Intro -x4-: E0 0 1Verse: E1 A2 2They hung a sign up in our town B3 E4 3"If you live it up, you won't live it down" E5 A6 4So she left Monte Rio, son B7 E8 E9 5Just like a bullet leaves a gun A10 B11 6With her charcoal eyes and Monroe hips E12 A13 7She went and took that California trip F#m14 B15 8Well the moon was gold, her hair like wind F#m16 B17 B18 9She said don't look back, just come on Jim 10 11Chorus: E19 B20 E21 A22 12Oh you got to hold on, hold on, --you gotta hold on E23 B24 E25 13Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on 14 15Verse: E26 A27 16Well he gave her a dime store watch B28 E29 17And a ring made from a spoon E30 A31 18Everyone's looking for someone to blame B32 E33 E34 19If you share my bed you share my name A35 B36 20Well go ahead and call the cops E37 A38 A39 21You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops F#m40 B41 22--She said baby I still love you F#m42 B43 B44 23Sometimes there's nothing left to do 24 25Chorus: E45 B46 E47 A48 26Oh you got to hold on, hold on, --you gotta hold on E49 B50 E51 27Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on 28 29Verse: E52 A53 30Well god bless your crooked little heart B54 E55 31St. Louis got the best of me E56 A57 32I miss your broken china voice B58 E59 E60 33How I wish you were still here with me A61 B62 34Well you build it up and wreck it down E63 A64 A65 35Then you burn your mansion to the ground F#m66 B67 36When there's nothing to keep you here F#m68 B69 B70 37When you're falling behind in this big blue world 38 39Chorus: E71 B72 E73 A74 40Oh you got to hold on, hold on, baby gotta hold on E75 B76 E77 E78 41Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on 42 43Verse: E79 A80 44Down by the Riverside Motel B81 E82 45It's 10 below and falling E83 A84 46By a 99 cent store B85 E86 E87 47She closed her eyes and started swaying A88 B89 48But it' so hard to dance that way E90 A91 A92 49When it's cold and there's no music F#m93 B94 50Well your old home town's so far away F#m95 B96 B97 51But inside your head there's a record that's playing 52 53Chorus: E98 B99 E100 A101 A102 song called Hold On, hold on, baby gotta hold on E103 B104 E105 54Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on 55 56 E106 B107 E108 A109 57You got to hold on, hold on, baby gotta hold on E110 B111 E112 58Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on E113 B114 E115 A116 59You got to hold on, hold on, baby gotta hold on E117 B118 E119 60Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on E120 B121 E122 A123 61You got to hold on, hold on, baby gotta hold on E124 B125 E126 62Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on 63 64Outro: E127 E128 65You got to hold on -x4- E129 E130 66You got to hold on -baby/girl- -x2-