Thanks, Ola. I started when I was 19 and now I'm 69 so I've been strumming for 50 years. I've never taken lessons just kept trying to play songs that I loved. Since I retired, I've been in a couple bands. That helped me to push myself to learn new things too. Best wishes!
I love this song. Tom Waits is such a great songwriter. I covered two of his songs too, "I Want You" and "Take Me Home." Maybe you'll check them out and tell me what you think? Anyway, thanks for posting this. I enjoyed it.
Properly formatted Guitar Chords and lyrics: D G They hung a sign up in out town A D "if you live it up, you won't live it down" D G So, she left Monte Rio, son A D Just like a bullet leaves a gun G A With charcoal eyes and Monroe hips D G She went and took that California trip Em A Well, the moon was gold, her Hair like wind Em A She said don't look back just Come on Jim (Chorus) D Oh you got to A Hold on, Hold on D G You got to hold on D A Take my hand, I'm standing right here D You gotta hold on Verse 2 D G Well, he gave her a dimestore watch A D And a ring made from a spoon D G Everyone is looking for someone to blame A D But you share my bed, you share my name G A Well, go ahead and call the cops D G You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops Em A She said baby, I still love you Em A Sometimes there's nothin left to do (Chorus) D Oh you got to A Hold on, Hold on D G You got to hold on D A Take my hand, I'm standing right here D You gotta hold on Verse 3 D G Well, God bless your crooked little heart A D St. Louis got the best of me D G I miss your broken-china voice A D How I wish you were still here with me G A Well, you build it up, you wreck it down D G You burn your mansion to the ground Em A When there's nothing left to keep you here, when Em A You're falling behind in this big blue world (Chorus) D Oh you got to A Hold on, Hold on D G You got to hold on D A Take my hand, I'm standing right here D You gotta hold on Verse 4 D G Down by the Riverside motel, A D It's 10 below and falling D G A D By a 99 cent store she closed her eyes and started swaying G A But it's so hard to dance that way D G When it's cold and there's no music Em A Well your old hometown is so far away Em A But, inside your head there's a record That's playing A a song called (Chorus) D A Hold on, Hold on D G You got to hold on D A Take my hand, I'm standing right here D You gotta hold on
Thanks Mr Possley for your Tom Waits covers, I love it and it's a great help to learn to play the song.
Best lesson 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thankyou so much 💐❤️
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Thank you so much, Vahida! I'm so glad my performance helped you learn the song.
Great version !
Thanks, Cynthia! This is one of my favorite Tom Waits songs.
I wish I could play as well as You. Good job;)
Thanks, Ola. I started when I was 19 and now I'm 69 so I've been strumming for 50 years. I've never taken lessons just kept trying to play songs that I loved. Since I retired, I've been in a couple bands. That helped me to push myself to learn new things too. Best wishes!
I love this song. Tom Waits is such a great songwriter. I covered two of his songs too, "I Want You" and "Take Me Home." Maybe you'll check them out and tell me what you think? Anyway, thanks for posting this. I enjoyed it.
Properly formatted Guitar Chords and lyrics:
D G
They hung a sign up in out town
A D
"if you live it up, you won't live it down"
D G
So, she left Monte Rio, son
A D
Just like a bullet leaves a gun
G A
With charcoal eyes and Monroe hips
D G
She went and took that California trip
Em A
Well, the moon was gold, her Hair like wind
Em A
She said don't look back just Come on Jim
(Chorus)
D
Oh you got to
A
Hold on, Hold on
D G
You got to hold on
D A
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
D
You gotta hold on
Verse 2
D G
Well, he gave her a dimestore watch
A D
And a ring made from a spoon
D G
Everyone is looking for someone to blame
A D
But you share my bed, you share my name
G A
Well, go ahead and call the cops
D G
You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops
Em A
She said baby, I still love you
Em A
Sometimes there's nothin left to do
(Chorus)
D
Oh you got to
A
Hold on, Hold on
D G
You got to hold on
D A
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
D
You gotta hold on
Verse 3
D G
Well, God bless your crooked little heart
A D
St. Louis got the best of me
D G
I miss your broken-china voice
A D
How I wish you were still here with me
G A
Well, you build it up, you wreck it down
D G
You burn your mansion to the ground
Em A
When there's nothing left to keep you here, when
Em A
You're falling behind in this big blue world
(Chorus)
D
Oh you got to
A
Hold on, Hold on
D G
You got to hold on
D A
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
D
You gotta hold on
Verse 4
D G
Down by the Riverside motel,
A D
It's 10 below and falling
D G A D
By a 99 cent store she closed her eyes and started swaying
G A
But it's so hard to dance that way
D G
When it's cold and there's no music
Em A
Well your old hometown is so far away
Em A
But, inside your head there's a record That's playing
A
a song called
(Chorus)
D A
Hold on, Hold on
D G
You got to hold on
D A
Take my hand, I'm standing right here
D
You gotta hold on