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Jimmy Nail - Can't Hold On
*Notes* - I like to use  Cadd9(x32033) for the  Cchords
- In the chorus I think  Am7(x02013) sounds better than Am  
  And  Em7(022033) sounds better than Em  
- I play Dsus4/ F#as 200233
  And  G/Bas x20033
- After the first chorus I have just put the lyrics, the chords stay the
same for each section, with a couple of slight changes which I have
included.
Intro and Verses
|   G  D|    C| (repeat)
It was a Gkind of town, Dedge of the Cuniverse
Nothin' happened there to ever make the news
Lived a little boy and a girl next door
Had opinions and independent views
They Amdreamed of nights Gand big Dcity lights
It hAmelped to kill each dGreary dDay
And Amall the things that gGettin' Cout would bring
If oAmnly they could gGet aDway
He Dsay
Chorus
          G  Dsus4/   F#  Em(7)
I can't     hold      on 
                 C         G/B  Am(7)
'cause I'm fee....lin'    strong
                   G  Dsus4/       F#  Em(7)
but there's so ma.....ny         things    
  DI'm not kCnowing
but the city light didn't burn so bright
and the light of day was never warm
and the little boy got into one more fight
and the girl next door said "I miss my home"
he said "belDsus4ieve in Dme"
she said "Dsus4I don't Dknow"
he said "Dsus4can't you Dsee?"
I can't hold on 'cause I'm feelin' strong
and there's so many things I'm not knowing
and I can't hang round this one-horse town
when my soul's tied down, I'm for going
so the little Gboy became a bCroken man
with a broken face and broken dreams
and the girl next door disappeared one day
and in her place
was a woman-child
I can't hold on, I'm not feeling strong
there's so many things that hurt me now
and I can't step down from this big cold town
where my soul's tied down 
Repeat Chorus Chords
I can't hold on 'cause I'm feelin' strong
and there's so many things I'm not knowing

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Cant Hold On

by Jimmy Nail

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Am7

Em7

Dsus4

G/B

Jimmy Nail - Can't Hold On

Cadd9 C

*Notes* - I like to use (x32033) for the chords

Am7 Am

- In the chorus I think (x02013) sounds better than

Em7 Em

And (022033) sounds better than

Dsus4 F#

- I play / as 200233

G/B

And as x20033

- After the first chorus I have just put the lyrics, the chords stay the

same for each section, with a couple of slight changes which I have

included.

Intro and Verses

G D C

| | | (repeat)

G D C

It was a kind of town, edge of the universe

Nothin' happened there to ever make the news

Lived a little boy and a girl next door

Had opinions and independent views

Am G D

They dreamed of nights and big city lights

Am G D

It helped to kill each dreary day

Am G C

And all the things that gettin' out would bring

Am G D

If only they could get away

He say

Chorus

G Dsus4 F# Em

/ (7)

I can't hold on

C G/B Am

(7)

'cause I'm fee....lin' strong

G Dsus4 F# Em

/ (7)

but there's so ma.....ny things

D C

I'm not knowing

but the city light didn't burn so bright

and the light of day was never warm

and the little boy got into one more fight

and the girl next door said "I miss my home"

Dsus4 D

he said "believe in me"

Dsus4 D

she said "I don't know"

Dsus4 D

he said "can't you see?"

I can't hold on 'cause I'm feelin' strong

and there's so many things I'm not knowing

and I can't hang round this one-horse town

when my soul's tied down, I'm for going

G C

so the little boy became a broken man

with a broken face and broken dreams

and the girl next door disappeared one day

and in her place

was a woman-child

I can't hold on, I'm not feeling strong

there's so many things that hurt me now

and I can't step down from this big cold town

where my soul's tied down

Repeat Chorus Chords

I can't hold on 'cause I'm feelin' strong

and there's so many things I'm not knowing

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