Chords for Joe Tex - Hold On To What You've Got
Tempo:
68.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Cm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] You had better hold on, [C] hold on to what [G] you got.
You had better hold on, [C] hold on to what [D] you got.
Cause [G] if you think nobody wants it, just throw [C] it away.
And you [Cm] will see, someone [G] will have it before you [Gm] can [B] count.
One, [G] two, three, [C] yes they will, [G] yes they [D] will.
[G] Listen fellas, you know it's not all the time that a man can have a good woman.
[C] A woman that he can call his very own.
[G] A woman who will stay right there at home and mind the children while he's going to work.
A woman who will have his dinner cooked when he comes home.
Where some [C] men make mistakes is when they go out [D] and stay because they feel that no other man wants this woman but him.
But listen, if [G] you think no other man wants her, just throw [C] her away.
And you [Cm] will see, some men [G] will have her before you can [B] count.
One, [G] two, three, [C] yes they will, [G] yes they [D] will.
[G] Listen girls, this goes for you too.
Because you know I've seen so many women who've had so many [C] good men in life.
Men who would stand by [G] them through thick and thin.
Men who would go to work every day and bring home their hard earned pay.
Men who would give their women anything that their little heart desired.
[C] Where some women make mistakes [D] is when their men go out and let them play.
They would stay because they felt that no other woman wanted him but her.
Listen, [G] if you think that no other woman wants him, just pitch him [C] out in the streets.
And you [Cm] will see, some [G] women will have your man [Em] before you can [B] count.
[G] One, two, three, [C] yes you will.
You had better hold on, [C] hold on to what [D] you got.
Cause [G] if you think nobody wants it, just throw [C] it away.
And you [Cm] will see, someone [G] will have it before you [Gm] can [B] count.
One, [G] two, three, [C] yes they will, [G] yes they [D] will.
[G] Listen fellas, you know it's not all the time that a man can have a good woman.
[C] A woman that he can call his very own.
[G] A woman who will stay right there at home and mind the children while he's going to work.
A woman who will have his dinner cooked when he comes home.
Where some [C] men make mistakes is when they go out [D] and stay because they feel that no other man wants this woman but him.
But listen, if [G] you think no other man wants her, just throw [C] her away.
And you [Cm] will see, some men [G] will have her before you can [B] count.
One, [G] two, three, [C] yes they will, [G] yes they [D] will.
[G] Listen girls, this goes for you too.
Because you know I've seen so many women who've had so many [C] good men in life.
Men who would stand by [G] them through thick and thin.
Men who would go to work every day and bring home their hard earned pay.
Men who would give their women anything that their little heart desired.
[C] Where some women make mistakes [D] is when their men go out and let them play.
They would stay because they felt that no other woman wanted him but her.
Listen, [G] if you think that no other woman wants him, just pitch him [C] out in the streets.
And you [Cm] will see, some [G] women will have your man [Em] before you can [B] count.
[G] One, two, three, [C] yes you will.
Key:
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[G] _ _ _ You had better hold on, [C] hold on to what [G] you got.
_ You had better hold on, [C] hold on to what [D] you got.
Cause [G] if you think nobody wants it, just throw [C] it away.
And you [Cm] will see, someone [G] will have it before you [Gm] can [B] count.
One, [G] two, three, [C] yes they will, [G] yes they [D] will.
[G] Listen fellas, you know it's not all the time that a man can have a good woman.
[C] A woman that he can call his very own.
[G] A woman who will stay right there at home and mind the children while he's going to work.
A woman who will have his dinner cooked when he comes home.
Where some [C] men make mistakes is when they go out [D] and stay because they feel that no other man wants this woman but him.
But listen, if [G] you think no other man wants her, just throw [C] her away.
And you [Cm] will see, some men [G] will have her before you can [B] count.
One, [G] two, three, [C] yes they will, [G] yes they [D] will.
[G] Listen girls, this goes for you too.
Because you know I've seen so many women who've had so many [C] good men in life.
Men who would stand by [G] them through thick and thin.
Men who would go to work every day and bring home their hard earned pay.
Men who would give their women anything that their little heart desired.
[C] Where some women make mistakes [D] is when their men go out and let them play.
They would stay because they felt that no other woman wanted him but her.
Listen, [G] if you think that no other woman wants him, just pitch him [C] out in the streets.
And you [Cm] will see, some [G] women will have your man [Em] before you can [B] count.
[G] One, two, three, [C] yes you will. _ _ _ _
_ You had better hold on, [C] hold on to what [D] you got.
Cause [G] if you think nobody wants it, just throw [C] it away.
And you [Cm] will see, someone [G] will have it before you [Gm] can [B] count.
One, [G] two, three, [C] yes they will, [G] yes they [D] will.
[G] Listen fellas, you know it's not all the time that a man can have a good woman.
[C] A woman that he can call his very own.
[G] A woman who will stay right there at home and mind the children while he's going to work.
A woman who will have his dinner cooked when he comes home.
Where some [C] men make mistakes is when they go out [D] and stay because they feel that no other man wants this woman but him.
But listen, if [G] you think no other man wants her, just throw [C] her away.
And you [Cm] will see, some men [G] will have her before you can [B] count.
One, [G] two, three, [C] yes they will, [G] yes they [D] will.
[G] Listen girls, this goes for you too.
Because you know I've seen so many women who've had so many [C] good men in life.
Men who would stand by [G] them through thick and thin.
Men who would go to work every day and bring home their hard earned pay.
Men who would give their women anything that their little heart desired.
[C] Where some women make mistakes [D] is when their men go out and let them play.
They would stay because they felt that no other woman wanted him but her.
Listen, [G] if you think that no other woman wants him, just pitch him [C] out in the streets.
And you [Cm] will see, some [G] women will have your man [Em] before you can [B] count.
[G] One, two, three, [C] yes you will. _ _ _ _
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