D (xx0232@1)                           A (x02220@1)      DTwo (xx0232@1)young lovers with their bodies on fire
D (xx0232@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)       A (x02220@1) 
Aching to swim that river of desire
            G (320003@1)                 F#m (244222@1)           BmLeaving (x24432@1)innocence there on the bank by their clothes
   D (xx0232@1)                  A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)A man holding on to a woman letting go
D (xx0232@1)                                  A (x02220@1)          DThere's (xx0232@1)a man with a bottle on the other side of town
D (xx0232@1)                       Bm (x24432@1)           A (x02220@1)                 
Swimming with the memory that he can't drown
G (320003@1)                             F#m (244222@1)        BmLord (x24432@1)it ain't sunk in that she ain't coming home
      D (xx0232@1)                  A (x02220@1)          DOh (xx0232@1)a man holding on to a woman letting go.
CHORUS:
     F#m (244222@1)                   Em (022000@1)             DHis (xx0232@1)heart is telling him to hang on for dear life
       Bm (x24432@1)                           G (320003@1)                ACause (x02220@1)deep down he know she's letting go for good this time

D (xx0232@1)                            A (x02220@1)               DThere's (xx0232@1)a daddy walking his daughter down the aisle
D (xx0232@1)                      Bm (x24432@1)       A (x02220@1)   
Fighting back tears and forcing  a smile
       G (320003@1)                 F#m (244222@1)      Bm (x24432@1)Over twenty-two years he watched her grow
   D (xx0232@1)                  A (x02220@1)          DA (xx0232@1)man holding on to a woman letting go

lead
D (xx0232@1)                             A (x02220@1)       DIn (xx0232@1)Hill Valley home there's a feeble old man
D (xx0232@1)                        Bm (x24432@1)        A (x02220@1)And he's holding on to a fragile old hand
          G (320003@1)                  F#m (244222@1)    BmAnd (x24432@1)the angels are coming to carry her home
            D (xx0232@1)                   A (x02220@1)        D (xx0232@1)Now he's a man holding on to a woman letting go
chorus, key change
E (022100@1)                           B (x2444x@1)      ETwo (022100@1)young lovers with their bodies on fire
 E (022100@1)                 C#m (x13321@4)     B (x2444x@1) 
Aching to swim that river of desire
           A (x02220@1)                 G#m (133111@4)          C#m (x13321@4)Leaving innocence there on the bank by their clothes
   E (022100@1)                  B (x2444x@1)          E (022100@1) 
A man holding on to a woman letting go