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[Intro]
D  G  A  D
[Verse 1]
DWe hardly sleep
GWe Barely speak
A'Cause we don't know what to sDay
DIf only things were
Gjust a little bit worse
Aone of us would walk awDayG  A  
[Chorus 1]
So, SDay you don't love me
Say you never did
anGything to get me off of this feAnce
that we've been sittting DonG  A  
we've been tDrying and trying
trying too long
BGaby, let go
I'd rather be gonAe
than just hangin' DonG  A  
[Verse 2]
DWe never dream
Gor plan for anything
Ain terms of love we don't eDxist
DThis is killing me
Gbut I gotta believe
Aour hearts are meant for so much moDre than thisG..A.
[Chorus 2]
So, SDay you don't love me
Say you never did
anGything to get me off of this feAnce
that we've been sittting DonG  A  
we've been tDrying and trying
trying too long
BGaby, let go
I'd rather be gonAe
I'd rather be gone tDhan just hGanAgin' onD  
yeah yeahG  
yeah yeahA,
don't make me hDang onG  A  
[Solo]
D  G  A  D
[Bridge]
make me Emmad
make me cAry
make it eEmasier for me
to say goAodbye
[Chorus 3]
SDay you don't love me
Say you never did
anGything to get me off of this feAnce
that we've been sittting Don    GyAeah
we've been tDrying and trying
trying too long
BGaby, let go
I'd rather be gonAe
than just hangin' oDn
than just hangin' oEmn
than just hanginG' Aon  yeDah
[Outro]
yeah yeaGh
yeah yeahA,
don't make me hDang on
baby,  Gyeah yeahA  D  

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Hangin On

by Carolyn Dawn Johnson

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D G A D

[Verse 1]

We hardly sleep

We Barely speak

A D

'Cause we don't know what to say

If only things were

just a little bit worse

A D G A

one of us would walk away

[Chorus 1]

So, Say you don't love me

Say you never did

G A

anything to get me off of this fence

D G A

that we've been sittting on

we've been trying and trying

trying too long

Baby, let go

I'd rather be gone

D G A

than just hangin' on

[Verse 2]

We never dream

or plan for anything

A D

in terms of love we don't exist

This is killing me

but I gotta believe

A D G A

our hearts are meant for so much more than this...

[Chorus 2]

So, Say you don't love me

Say you never did

G A

anything to get me off of this fence

D G A

that we've been sittting on

we've been trying and trying

trying too long

Baby, let go

I'd rather be gone

D G A D

I'd rather be gone than just hangin' on

yeah yeah

yeah yeah,

D G A

don't make me hang on

[Solo]

D G A D

[Bridge]

make me mad

make me cry

make it easier for me

to say goodbye

[Chorus 3]

Say you don't love me

Say you never did

G A

anything to get me off of this fence

D G A

that we've been sittting on yeah

we've been trying and trying

trying too long

Baby, let go

I'd rather be gone

than just hangin' on

G A D

than just hangin' on yeah

[Outro]

yeah yeah

yeah yeah,

don't make me hang on

G A D

baby, yeah yeah

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