Tom: Am INTRO: C Em Am F (2x) C G There's always trouble, from what I hear Am F Everyone we know is breaking up this year C G Yeah, trouble, nothing new Am F But I never thought I'd have this trouble with you C G I lost my one way ticket home F C G I'm at a busted telephone F G Am G And I got no way to show you you're not alone C G Oh mercy, mercy me Am F Maybe for a minute, I wanted to be free C G But then I saw what I had to lose Am F They say the narrow path is the hardest to choose C G I've got a one way radio F C G Communication's slow F G Am G And I got no way to show you, you're not alone CHORUS: C E7 Hold on, on baby, hold on F C G I'm sorry I did you wrong C E7 Hold on, on baby, hold on F C G Please don't you say, "So long" Dm G When we look up from this mess C Am We'll see our stars were only taking a rest Dm G And now they're lining up, east to west C So hold on G There's always trouble, look around and see Am F But I'm not in the kind I thought I'd be C G And isn't it always true? Am F The thing you had to learn, was the thing you thought you knew C G I got a new humility F C G I think you'd like to see CHORUS: N.C. C E7 Hold on, on baby, hold on F C G I'm sorry I did you wrong C E7 Hold on, on baby, hold on F C G Please don't you say, "So long" Dm G When we look up from this test C Am We'll see our stars were only taking a rest Dm G And now they're lining up, east to west C So hold on F Hold on C Hold on