D5 A5 D5 Two young lovers with their bodies on fire D5 B5 A5 Aching to swim that river of desire G5 F#5 B5 Leaving innocence there on the bank by their clothes D5 A5 D5 A man holding on to a woman letting go D5 A5 D5 There's a man with a bottle on the other side of town D5 B5 A5 Swimming with the memory that he can't drown G5 F#5 B5 Lord it ain't sunk in that she ain't coming home D5 A5 D5 Oh a man holding on to a woman letting go. CHORUS: F#5 E5 D5 His heart is telling him to hang on for dear life B5 G5 A5 Cause deep down he know she's letting go for good this time D5 A5 D5 There's a daddy walking his daughter down the aisle D5 B5 A5 Fighting back tears and forcing a smile G5 F#5 B5 Over twenty-two years he watched her grow D5 A5 D5 A man holding on to a woman letting go lead D5 A5 D5 In Hill Valley home there's a feeble old man D5 B5 A5 And he's holding on to a fragile old hand G5 F#5 B5 And the angels are coming to carry her home D5 A5 D5 Now he's a man holding on to a woman letting go chorus, key change E5 B5 E5 Two young lovers with their bodies on fire E5 C#5 B5 Aching to swim that river of desire A5 Ab5 C#5 Leaving innocence there on the bank by their clothes E5 B5 E5 A man holding on to a woman letting go
