I'm Gonna Hold On As Long As I Can chords by The Marvelettes

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Oo h, time is running out on
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Holiday night, oh yeah
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An d the whole world seems dark around me,
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I choose by my side, yes it does
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Oh, I  realize I'm not the one you want
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But understand me,
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you're the one I need
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So I'm gonna hold on as long as I can
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Hold tight as I can, oh
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Hold on as long as I can
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Hold tight as I can
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These words don't come easy
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With these teardrops in my eye
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And I'm walkin' around in a circle
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Oh, just like a  helpless child, yes I am
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Oh, I  realize that things have changed
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But the sweet, sweet memories still remain
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So I'm hold on as long as I can
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Oh, yes I  am
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Hey, hey, hey, hey
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Hold on as long as I can
Every beat of my heart
Keeps tellin' me to hold on
Every day that we'll part
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Is tellin' me to hold on
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Oh, cause every morning
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I block the break of dawn
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I reach out to touch the sky's the goal
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I  look in the mirror, my eyes are red
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From crying all night long
from the things you've said
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But still I'm gonna hold
on as long as I can
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Oh, yes I am
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I've got to, got to hold on,
don't not care
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Hope I love you, you're my man
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I know I've got to hold on
Long, long, long, long, long as I can
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