Hand To Hold On To Chords by John Mellencamp

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_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] You can laugh and joke and [F#m] make fun of your friends
[A] Spin in the middle [F#m] when the trouble's kickin'
[D] Take it nice and easy [E] and always pretend
That [D] you're cool, so cool, [E] so _ cool
[A] Stand alone and I'm wild and [F#] will not be tamed
[A] Talk like a jerk on [F#] an educated [F#m] brain
[D] Be a little girl, driving [E] the young boys insane
[D] Be a joker, a preacher, it [E] does not matter
_ [A] _ Everyone needs [F#m] a hand to hold on [A] to
Everyone needs [F#] a hand to hold on [D] to
Don't need to be no [E] strong [F#] hand
_ [D] Don't need to be [Bm] no rich hand
[D] _ _ Everyone [E] just needs a [B] hand to [A] hold on to
Have _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] a good luck in your [F#] [E] financial [F#] situation
[A] Play the ponies, be [F#m] president of the United [D] Nations
Go to work and [E] be a Hollywood _ [D] star
Drive your four-wheel drive [E] five inches from [A] above
Everyone needs [F#m] a hand to hold on [A] to
Everyone [E] needs [F#m] a hand to hold [E] on [D] to
Don't need to be no [E] [F#m] strong hand
_ [D] Don't need to be [E] no rich [D] hand
[E] _ [D] _ Everyone [E] just needs a hand to [A] hold on to
_ _ They know [F#m] that was when you [A] were alone
And [D] there's nobody there [A] except yourself
I know it, [F#m] if you wanna pick up the [A] phone
And [D] say talk to me, talk to me
[E] Somebody please talk to me _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Everyone [F#m] needs a hand to hold on [A] to
Everyone [F#m] needs a hand to hold on [D] to
Everyone needs a hand to hold on to
Don't need to be no [E] strong hand
_ [D] _ Don't need to be [E] no rich hand
_ [A] _ _ Everyone [F#m] needs a hand to hold on [A] to
_ Everyone [F#m] needs a hand to hold on [D] to
Don't need to be [E] no strong hand
_ [D] _ Don't need to be [E] no reacher _ [A] _ Everyone needs [F#m] a hand to hold