Intro
B | B | G#m | G#m |
E | F# | B | B ||
[Verse 1]
D#m G#m
How it hurts me to see you cry
C#m F#sus4 F#
and I can't think of something to say.
D#m G#m
Everything passes, my darling child,
C#m F#sus4 F#
and better days are coming your way.
D# G#m
Boys will be ruthless and girls will be mean,
C#m F#sus4 F#
that's a story that's as old as time.
D#m G#m
But when they catch you be sure they catch your smiling,
C#m E/F# F#
oh, darling, keep your head up high.
[Chorus]
B B G#m G#m
You gotta hold on, you gotta hold on,
E F# B B
you've got a life to live, got your love to give, you gotta hold on.
B B G#m G#m
You gotta hold on, you gotta hold on,
E F#
you've got your life to live, so much love to give,
E B/D# C#m E/F# B B
you gotta hold on, oh-oh, gotta hold on.
[Verse 2]
D#m G#m
When you get older you'll see the world's great wonders
C#m F#sus4 F#
and how their beauty's in the palm of your hand.
D#m G#m
It's not in your schoolbooks and no one can teach you,
C#m F#
it's a thing you gotta feel for yourself.
[Pre-Chorus]
D#m E F# G#m D#m E F#
But now you're crying, let me dry your eyes.
D#m E F# G#m D#m E F#sus4 F#
Let them catch you smiling with your head up high.
[End-Chorus]
B B G#m G#m
You gotta hold on, you gotta hold on,
E F# B B
you've got a life to live, got your love to give, you gotta hold on.
B B G#m G#m
You gotta hold on, you gotta hold on,
E F#
you've got your life to live, so much love to give,
E B/D# C#m E/F# B C#m F# B
you gotta hold on, oh-oh, gotta hold on. Oh, darling, hold on.