Intro: Em-F#m-G-; (2x)

^Bm h*y ba^Aby, how's l^Gife been ^Emmovin' on? ^Bm I can't ^Adeny it,^G now you're gone ^Bm This is the fir^Ast time Can I^G make it through? ^Em Without you now, d^F#m7o the things I^G used to ^Ado

^Bm It's gettin^Ag harder to e^Gase the p^Emain ^Bm The feeling ch^Aanges, ^Glove still remains ^Bm I don't know h^Aow if I can ^Gget this right ^Em7 Maybe given time I'll ma^F#m7ke the most of w^Ghat I've ^Agot

Refrain

^G Is this the (price/love) we (pa^F#my/have) With all the good times we sh^Em7ared? F^Emaithfully, we've go^Dt a reason to go on I^G know it's good to be t^F#mrue Just spend the nights with ^Emyou Let me tell you that our l^Aove can make it through

Chorus

H^Dold on, baby ho^Bm7ld on We'v^Ge got to g^F#mo on now, this f^Em7eeling so st^Arong H^Dold on, baby ^Bm7hold on It's a b^Emurning desire comin' ri^Gght down the wire

^Bm Sweet tal^Aking, it's ^Gall in the l^Emine There's no t^Bmurning b^Aack Unless you ^Gmake up your ^G/Bmind ^Bm The expecta^Ations after a^Gll these years ^Em7Risin' to the m^F#m7oment, let's f^Gorget all our fe^Aars

(Repeat Refrain and Chorus) Adlib: Bb-C-Am7-D-Db- Eb-C-D-A-C-D Bridge

^G And when the night is ^Aover Well, no one can d^Geny it, go^F#mt to be^Emlieve ^Ain We coul^Gdn't ask for m^Aore

Than to hold each other tight

^G It's just we'll n^Emever take things^F#m for gran^Gted^A (Repeat Chorus)

(Repeat Chorus except last 2 words)

Right down the w^Dire

Shamrock - Hold on