Intro: ( D5 - E5 ) D5 I left the east side for a west coast beauty E5 A girl who burned my thoughts like kisses E5 She was down by street decree E5 F#5 G5 She swore she'd pull my best years out of me D5 Fat painted lips on a live wire beauty E5 A tangerine girl with tambourine eyes E5 Her face was my favourite magazine E5 F#5 G5 Her body was my favourite book to read G5 F#5 E5 D5 They say that all poets must have and unrequited love G5 F#5 E5 G5 As all lovers must have thought provoking fears G5 D5 G5 But holding on to you means letting go on pain G5 D5 Means letting go of tears G5 Means letting go of rain E5 F#5 G5 Means letting go of what's not real D5 Holding on to you A5 - C5 - D5 - F5 D5 I left the rough side for a seaside baby E5 A chamomile smile that pouts on cue E5 For every moment I breathe her sigh E5 Her bosom contains my sweet alibi D5 In an emotional mist she breathes in fog E5 And breathes it out as garden flowers E5 Why me of all the tough talking boys? E5 F#5 G5 I guess she heard my heartbeat through the noise G5 F#5 E5 D5 They say that all poets must have and unrequited love G5 F#5 E5 G5 As all lovers must have thought provoking fears G5 D5 G5 But holding on to you means letting go of pain D5 Means letting go of tears G5 Means letting go of the rain D5 Holding on to you G5 Means letting sorrows real E5 F#5 G5 Means letting go of what's not real D5 Holding on to you A5 - C5 - D5 - F5 ( D5 - E5 - E5 - E5 - F#5 - G5 - D5 ) G5 F#5 E5 D5 They say that all poets must have and unrequited love G5 F#5 E5 G5 As all lovers must have thought provoking fears D5 G5 But holding on to you means letting sorrows heal E5 F#5 G5 Means letting go of what's not real ( G5 - F#5 - E5 - D5 - D5 ) Holding on to you D5 I left the east side for a west coast beauty E5 A girl who burned my thoughts like kisses E5 She was down by street decree E5 F#5 G5 She swore she'd pull my best years out of me D5 Fat wet lips on a sea salt canvas E5 Goodbye Picasso hello Dolly/Dali E5 The soil is fertile where her footsteps trod E5 She's my new religion she's all I got G5 F#5 E5 D5 They say that all poets must have and unrequited love G5 F#5 E5 G5 As all lovers must have thought provoking fears D5 G5 But holding on to you means letting go of pain D5 Means letting go of tears G5 Means letting go of rain G5 Means letting sorrows heal D5 It means letting go
