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Hand to Hold on To

John Mellencamp
ChordsKeyAintermediate
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Chords in this song5

Song

Hand To Hold On To
Written by: John Mellencamp
Tab ~simescan~
[Intro] (chords through riff)
| A | F#m | A | F#m |
| A | F#m | Dsus2 | E |

Verse 1

You can laugh and joke and make fun of your friends
Spin in the middle when the troubles begin
Take it nice and easy and always pretend
That you're cool, so cool, so cool
Say I'm alone and I'm wild and I will not be tamed
Talk like a jerk or an educated brain
Be an old girl drivin' the young boys insane
Be a joker, a preacher, it does not matter

Chorus

Everyone needs a hand to hold on to
Everyone needs a hand to hold on to
Don't need to be no strong hand
Don't need to be no rich hand
Everyone just needs a hand to hold on to

Riff

|(A) | F#m | A | F#m |

Verse 2

Havin' good luck with your financial situation
Play the ponies, be president of the United Nations
Go to work and be a Hollywood stud
Drive your four-wheel drive right into the mud, yeah

Chorus

Everyone needs a hand to hold on to
Everyone needs a hand to hold on to
Don't need to be no strong hand
Don't need to be no rich hand
Everyone just needs a hand to hold on to

Bridge

And then those hours when you're alone
And there's nobody there except yourself
I know it, you wanna pick up the phone 
And say, "Talk to me, talk to me,
Somebody please talk to me" yeah

Solo

    
oh yeah

Chorus

Everyone needs a hand to hold on to
Everyone needs a hand to hold on to
Don't need to be no strong hand
Don't need to be no rich hand
Everyone needs a hand to hold on to
Everyone needs a hand to hold on to
Don't need to be no strong hand
Don't need to be no rich hand
Everyone needs a hand to hold on to
Everyone needs a hand to hold on to
Don't need to be no strong hand
Don't need to be no rich hand...

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