Drive-By Truckers - Hanging on

Your ma^Cma can't stand the way ^G you ^Glay around all day ^C and ^Glean on her to help you on your way You ^Cuse her credit cards ^G com^Gplain cause it's so hard ^C to ^Glive with all the whiteness you've obtained

^FOoooooh ^Amooooooh ^Coooooh ^Goooooh ooo^Doh ^FOoooooh ^Amooooooh ^Coooooh ^Goooooh ooo^Doh

So ^Cyou pack up all your things ^G and ^Gcut those apron strings ^C and ^Gset out for a drastic change of scene You ^Chump it town to town^G and ^Gnever let them down^C or ^Gtake the time to ponder what it means

^FYou climb up ^Amto the ^Croof to smoke ^Ga ^Dfew ^Fto calm down ^Amfrom your ^Cday and soak? ^Gthe ^Dview ^Fand you wonder ^Amwhat the ^Chell you're go^Gnna ^Ddo ^Ato hang on ^{E A}to hang on ^E

It ^Aisn't any wonder when the ^Edarkness pulls you under from the ^Aweight of all your wonderment the price ^Eyou have to pay is you're ^Afeeling kind of sickly it all ^Ecome to you so quickly it's ^Ehard to get out from under it

The ^Cnight it grows so long ^G She ^Gput it in a song ^C sud^Gdenly the whole world wants to sing So ^Cyou move to higher ground ^G set ^Gsome deep roots down ^{C G}and try to keep a grip on everything.

^FSometimes ^Amin the ^Csilence of ^Gthe ^Dnight ^Fthe voice might ^Amtry to ^Ctell you it's ^Gnot ^Dright ^FSo you close your ^Ameyes and ^Ctry with all ^Gyour ^Dmight