Key: C major
Verse 1
G
C
G
D
Em
All my life, I had my ups and downs
G
D
But then you came along,
Em
I thought joy I had found
G
D
But just like you walked in ,
Em
you turned and you walked away
G
Em
D
All the joy I had in my heart,
Em
G
left that very same day
Em
A
Bm
A
D
Em
Oh, what am I supposed to do?
D
B
I keep holdin' on
C#dim
Em
C
to the memories I have of you
G
C
D
I keep holdin' on, I keep holdin' on
C
G
I keep holdin' on, holdin' on
Em
G
D
Some folks they cry
Em
because they're happy
G
D
Tell me some folks cry be
Em
cause they're sad
G
Will somebody please
D
Em
dry these tears from my eyes
G
D
Oh, they tell me a man,
Em
a man ain't supposed to cry
A
Bm
A
D
Oh, what am I supposed to do
B
When I keep holding on
A
B
Em
D
to the same memories I have of you
G
D
I keep holdin' on, I keep holdin' on,
C
G
I keep holdin' on, oh no
Bb
Just like a baby,
Eb
holdin' on to his mother
Bb
Two people in love,
Eb
holdin' on to each other
Bb
Just like a grape,
Eb
holdin' on to a grapevine
C
I'm holdin' on to your dress,
F
D
girl, all the time, yeah
G
D
Em
Night by night, yeah, day by day
G
D
It's been like this, baby,
Em
since you went away
G
D
Em
Now I can't stand this hurt,
too much, no
D
Oh, the pain,
Em
it's gettin' on just a little strong
A
Bm
Oh, what the heck am
A
D
Em
I supposed to do?
B
C#m
B
Em
D
I keep holdin' on to the memory of you
C
G
I keep holdin' on
D
I keep holdin' on
C
I keep holdin' on
G
Hold on
Holdin' on
D
I keep holdin' on
C
I keep holdin' on
G
Hold on, we've got to go
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