9 acessos
(verse 1)
D G
They hung a sign up in out town
A7 D
"if you live it up, you won't live it down"
D G
So, she left Monte Rio, son
A7 D
Just like a bullet leaves a gun
G A7
With charcoal eyes and Monroe hips
D G
She went and took that California trip
Em A7
Well, the moon was gold, her Hair like wind
Em A7
She said don't look back just Come on Jim
(chorus)
Oh you got to
D A
Hold on, Hold on
D G
You got to hold on
D A
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
D
You gotta hold on
(verse 2)
D G
Well, he gave her a dimestore watch
A7 D
And a ring made from a spoon
D G
Everyone is looking for someone to blame
A7 D
But you share my bed, you share my name
G A7
Well, go ahead and call the cops
D G
You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops
Em A7
She said baby, I still love you
Em A7
Sometimes there's nothin left to do
(chorus)
Oh you got to
D A
Hold on, Hold on
D G
You got to hold on
D A
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
D
You gotta hold on
(verse 3)
D G
Well, God bless your crooked little heart
A7 D
St. Louis got the best of me
D G
I miss your broken-china voice
A7 D
How I wish you were still here with me
G A7
Well, you build it up, you wreck it down
D G
You burn your mansion to the ground
Em A7
When there's nothing left to keep you here, when
Em A7
You're falling behind in this big blue world
(chorus)
Oh you got to
D A
Hold on, Hold on
D G
You got to hold on
D A
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
D
You gotta hold on
(verse 4)
D G
Down by the Riverside motel,
A7 D
It's 10 below and falling
D G
By a 99 cent store she closed her eyes and started swaying
A7 D
But it's so hard to dance that way
G A7
When it's cold and there's no music
D G
Well your old hometown is so far away
Em A7
But, inside your head there's a record
Em A7
That's playing, a song called
(chorus)
Oh you got to
D A
Hold on, Hold on
D G
You got to hold on
D A
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
D
You gotta hold on