Intro
E | E | C#m | C#m |
A | B | E | E ||
[Verse 1]
G#m C#m
How it hurts me to see you cry
F#m Bsus4 B
and I can't think of something to say.
G#m C#m
Everything passes, my darling child,
F#m Bsus4 B
and better days are coming your way.
G# C#m
Boys will be ruthless and girls will be mean,
F#m Bsus4 B
that's a story that's as old as time.
G#m C#m
But when they catch you be sure they catch your smiling,
F#m A/B B
oh, darling, keep your head up high.
[Chorus]
E E C#m C#m
You gotta hold on, you gotta hold on,
A B E E
you've got a life to live, got your love to give, you gotta hold on.
E E C#m C#m
You gotta hold on, you gotta hold on,
A B
you've got your life to live, so much love to give,
A E/G# F#m A/B E E
you gotta hold on, oh-oh, gotta hold on.
[Verse 2]
G#m C#m
When you get older you'll see the world's great wonders
F#m Bsus4 B
and how their beauty's in the palm of your hand.
G#m C#m
It's not in your schoolbooks and no one can teach you,
F#m B
it's a thing you gotta feel for yourself.
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m A B C#m G#m A B
But now you're crying, let me dry your eyes.
G#m A B C#m G#m A Bsus4 B
Let them catch you smiling with your head up high.
[End-Chorus]
E E C#m C#m
You gotta hold on, you gotta hold on,
A B E E
you've got a life to live, got your love to give, you gotta hold on.
E E C#m C#m
You gotta hold on, you gotta hold on,
A B
you've got your life to live, so much love to give,
A E/G# F#m A/B E F#m B E
you gotta hold on, oh-oh, gotta hold on. Oh, darling, hold on.