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