Hold Out chords by Singing Sammy Lewis

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Verse 1
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You know, I was
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just sitting here
thinking tonight
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We're living in a world
When people are beset
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by trouble in the world
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Oh, they don't want to hold out
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Men and women are giving
up on every hand
Men and women, they run and hide
when troubles beset them
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But oh, let me tell you, what I do
when things are going wrong with me
Oh, one way, dear,
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this is what I told God
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I promised the good Lord
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that I would hold out,
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hold out,  oh, hold out
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I promised the good Lord
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that I would hold out
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If he would only, only, only free my soul
God knows I've got religion
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I can tell anybody I'm not ashamed
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I was standing one windy evening
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Oh, Lord, at the table
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When the Holy, Holy Ghost
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signed my name
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Oh, that's when I  prom
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ised the good Lord
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That I would hold out, hold out
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Shall I  not show love?
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I promised the good Lord
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That I would hold out
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If he would only, only, only free my soul
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To those of you that wanna
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give up  today
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To those of you that feel
they can't go on no longer
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To those of you who know
they've been clothed in your face
Just do like I'm doing
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Oh, just promise the good Lord
that you would
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Hold out, hold out,
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child, hold right out
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Just promise the good Lord
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that you will hold right out
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If He would only, only,
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only free my soul you