Verse 1

           D (xx0232@1)                             G (320003@1)           They hung asign (x02210@1)up in out town
             A7 (x02020@1)                                  D (xx0232@1)           "if you live it up, you won't live it down"
            D (xx0232@1)                              G (320003@1)           So, she left Monte Rio, son
            A7 (x02020@1)                                   D (xx0232@1)           Just like abullet (x02210@1)leaves agun (x02210@1)            G (320003@1)                                  A7 (x02020@1)           With charcoal eyes and Monroe hips
            D (xx0232@1)                          G (320003@1)           She went and took that California trip
            E/G (322100@1)                                       A7 (x02020@1)           Well, the moon was gold, her Hair like wind
            E/G (322100@1)                                      A7 (x02020@1)           She said don't look back just Come on Jim

            (Chorus)
            D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)           Oh you got to
            A7 (x02020@1)     D (xx0232@1)           Hold on, Hold on
            D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)           You got to hold on
            A7 (x02020@1)                 G (320003@1)           Take my hand, I'm standing right here
            D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)           You gotta hold on

Verse 2
            D (xx0232@1)                             G (320003@1)           Well, he gave her a dimestore watch
            A7 (x02020@1)                       D (xx0232@1)           And aring (x02210@1)made from aspoon (x02210@1)            D (xx0232@1)                              G (320003@1)           Everyone is looking for someone to blame
            A7 (x02020@1)                  D (xx0232@1)              
            But you share my bed, you share my name
            G (320003@1)                        A7 (x02020@1)           Well, go ahead and call the cops
            D (xx0232@1)                          G (320003@1)           You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops
            E/G (322100@1)                                       A7 (x02020@1)           She said baby, I still love you
            
            E/G (322100@1)                                       A7 (x02020@1)           Sometimes there's nothin left to do
             (Chorus)
            D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)           Oh you got to
             A7 (x02020@1)     D (xx0232@1)           Hold on, hold on
            D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)           You got to hold on
             A7 (x02020@1)     D (xx0232@1)           Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you got to
            D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)           Just hold on.

            Verse 3
            D (xx0232@1)                             G (320003@1)           Well, God bless your crooked little heart 
            A7 (x02020@1)                    D (xx0232@1)           St. Louis got  the  best  of me
             D (xx0232@1)                              G (320003@1)           I miss your broken-china voice
            
            A7 (x02020@1)                                   D (xx0232@1)           How I wish you were still here with me
             G (320003@1)                                  A7 (x02020@1)           Well, you build it up, you wreck it down
            D (xx0232@1)                          G (320003@1)           You burn your mansion to the ground
            E/G (322100@1)                             A7 (x02020@1)           When there's nothing left to keep you here, when
            E/G (322100@1)                              A7 (x02020@1)           You're falling behind in this big blue world
            
            (Chorus)
            
            D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)           Oh you go to
            A7 (x02020@1)       D (xx0232@1)           Hold on, hold on
             D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)           You got to hold on
            A7 (x02020@1)                    D (xx0232@1)           Take my hand, I'm standing right here
             D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)           You got to hold on
            
            Verse 4
              D (xx0232@1)               G (320003@1)           Down by the Riverside motel,
            A7 (x02020@1)                D (xx0232@1)           It's 10 below and falling
            D (xx0232@1)                              G (320003@1)           By a 99 cent store she closed her eyes and started swaying
             A7 (x02020@1)                    D (xx0232@1)           But it's so hard to dance that way
            G (320003@1)                                  A7 (x02020@1)           When it's cold and there's no music
              D (xx0232@1)                          G (320003@1)           Well your old hometown is so far away
           E/G (322100@1)                           A7 (x02020@1)           But, inside your head there's a record
            E/G (322100@1)              A7 (x02020@1)           That's playing, asong (x02210@1)called
            
            (Chorus)
             D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)           Hold on, hold on
             A7 (x02020@1)                    D (xx0232@1)           You really got to hold on
            D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)           Take my hand, I'm standing right here
            A7 (x02020@1)        D (xx0232@1)           And just hold on.