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