Hand To Hold On To chords by 
John Mellencamp 
Key: A major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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You can laugh
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and joke and make fun of your friends,
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Spin in the middle when
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your troubles begin,
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Take it nice and easy
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and always pretend
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That you're cool...so cool...so cool.
Verse 2
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Say, "I'munna hold onto that a while
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and I will and I'll be tame",
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Talk like a jerk on an edu cated brain,
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Be an old girl drivin'
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the young boys insane,
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Be a joker, a preacher...it does
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not matter.
Verse 3
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[Chorus:] Everyone needs a hand
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to hold on to
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Everyone needs a hand to hold on to
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Don't need to be no strong hand
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Don't need to be no rich hand
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Everyone just need s a hand to hold
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on to
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Verse 4
Havin' good luck with your
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finan cial situation,
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Play the ponies,
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be the president of the United Nation,
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Go to work and be a Hollywood stand,
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Drive your four wheel drive right into the mud,
Interlude 1
but
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Verse 5
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[Chorus:] And in
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those hours
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when you're alone,
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And there's nobody there
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except your self,
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I know it...y ou want to pick
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up the phone,
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And say, "Talk to me, talk to me,
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somebody please
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Talk to me!" Yeah!
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Interlude 2
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Verse 6
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Ohh, yeah!
Interlude 3
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D
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Verse 7
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[Chorus: Re peat 2X]
Outro 1
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F#m
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F#m
D
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA F#m D E
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Capo: 2
Transpose: 0
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