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I Cant Hold On

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[Intro]
            G    F     G         Cx2
[Verse]
Oh, Cbaby, Gthis time it's a goodbCyeG  
  CAnd you can be sGure that I won't CcryG  
    Dm7Our love is just a Gfaded story
    Dm7I'm walking down the Groad
    Dm7And you just got to Clet me Ggo
[Chorus]
'Cause, FI Ccan't hold GonF  
I Ccan't hold GonF  
I Ccan't hold Gon anyCmore
[Verse]
There Cwas once Gthat sweet lullaCbyG  
  CAnd were all those Gpromises just lCiesG  
    Dm7Well, I was just a Gfool to love you
    Dm7I knew it all aGlong
    Dm7I can't look down, I Cknow I'm Gfalling
[Chorus]
F'Cause, I Ccan't hold GonF  
I Ccan't hold GonF  
I Ccan't hold Gon anyCmore
[Bridge]
When you Dm7act the way you Gdo
I wanna Cscream G/Band Cshout
You Dm7keep on a-Gplaying gCames
I Amwalk around the block
And I Fthink maybe you'll CchangeG  
But Dm7just when it Gseems we've got it Call G/Bworked Cout
Dm7You start Gnaming nCames
   EmI don't believe that DI was the one to Gsus4blameG  
[Verse]
And Cmaybe Gnext time yCou'll cryG  
  CWhen someone like Gme says goodCbyeG  
    Dm7You'll wake up when she's Ggone and wonder
    Dm7How you could let her Ggo
    Dm7But look at me, I'm Cgoing Gunder
[Chorus]
F'Cause, I Ccan't hold GonF  
I Ccan't hold GonF  
I Ccan't hold Gon anyCmore, no moreF  
I Ccan't hold GonF  
I Ccan't hold GonF  
I Ccan't hold Gon anyCmore
[Outro]
C    G       F  Em7  C

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I Cant Hold On

by Karla Bonoff

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

G/B

Gsus4

Em7

[Intro]

G F G C

[Verse]

C G C G

Oh, baby, this time it's a goodbye

C G C G

And you can be sure that I won't cry

Dm7 G

Our love is just a faded story

Dm7 G

I'm walking down the road

Dm7 C G

And you just got to let me go

[Chorus]

F C G F

'Cause, I can't hold on

C G F

I can't hold on

C G C

I can't hold on anymore

[Verse]

C G C G

There was once that sweet lullaby

C G C G

And were all those promises just lies

Dm7 G

Well, I was just a fool to love you

Dm7 G

I knew it all along

Dm7 C G

I can't look down, I know I'm falling

[Chorus]

F C G F

'Cause, I can't hold on

C G F

I can't hold on

C G C

I can't hold on anymore

[Bridge]

Dm7 G

When you act the way you do

C G/B C

I wanna scream and shout

Dm7 G C

You keep on a-playing games

I walk around the block

F C G

And I think maybe you'll change

Dm7 G C G/B C

But just when it seems we've got it all worked out

Dm7 G C

You start naming names

Em D Gsus4 G

I don't believe that I was the one to blame

[Verse]

C G C G

And maybe next time you'll cry

C G C G

When someone like me says goodbye

Dm7 G

You'll wake up when she's gone and wonder

Dm7 G

How you could let her go

Dm7 C G

But look at me, I'm going under

[Chorus]

F C G F

'Cause, I can't hold on

C G F

I can't hold on

C G C F

I can't hold on anymore, no more

C G F

I can't hold on

C G F

I can't hold on

C G C

I can't hold on anymore

[Outro]

C G F Em7 C

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