xD A D
Two young lovers with their bodies on fire
D Bm A
Aching to swim that river of desire
G F#m Bm
Leaving innocence there on the bank by their clothes
D A D
A man holding on to a woman letting go
D A D
There's a man with a bottle on the other side of town
D Bm A
Swimming with the memory that he can't drown
G F#m Bm
Lord it ain't sunk in that she ain't coming home
D A D
Oh a man holding on to a woman letting go.
CHORUS:
F#m Em D
His heart is telling him to hang on for dear life
Bm G A
Cause deep down he know she's letting go for good this time
D A D
There's a daddy walking his daughter down the aisle
D Bm A
Fighting back tears and forcing a smile
G F#m Bm
Over twenty-two years he watched her grow
D A D
A man holding on to a woman letting go
lead
D A D
In Hill Valley home there's a feeble old man
D Bm A
And he's holding on to a fragile old hand
G F#m Bm
And the angels are coming to carry her home
D A D
Now he's a man holding on to a woman letting go
chorus, key change
E B E
Two young lovers with their bodies on fire
E C#m B
Aching to swim that river of desire
A G#m C#m
Leaving innocence there on the bank by their clothes
E B E
A man holding on to a woman letting go
