Intro
D G D G
Verse
C Dm
The preacher talked to me and he smiled.
G C
Said, 'Come and walk with me, come and walk one more mile.
Dm
Now for once in your life you're alone,
G A
but you ain't got a dime, there's no time for the phone.'
Chorus
D Em
I've just gotta get a message to you,
G A D
hold on, hold on.
Em
One more hour and my life will be through,
G A D G
hold on, hold on.
Break
Verse
C Dm
I told him I'm in no hurry,
G C
but if I broke her heart, then won't you tell her I'm sorry.
Dm
And for once in my life I'm alone,
G
and I've got to let her know
A
just in time before I go.
Chorus
D Em
I've just gotta get a message to you,
G A D
hold on, hold on.
Em
One more hour and my life will be through,
G A D G
hold on, hold on.
Break
Verse
C Dm
Well I laughed but that didn't hurt,
G C
and it's only her love that keeps me wearing this dirt.
Dm
Now I'm crying but deep down inside,
G A
well I did it to him, now it's my turn to die.
Chorus
D Em
I've just gotta get a message to you,
G A D
hold on, hold on.
D Em
One more hour and my life will be through,
G A D B
hold on, hold on.
Chorus
E F#m
(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
A B E
(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah) Hold on.
E F#m
One more hour and my life will be through,
A B E
hold on, hold on.
Chorus
E F#m
I've just gotta get a message to you,
A B E
hold on, hold on.
E F#m
One more hour and my life will be through,
A B E
hold on, hold on.
(repeat and fade)
* Alternate:
Capo III
D = B
G = E
C = A
Dm = Bm
A = F#
Em = C#m
F#m = D#m
B = G#
E = C#
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