Hold Up The Sky chords by Sam R Gibson

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Verse 1
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It's rainin' in Belfast,
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they're countin' the kill
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The hour comes around,
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I swallow my pill
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Raise my hand up with the light in my eye
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I am the man here who holds up
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the sky
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I   was a boy, Lord,
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I never was kissed
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The sting of the leather,
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the thump of the fist
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Taught me to hide
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and to shut up and lie
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I taught myself how to hold
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I hold it up for you
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Jupiter,
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Saturn, Venus and Mars
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They come crashing down here
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along with the stars
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Life here on Earth
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would just instantly die
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That's why they sent me to
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hold up the sky
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Ask what will happen
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when I go  to bed
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Who'll hold the sky up
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whenever I'm dead
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Brothers and sisters out
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there standing by
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Ready and willing to hold up
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the sky
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I'm soaked to the skin,
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I'm as cold as can be
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I don't understand why they're
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laughing at me
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Laughing at me with my hand held up high
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I am the man here who holds
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And  I hold it up for you
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It's rainin' in Belfast,
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they're countin' the kill