Tom Waits - Hold On

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hold on – tom waits ( chords )
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tabbed by : edwin figueroa
E – mail : dexter884@yahoo . com

tuning : dgafad ( whole – step down )

intro
E x4 ( throw A Esus4 in every now and then )

verse 1
E A
they hung a sign up in our town
B E
“if you live it up , you won’t live it down”
E A
so she left monte rio , son
B E E
just like a bullet leaves a gun
A B
with her charcoal eyes and monroe hips
E A
she went and took that california trip
F#m B
well the moon was gold , her hair like wind
F#m B B
she said don’t look back , just come on jim

chorus
E B E A
oh you got to hold on , hold on , – – you gotta hold on
E B E
take my hand , i’m standing right here , you gotta hold on

verse 2
E A
well he gave her a dime store watch
B E
and a ring made from a spoon
E A
everyone’s looking for someone to blame
B E E
if you share my bed you share my name
A B
well go ahead and call the cops
E A A
you don’t meet nice girls in coffee shops
F#m B
– – she said baby i still love you
F#m B B
sometimes there’s nothing left to do

chorus
E B E A
oh you got to hold on , hold on , – – you gotta hold on
E B E
take my hand , i’m standing right here , you gotta hold on

verse 3
E A
well god bless your crooked little heart
B E
st . louis got the best of me
E A
i miss your broken china voice
B E E
how i wish you were still here with me
A B
well you build it up and wreck it down
E A A
then you burn your mansion to the ground
F#m B
when there’s nothing to keep you here
F#m B B
when you’re falling behind in this big blue world

chorus
E B E A
oh you got to hold on , hold on , baby gotta hold on
E B E E
take my hand , i’m standing right here , you gotta hold on

verse 4
E A
down by the riverside motel
B E
it’s 10 below and falling
E A
by A 99 cent store
B E E
she closed her eyes and started swaying
A B
but it’ so hard to dance that way
E A A
when it’s cold and there’s no music
F#m B
well your old home town’s so far away
F#m B B
but inside your head there’s a record that’s playing

chorus
E B E A
a song called hold on , hold on , baby gotta hold on
E B E
take my hand , i’m standing right here , you gotta hold on

E B E A
you got to hold on , hold on , baby gotta hold on
E B E
take my hand , i’m standing right here , you gotta hold on
E B E A
you got to hold on , hold on , baby gotta hold on
E B E
take my hand , i’m standing right here , you gotta hold on
E B E A
you got to hold on , hold on , baby gotta hold on
E B E
take my hand , i’m standing right here , you gotta hold on

outro
E E
you got to hold on x4
E E
you got to hold on ( baby/Girl ) x2