Hand To Hold On To Written by: John Mellencamp tab~simescan~ intro: (chords through riff) A......D E A F#m You can laugh and joke and make fun of your friends A F#m Spin in the middle when the troubles begin D E Take it nice and easy and always pretend D E That you're cool, so cool, so cool A F#m Say I'm alone and I'm wild and I will not be tamed A F#m Talk like a jerk or an educated brain D E Be an old girl drivin' the young boys insane D E Be a joker, a preacher, it does not matter Chorus: A F#m Every one needs a hand to hold on to A F#m Every one needs a hand to hold on to D E Don't need to be no strong hand D E Don't need to be no rich hand D E A Every one just needs a hand to hold on to repeat intro A F#m Havin' good luck with your financial situation A F#m Play the ponies, be president of the United Nations D E Go to work and be a Hollywood stud D E Drive your four-wheel drive right into the mud, yeah (repeat chorus) A F#m A And then those hours when you're alone F#m A And there's no body there except yourself F#m A I know it, you wanna pick up the phone D And say, "Talk to me, talk to me E Somebody please talk to me" yeah...ah...ah...ahhh instrumental: (verse chords) Oh, yeah...ah (repeat chorus 3 times)