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