------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hold On - Tom Waits (Chords) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Edwin Figueroa E-mail: dexter884@yahoo.com Tuning: DGAFAD (Whole-step down) INTRO E x4 (Throw a Esus4 in every now and then) VERSE 1 E A They hung a sign up in our town B E "If you live it up, you won't live it down" E A So she left Monte Rio, son B E E Just like a bullet leaves a gun A B With her charcoal eyes and Monroe hips E A She went and took that California trip F#m B Well the moon was gold, her hair like wind F#m B B She said don't look back, just come on Jim CHORUS E B E A Oh you got to hold on, hold on, --you gotta hold on E B E Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on VERSE 2 E A Well he gave her a dime store watch B E And a ring made from a spoon E A Everyone's looking for someone to blame B E E If you share my bed you share my name A B Well go ahead and call the cops E A A You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops F#m B --She said baby I still love you F#m B B Sometimes there's nothing left to do CHORUS E B E A Oh you got to hold on, hold on, --you gotta hold on E B E Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on VERSE 3 E A Well god bless your crooked little heart B E St. Louis got the best of me E A I miss your broken china voice B E E How I wish you were still here with me A B Well you build it up and wreck it down E A A Then you burn your mansion to the ground F#m B When there's nothing to keep you here F#m B B When you're falling behind in this big blue world CHORUS E B E A Oh you got to hold on, hold on, baby gotta hold on E B E E Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on VERSE 4 E A Down by the Riverside Motel B E It's 10 below and falling E A By a 99 cent store B E E She closed her eyes and started swaying A B But it' so hard to dance that way E A A When it's cold and there's no music F#m B Well your old home town's so far away F#m B B But inside your head there's a record that's playing CHORUS E B E A A song called Hold On, hold on, baby gotta hold on E B E Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on E B E A You got to hold on, hold on, baby gotta hold on E B E Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on E B E A You got to hold on, hold on, baby gotta hold on E B E Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on E B E A You got to hold on, hold on, baby gotta hold on E B E Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on OUTRO E E You got to hold on x4 E E You got to hold on (baby/girl) x2