Intro: ( D - Em ) D I left the east side for a west coast beauty Em A girl who burned my thoughts like kisses Em She was down by street decree Em F#m G She swore she'd pull my best years out of me D Fat painted lips on a live wire beauty Em A tangerine girl with tambourine eyes Em Her face was my favourite magazine Em F#m G Her body was my favourite book to read G F#m Em D They say that all poets must have and unrequited love G F#m Em G As all lovers must have thought provoking fears G D G But holding on to you means letting go on pain G D Means letting go of tears G Means letting go of rain Em F#m G Means letting go of what's not real D Holding on to you A - C - D - F D I left the rough side for a seaside baby Em A chamomile smile that pouts on cue Em For every moment I breathe her sigh Em Her bosom contains my sweet alibi D In an emotional mist she breathes in fog Em And breathes it out as garden flowers Em Why me of all the tough talking boys? Em F#m G I guess she heard my heartbeat through the noise G F#m Em D They say that all poets must have and unrequited love G F#m Em G As all lovers must have thought provoking fears G D G But holding on to you means letting go of pain D Means letting go of tears G Means letting go of the rain D Holding on to you G Means letting sorrows real Em F#m G Means letting go of what's not real D Holding on to you A - C - D - F ( D - Em - Em - Em - F#m - G - D ) G F#m Em D They say that all poets must have and unrequited love G F#m Em G As all lovers must have thought provoking fears D G But holding on to you means letting sorrows heal Em F#m G Means letting go of what's not real ( G - F#m - Em - D - D ) Holding on to you D I left the east side for a west coast beauty Em A girl who burned my thoughts like kisses Em She was down by street decree Em F#m G She swore she'd pull my best years out of me D Fat wet lips on a sea salt canvas Em Goodbye Picasso hello Dolly/Dali Em The soil is fertile where her footsteps trod Em She's my new religion she's all I got G F#m Em D They say that all poets must have and unrequited love G F#m Em G As all lovers must have thought provoking fears D G But holding on to you means letting go of pain D Means letting go of tears G Means letting go of rain G Means letting sorrows heal D It means letting go
