Chords for a man holding on (to a woman letting go) - Ty Herndon
Tempo:
64.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Bm] [D]
Two young lovers [F#m] with their bodies [D] on fire, aching to swim that river of desire, [A] [G] leaving
innocence [A] there on the bank [Bm] by their clothes.
[D] A man holding on to a woman letting go.
There's a man with a bottle [A] on the other [D] side of [G] town, [D] swimming with a memory that he can't drown.
[A]
[G] Lord, it ain't sucking [A] that she [Bm] ain't coming home.
[D]
Oh, a man holding on [A] to a woman [D] letting go.
[A]
His heart is telling [G] him to hang on [D] for dear life.
[Em]
He's deep [D] down he knows she's [G] letting go for good [A] this time.
[D] There's a daddy walking his daughter down the aisle, fighting back [G] tears and [D] forcing a smile.
[A] [G] All but twenty-two [A] years he's [Bm] watched her grow.
[D] A man holding [A] on to a [D] woman letting go.
[Bm] [A]
[D] [Bm] [A] [G]
[D] In the hill valley home there's a feeble old man, and he's holding [G] on to a [D] fragile old hand.
[A] [G] And the angels are [A] coming to [Bm] carry her home.
[D] Now he's a man holding [A] on to a [D] woman letting [G] go.
[D]
[A] His heart is telling [G] him to hang on [D] for dear [Em] life.
He's deep [D] down he [F#m] knows she's [G] letting go for [D] good this [A] time.
[E] Two young [B] lovers with their [E] bodies on fire, aching to [A] swim that [E] river of desire,
[B] [A] leaving innocents [B] there on the [C#m] bank by their clothes.
[E] Oh, a man holding [B] on to a [E] woman letting go.
A man holding [B] on to a woman, [E] a woman letting go.
[B] [E]
Two young lovers [F#m] with their bodies [D] on fire, aching to swim that river of desire, [A] [G] leaving
innocence [A] there on the bank [Bm] by their clothes.
[D] A man holding on to a woman letting go.
There's a man with a bottle [A] on the other [D] side of [G] town, [D] swimming with a memory that he can't drown.
[A]
[G] Lord, it ain't sucking [A] that she [Bm] ain't coming home.
[D]
Oh, a man holding on [A] to a woman [D] letting go.
[A]
His heart is telling [G] him to hang on [D] for dear life.
[Em]
He's deep [D] down he knows she's [G] letting go for good [A] this time.
[D] There's a daddy walking his daughter down the aisle, fighting back [G] tears and [D] forcing a smile.
[A] [G] All but twenty-two [A] years he's [Bm] watched her grow.
[D] A man holding [A] on to a [D] woman letting go.
[Bm] [A]
[D] [Bm] [A] [G]
[D] In the hill valley home there's a feeble old man, and he's holding [G] on to a [D] fragile old hand.
[A] [G] And the angels are [A] coming to [Bm] carry her home.
[D] Now he's a man holding [A] on to a [D] woman letting [G] go.
[D]
[A] His heart is telling [G] him to hang on [D] for dear [Em] life.
He's deep [D] down he [F#m] knows she's [G] letting go for [D] good this [A] time.
[E] Two young [B] lovers with their [E] bodies on fire, aching to [A] swim that [E] river of desire,
[B] [A] leaving innocents [B] there on the [C#m] bank by their clothes.
[E] Oh, a man holding [B] on to a [E] woman letting go.
A man holding [B] on to a woman, [E] a woman letting go.
[B] [E]
Key:
D
A
G
Bm
E
D
A
G
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Two young lovers [F#m] with their bodies [D] on fire, _ _ aching to swim that river of desire, [A] _ [G] leaving
innocence [A] there on the bank [Bm] by their clothes.
_ [D] A man holding on to a woman letting go.
_ There's a man with a bottle [A] on the other [D] side of [G] town, [D] _ swimming with a memory that he can't drown.
[A] _
[G] Lord, it ain't sucking [A] that she [Bm] ain't coming home.
_ [D]
Oh, a man holding on [A] to a woman [D] letting go.
_ _ [A]
His heart is telling [G] him to hang on [D] for dear life.
[Em]
He's deep [D] down he knows she's [G] letting go for good [A] this time. _
[D] There's a daddy walking his daughter down the aisle, _ _ fighting back [G] tears and [D] forcing a smile.
[A] _ [G] All but twenty-two [A] years he's [Bm] watched her grow.
_ [D] A man holding [A] on to a [D] woman letting go.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] In the hill valley home there's a feeble old man, _ and he's holding [G] on to a [D] fragile old hand.
[A] _ [G] And the angels are [A] coming to [Bm] carry her home.
_ [D] Now he's a man holding [A] on to a [D] woman letting [G] go.
[D] _
_ [A] His heart is telling [G] him to hang on [D] for dear [Em] life.
He's deep [D] down he [F#m] knows she's [G] letting go for [D] good this [A] time.
_ _ _ [E] Two young [B] lovers with their [E] bodies on fire, _ aching to [A] swim that [E] river of desire,
[B] _ _ [A] leaving innocents [B] there on the [C#m] bank by their clothes.
[E] Oh, a man holding [B] on to a [E] woman letting go. _
_ A man holding [B] on to a woman, _ [E] a woman letting go.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Two young lovers [F#m] with their bodies [D] on fire, _ _ aching to swim that river of desire, [A] _ [G] leaving
innocence [A] there on the bank [Bm] by their clothes.
_ [D] A man holding on to a woman letting go.
_ There's a man with a bottle [A] on the other [D] side of [G] town, [D] _ swimming with a memory that he can't drown.
[A] _
[G] Lord, it ain't sucking [A] that she [Bm] ain't coming home.
_ [D]
Oh, a man holding on [A] to a woman [D] letting go.
_ _ [A]
His heart is telling [G] him to hang on [D] for dear life.
[Em]
He's deep [D] down he knows she's [G] letting go for good [A] this time. _
[D] There's a daddy walking his daughter down the aisle, _ _ fighting back [G] tears and [D] forcing a smile.
[A] _ [G] All but twenty-two [A] years he's [Bm] watched her grow.
_ [D] A man holding [A] on to a [D] woman letting go.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] In the hill valley home there's a feeble old man, _ and he's holding [G] on to a [D] fragile old hand.
[A] _ [G] And the angels are [A] coming to [Bm] carry her home.
_ [D] Now he's a man holding [A] on to a [D] woman letting [G] go.
[D] _
_ [A] His heart is telling [G] him to hang on [D] for dear [Em] life.
He's deep [D] down he [F#m] knows she's [G] letting go for [D] good this [A] time.
_ _ _ [E] Two young [B] lovers with their [E] bodies on fire, _ aching to [A] swim that [E] river of desire,
[B] _ _ [A] leaving innocents [B] there on the [C#m] bank by their clothes.
[E] Oh, a man holding [B] on to a [E] woman letting go. _
_ A man holding [B] on to a woman, _ [E] a woman letting go.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _