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Capo On 3
CHolly was the kind of girl the cameras likedAm  
She could play the paCrt of poet that's kept behind the micAm  
And whilsCt i've always dreamed of making it in HollywoodAm  
I know that if she'd haCd a second chance then Holly couldAm  
FAnd i did all that i could to helpC  
FYeah i've done all that i can to helpC  
CBy the time that she was twenty she had driven insaneAm  
On her way back Cout she crashed straight into crack cocaineAm  
And whilst i'd never once condeCmed i did not agreeAm  
That's why i think HolCly fell to fall in love with meAm  
FBut i did all that i could to helpC  
FYeah i've done all that i can to helpC  
I laAmyed down my anchorF  
Cand i said let's make a standG  
'Cause i'm leaving only when F  G  
i've done all that i canC  
She cleaned hCer act up burnt her shackles and chainsAm  
And she rid herself of mCen who used their fists for their brainsAm  
And she cotched upon a Ccouch within the neighbors' spaceAm  
Til she'd saved enough to Cpay the lease on her own placeAm  
FBut i did all that i could to helpC  
FYeah i've done all that i can to helpC  
She useCd to brush past all the students of artAm  
She said they're masters of their Ccraft but i am far too smartAm  
And i've always fanciCed studying humanititesAm  
And she passed wCith first-class honours in philosophyAm  
FBut i did all that i could to helpC  
FYeah i've done all that i can to helpC  
I laAmyed down my anchorF  
Cand i said let's make a standG  
'Cause i'm leaving only when F  G  
i've done all that i canC  
A car waCs being naughty down a one-way streetAm  
And it crushed her briCttle bones right from her head to her feetAm  
And as i knelt over Cher body and i prayed to godAm  
I lost faith in eCverything that ever has been ohAm  
FBut i did all that i could to helpC  
FYeah i've done all that i can to helpC  
I laAmyed down my anchorF  
Cand i said let's make a standG  
'Cause i'm leaving only when F  G  
i've done all that i canC  

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Holly

by Jay Jay Pistolet

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo On 3

C Am

Holly was the kind of girl the cameras liked

C Am

She could play the part of poet that's kept behind the mic

C Am

And whilst i've always dreamed of making it in Hollywood

C Am

I know that if she'd had a second chance then Holly could

F C

And i did all that i could to help

F C

Yeah i've done all that i can to help

C Am

By the time that she was twenty she had driven insane

C Am

On her way back out she crashed straight into crack cocaine

C Am

And whilst i'd never once condemed i did not agree

C Am

That's why i think Holly fell to fall in love with me

F C

But i did all that i could to help

F C

Yeah i've done all that i can to help

Am F

I layed down my anchor

C G

and i said let's make a stand

F G

'Cause i'm leaving only when

i've done all that i can

C Am

She cleaned her act up burnt her shackles and chains

C Am

And she rid herself of men who used their fists for their brains

C Am

And she cotched upon a couch within the neighbors' space

C Am

Til she'd saved enough to pay the lease on her own place

F C

But i did all that i could to help

F C

Yeah i've done all that i can to help

C Am

She used to brush past all the students of art

C Am

She said they're masters of their craft but i am far too smart

C Am

And i've always fancied studying humanitites

C Am

And she passed with first-class honours in philosophy

F C

But i did all that i could to help

F C

Yeah i've done all that i can to help

Am F

I layed down my anchor

C G

and i said let's make a stand

F G

'Cause i'm leaving only when

i've done all that i can

C Am

A car was being naughty down a one-way street

C Am

And it crushed her brittle bones right from her head to her feet

C Am

And as i knelt over her body and i prayed to god

C Am

I lost faith in everything that ever has been oh

F C

But i did all that i could to help

F C

Yeah i've done all that i can to help

Am F

I layed down my anchor

C G

and i said let's make a stand

F G

'Cause i'm leaving only when

i've done all that i can

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