

F Am

(thats holding on, thats holding on to you)

G C

Whoah oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

F Am

(thats holding on, thats holding on to you)

G C

There's always a part of me that's holding on to you

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