Hold On To What
The Beautiful South
Bb
(início)
Bb F Eb F Bb F Eb Bb
Verse 1
Bb She'd given everything she could give F Eb Twenty years of kindness made her sad Bb Kindness never made enough to live F Eb So she sold the very last thing that she had
Pre-Chorus 1
Bb As she held her hand out to him F As he drove around the block Eb Bb He mouthed through the window, "Just hold on" Bb "I've held on many years now F And I haven't found a lot" Eb Bb Hold on, hold on to what?
Chorus
Bb So hold on, hold on to what? Gm Hold on, hold on to what? Bb Eb F Hold on, hold on to what? Eb Bb Holding on is harder Eb Bb When it's something you've not got Eb Bb I'll need a pair of stilts if I'm to Cm F Ever reach the top Bb So hold on, hold on to what? Gm Hold on, hold on to what? Bb Eb F Bb F Eb Hold on, hold on to what?
Verse 2
Bb F Many years of service with a smile Eb Up shit creek and down the Rhine Bb F Gibraltar Rock and now the Emerald Isle Eb He'd shined every shoe that he could shine
Pre-Chorus 2
Bb And as he lay in his own blood F Screaming, "I've been shot" Eb Bb He heard the Major whisper, "Just hold on" Bb "I've held on all these years now F Now what medal have I got?' Eb Bb Hold on, hold on to what?
Chorus
Bb So hold on, hold on to what? Gm Hold on, hold on to what? Bb Eb F Hold on, hold on to what? Eb Bb Holding on is harder Eb Bb When it's something you've not got Eb Bb I'll need a pair of stilts if I'm to Cm F Ever reach the top Bb So hold on, hold on to what? Gm Hold on, hold on to what? Bb Eb F Bb F Eb Bb Hold on, hold on to what?
Verse 3
Bb F Sixty years, and he's looking his worst Eb Sitting in the park where she'd died Bb F Running hands through his final hair Eb These are the words that he cried:
Bridge
Gm F C Eb (Hold on, hold on, hold on) Gm F C "To achieve the American dream you need a trampoline Eb Gm F C Eb To achieve the counter effect get that whiskey down your neck Gm F C "To achieve the American dream you need a trampoline Eb Gm F C Eb To achieve the counter effect get that whiskey down your neck
Refrain
Gm Chamberlain had his paper (Hold on) Bb Jesus had his cross (Hold on) C They held on (Hold on) Eb Gm We held on to what? Bb C (Hold on, hold on Eb Hold on) Gm Chamberlain had his paper (Hold on) Bb Jesus had his cross (Hold on) C They held on (Hold on) Eb Gm We held on to what? Bb C (Hold on, hold on Eb Hold on) Gm Chamberlain had his paper (Hold on) Bb Jesus had his cross (Hold on) C They held on (Hold on) Eb Gm We held on to what?
Outro
Bb C (Hold on, hold on, Hold on) Eb Gm We held on to what? Bb C (Hold on, hold on, Hold on) Eb Gm We held on to what? Bb C (Hold on, hold on, Hold on) Eb Gm We held on to what? Bb C (Hold on, hold on, Hold on) Eb Gm We held on to what?
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