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Holding On

Jill Hennessy
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pillars  of highway  keep  on pulsing
and  something  gray hangs  in the air
lead  your shadow  to the  strip mall
pay  the girl  to bleach  your hair
you  stare out  through  the driver’s  side for some connection
and  give a smile  but  she don’t care
oh  give me back  the part  of me that’s  gone
just  sing me  something  full of grace  right now
please  hold  me ‘cause  i can’t keep  holding on
holding  on
holding  on
picture-perfect  parties,  so many  bosses sailing in
with  their eyes  that  look right through  you
talk  and patience  wearing  thin
you’re  beloved  in this  family
just  until the  bids stop  coming in
give  me back  the part  of me that’s  gone
just  sing me  something  full of grace  right now
please  hold  me ‘cause  i can’t keep  holding on
holding  on
holding  on
there’s  still truth  being shouted  from the playgrounds
but  cross the street  and find the  color line’s still  drawn
it’d  be nice to think  that we‘re  all going somewhere
keep  on moving ‘til  you lay your  dead dreams down
smiling  lily  serves up  coffee with  “hard rain” playing softly
the  australian  speaks  italian as  he goes
and  the actors  sit in  circles telling  stories as the sun crawls
up  the mountain  down  the canyon,  painted rose
there’s  a song  i left  in new york  i couldn’t hold
she’s  swinging  in the  park ‘til i  get home
give  me back  the part  of me that’s  gone
just  sing me  something  full of grace  right now
please  hold  me ‘cause  i can’t keep  holding on
holding  on
holding  on
I  can’t keep  holding  on
holding  on

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Readable chord sheet for Holding On by Jill Hennessy

[G]pillars of [D]highway k[C]eep on pulsi[C]ng
[G]and somethi[D]ng gray h[C]angs in the [C]air
[G]lead your s[D]hadow to [C]the strip ma[C]ll
[G]pay the gir[D]l to blea[C]ch your hair[C]
[G]you stare o[D]ut throug[C]h the driver[C]’s side for some connection
[G]and give a [D]smile but[C] she don’t c[C]are

[G]oh give me [D]back the [C]part of me t[C]hat’s gone
[G]just sing m[D]e somethi[C]ng full of g[C]race right now
[G]please hold[D] me ‘caus[C]e i can’t ke[C]ep holding on
[G]holding on [D]          [C]                      [C]
[G]holding on [D]          [C]                      [C]

[G]picture-per[D]fect part[C]ies, so many[C] bosses sailing in
[G]with their [D]eyes that[C] look right [C]through you
[G]talk and pa[D]tience we[C]aring thin  [C]
[G]you’re belo[D]ved in th[C]is family   [C]
[G]just until [D]the bids [C]stop coming [C]in

[G]give me bac[D]k the par[C]t of me that[C]’s gone
[G]just sing m[D]e somethi[C]ng full of g[C]race right now
[G]please hold[D] me ‘caus[C]e i can’t ke[C]ep holding on
[G]holding on [D]          [C]                      [C]
[G]holding on [D]          [C]                      [C]

[C]there’s still tr[C]uth being shoute[C]d from the playg[C]rounds
[G]but cross the st[G]reet and find th[G]e color line’s s[G]till drawn
[Em]it’d be nice to [Em]think that we‘re[Em] all going somew[Em]here
[G]keep on moving ‘[G]til you lay your[D] dead dreams dow[D]n

[G]          [D]        [C]           [C]

[G]smiling lil[D]y serves [C]up coffee wi[C]th “hard rain” playing softly

[G]the austral[D]ian speak[C]s italian as[C] he goes
[G]and the act[D]ors sit i[C]n circles te[C]lling stories as the sun crawls
[G]up the moun[D]tain down[C] the canyon,[C] painted rose
[G]there’s a s[D]ong i lef[C]t in new yor[C]k i couldn’t hold
[G]she’s swing[D]ing in th[C]e park ‘til [C]i get home

[G]give me bac[D]k the par[C]t of me that[C]’s gone
[G]just sing m[D]e somethi[C]ng full of g[C]race right now
[G]please hold[D] me ‘caus[C]e i can’t ke[C]ep holding on
[G]holding on [D]          [C]                      [C]
[G]holding on [D]          [C]                      [C]
[G]I can’t kee[D]p holding[C] on         [C]
[G]holding on [D]          [C]                      [C]