Key: D Tuning: Standard EADGBe Intro: D- - Bm- - C- - G - A- x2 Verse 1: D I got your letter and the Bm poetry you sent me C Postmarked in G december of last year D I really hope you're doing better Bm All of your friends close by your side C G A One step closer to recovery Refrain: G I wish there was D A something i could say Bm A To erase each and every G D page that you've been through A Even though its not my place to save you G D I appreciate but can't A accept this thank-you note Bm Thats sealed with A G your last breath D I won't stand aside and A listen to you give up Chorus 1: D If you'll just hold on for one more second Bm Just hold on to what you have C If you'll just hold G on just hold on D If you'll just hold on for one more second Bm Just hold on to what you have C If you'll just hold G A D-- x2 on just hold on Verse 2: D These arms remain Bm stretched out to you Maybe someday you'll accept them C Or maybe its too late G to save a young girls heart that's long stopped beating D Wake up wake up you've gotta believe Bm Wake up wake up you cant give up C Time keeps going on without us G A Long after we're dead and gone (Repeat Refrain) Chorus 2: D If you'll just hold on for one more second Bm Just hold on to what you have C If you'll just hold G on just hold on D If you'll just hold on for one more second Bm Just hold on to what you have C If you'll just hold G on just hold on You will wake up tommorrow Outro: D Bm Just hold on to what you have C D-- Just hold on to what you have D Bm Just hold on to what you have C G A D-- x4, D(hold) Just hold on to what you have