Live, Dierks plays it a step down, making the Am a Bm, the F a G, and the C a D. If you want to play it that way, you can just transpose it. I like to play it in regular tuning though. Just personal preference. Sounds exactly the same. Standard tuning No Capo Intro: Am F C x2

Its ^Amjust an old beat up truck Some s^Fay that I should trade up Now t^Chat I got some jangle in my pocket But ^Amwhat they dont understand Is i^Fts the miles that make a man I wouldnt t^Crade that thing in for a rocket What ^Amthey dont know is my dad and me We dr^Fove her out to Tennessee And s^Ches still here and now hes g^Gone So ^DmI ho^Fld o^Cn

Its j^Amust an old beat up box Its r^Fusty strings across the top It pr^Cobly dont look like much to you But these d^Aments and scratches in the wood Yea th^Fats what makes it sound so good ^CTo me its better than brand new Yea ^Amsee this here flat top guitar Has h^Fad my back in a million bars ^CSinging every country s^Gong So ^DmI ho^Fld o^Cn

Chorus:

To the t^Fhings, I be^Clieve in My fa^Gith, your love, our f^Amreedom To the th^Fings I can count on To k^Ceep me going st^Grong Yeah I hold o^Amn ^F ^C I hold ^Amon ^F ^C Like the str^Fipes to the flag Like a b^Coy to his d^Gad I cant ch^Fange who I a^Cm, right or wr^Gong Am F C x2 So I hold on

B^Amaby lookin at you right now Th^Fere aint never been no doubt ^CWithout you Id be nothing So ^Amif you ever worry about,^F me walkin out ^CYeah let me tell you something ^AmI hol^Fd o^Cn ^AmI ho^Fld o^Cn

Can you hear me baby

^AmI ho^Fld o^Cn ^AmI ho^Fld ^Con

Chorus

To the th^Fings, I b^Celieve in My f^Gaith, your love, our fr^Ameedom To the th^Fings I can count on To k^Ceep me going st^Grong To the t^Fhings, I b^Celieve in My f^Gaith, your love, our fre^Amedom To the th^Fings I can count on To k^Ceep me going str^Gong Yea I hold on^Am ^F ^C I hold on^Am ^F ^C

Repeat til end (end on a G, thanks to scorpio1970 for pointing that out) Any questions or comments email me at hulanic@gmail.com

Dierks Bentley - I hold on