Tom Waits - Hold on

^D They hung a sign up in out town^G &^A7quot;if you live it up, you won't live^D it down" ^DSo, she left Monte Rio, son ^{G A7}Just like a bullet leaves a gun ^{D G}With charcoal eyes and Monroe hips ^{A7 D}She went and took that Califo^Grnia trip ^E/GWell, the moon was gold, her Hair like wind ^{A7 E/G}She said don't look back just Come on Jim ^A7

^DOh you got t^Go ^A7Hold on, ^DHold on ^DYou got to h^Gold on ^A7Take my hand, I'm sta^Gnding right here ^DYou gotta ho^Gld on

^DWell, he gave her a dimestore wa^Gtch ^A7And a ring made from a spoo^Dn ^DEveryone is looking for someone t^Go blame ^A7But you share my bed, ^Dyou share my name ^GWell, go ahead and call the^A7 cops ^DYou don't meet nice girls in ^Gcoffee shops ^E/GShe said baby, I still love you ^A7

^E/GSometimes there's nothin left to do ^A7 (Chorus) ^DOh you got t^Go H^A7old on, h^Dold on ^DYou got to h^Gold on T^A7ake my ha^Dnd, I'm standing right here, you got to ^DJust hold on^G.

^DWell, God bless your crooked lit^Gtle heart ^A7St. Louis got the best^D of me I^D miss your broken-china voice ^G

^A7How I wish you were still here with me ^D W^Gell, you build it up, you wreck it do^A7wn ^DYou burn your mansion to the ^Gground ^E/GWhen there's nothing left to keep ^A7you here, when ^E/GYou're falling behind in this big b^A7lue world

^DOh you go^G to ^A7Hold on, ho^Dld on Y^Dou got to^G hold on ^A7Take my hand, I'm standi^Dng right here Y^Dou got to^G hold on

Do^Dwn by the Riversid^Ge motel, ^A7It's 10 below and fa^Dlling ^DBy a 99 cent store she closed her^G eyes and started swaying B^A7ut it's so hard to dance^D that way ^GWhen it's cold and there's no music ^A7 We^Dll your old hometown is so fa^Gr away ^E/G But, inside your head there's a^A7 record ^E/GThat's playing, a s^A7ong called

H^Dold on, h^Gold on Y^A7ou really got to hold on^{D D}Take my h^Gand, I'm standing right here ^A7And just hol^Dd on.