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INTRO
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Am Em C G D C X2
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-0--2--3--5--5---3-2-| E|---------------------|X2 -----------------------

VERSE 1
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Am C
Look in the mirror and tell me
D F G
Just what you see
Am C
What have the years of your life
D
Taught you to be
F D
Innocence dyin' in so many ways
F Em
Things that you dream of are lost
D Am
Lost in the haze
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CHORUS
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Em D
Hold on, Baby Hold on
C D
'Cause it's closer than you think
Am D
And you're standing on the brink
Em D
Hold on, Baby Hold on
C D
'Cause there's something on the way
Am D Em
Your tomorrow's not the same as today
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VERSE 2
******** Heavy Chords
Am C F G
Don't you recall what you felt
D
When you weren't alone
Am C
Someone who stood by your side
D
A face you have known
F D
Where do you run when it's too much to bear
F Em
Who do you turn to in need
D Am
When nobody's there
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CHORUS
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Em D
Hold on, Baby Hold on
C D
'Cause it's closer than you think
Am D
And you're standing on the brink
Em D
Hold on, Baby Hold on
C D
'Cause there's something on the way
Am D Em D G Am
Your tomorrow's not the same as today Ahhh Ahhh Ahh
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02:01
SOLO PH = Pinch Harmonic
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e|--------------------|------s-------------------------|---------------|--------------s---| B|-b--rp--b---rp--PH--|-----8\10--8-5-brp--------------|---------------|------h--5-8-8\10-| G|-7----5-7-----5-7---|---5-----------7--5-------------|----------h----|-----5-7----------| D|------------------7-|-7------------------7-5--s------|------s--5-7-5-|-5-7--------------| A|--------------------|------------------------7\5-3---|---3-5\7-------|------------------| E|--------------------|------------------------------5-|-5-------------|------------------|

b rp p
e|--------------------10----10----10----8--10-8-| B|-10-12-13--10-12-13----13----13---------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|

b
e|-------15-~~~~--15-13--12-13-12----|-------------|---------------------|------------------|---------|-------| B|-10-13--------------------------15-|-13-15-13----|---------------------|------------------|---------|-------| G|-----------------------------------|----------14-|-12---s-------b--r---|---------h--p-----|--h-p-s--|--s-s--| D|-----------------------------------|-------------|----14\12-10-12---10-|-10-12-10-12-10-9-|-7-9-7\6-|-7\9/7-| A|-----------------------------------|-------------|---------------------|------------------|---------|-------| E|-----------------------------------|-------------|---------------------|------------------|---------|-------| -----------------------

VERSE 3
******** Heavy Chords
Am C F G
Outside your door He is waiting
D
Waiting for you
Am C
Sooner or later you know
D
He's got to get through
F D
No hesitation and no holding back
F Em
Let it all go and you'll know
D
You're on the right track
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CHORUS
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Em D
Hold on, Baby Hold on
(Hold on to me baby)
C D
'Cause it's closer than you think
Am D
And you're standing on the brink
Em D
Hold on, Baby Hold on
(Yea I need you by my side)
C D
'Cause there's something on the way
Am D
Your tomorrow's not the same
Em D
Hold on, Baby Hold on
(I've got to talk to you baby)
C D
'Cause it's closer than you think
Am D
And you're standing on the brink
Em D
Hold on, Baby Hold on
(There's something round the corner)
C D
'Cause there's something on the way
Am D
Your tomorrow's not the same
Em
Hold onnnnnnnnn

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