Hold On

       G              C
As I stepped to the edge
       G              D
'yond the shadow of a doubt
G        C          G   D
With my conscience beating
          G          C
Like the pulse of a drum
      G             D
that hammers on and on
        C         D       G
til I reach the break of day

        G          C
As the sun beats down
        G        D
on the halfway house
G       C          G   D
has my conscience beating
      G          C
The sound in my ear
      G           D
the will to persevere
       C         D       G
as I reach the break of day


*chorus*
                   Em
When you lost all hope
         G
and excuses
          D                  G
and the cheapskates and the losers
           Em
Nothing's left
           G
to cling on to
         C  D
Got to hold on
                G
hold on to yourself
G  C  G  C  G  C  D


solo
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|-0--0---1--1---0---3---0--0---1--1---0--0-x/7-8-10-| 
G|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0/2-2-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-x/7-7--7-| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 

E|-------------------------------------------------7-----7-----| 
B|-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-10--10-10-8--8-8-10--8-7-8----8----8-0-| 
G|-7--7-7-9--9-9-7--7-7--7---7--7-7--7-7--7--7-7-7----7----7---| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|-0--0---1--1---0---3---0--0---1--1---0--0-x/7-8-10-| 
G|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0/2-2-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-x/7-7--7-| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 


                                                 G
E|-----------------------------------------------3-| 
B|-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-10--10-10-8--8-8-10--8-7-3-| 
G|-7--7-7-9--9-9-7--7-7--7---7--7-7--7-7--7--7-7-0-| 
D|-----------------------------------------------0-| 
A|-----------------------------------------------2-| 
E|-----------------------------------------------3-| 


*outro*
G  C  G  C  G  C  D  G


*order*
intro
verse 1
chorus
intro
verse 2
chorus
intro
solo
chorus (instead of playing last G, play C D C D, then outro)
outro

*chords*
   G   C   D  Em
E|-3---0---2---0-| 
B|(3)--1---3---0-| 
G|-0---0---2---0-| 
D|-0---2---0---2-| 
A|-2---3-------2-| 
E|-3--(3)------0-|