Chords for Luther Barnes - I'm Still Holding On

[Abm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ I'm holding on tonight.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Abm] Have you got time to sing it tonight?
_ [Eb] _ _ I'm fortunate tonight to have _ _ [Cm] my cousin Debra here.
_ [Abm]
And the original version of this [Eb] song, she sings it.
I wonder would it be alright if she sings verse 7.
Would it be alright [Cm] if Debra come out and sing it?
Come on give [F] Debra a hand if she comes out.
Come [Eb] on let her be a welcome.
Come on.
Yeah!
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ They said I would make it.
[Cm] _ _ They said [Abm] I would be here [F] today.
[Eb] _ _ They [A] said I'd never amount [Ab] to anything. _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[C] But I'm glad to say
_ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] that [C] I'm on my way.
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab]
And I'm growing more and [Bb] more [Eb] each _ _ [Ab] day.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
There were [Bb] many _ [Bbm] _ _ that started [Eb] out with me.
[Ab] _ _ _
But now _ [F] _ they're gone astray.
_ _ [Eb] But I'm still _ _ _ [Ab] _ holding _
[Bb] _ [Ab] on.
_ [Eb] _ _ I'm still _ _ [Ab] _ _ holding on.
I'm _ [Eb] _ _
still _ _ _ [Ab] holding [Eb] on _ [Bb] _ to [Eb] this day.
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Eb] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ Come on give Debra a hand.
Come on.
Yeah. _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] Would it be alright if I sing verse [C] 7?
_ _ [Am] Thank you.
Well I wrote the song.
I'm [D] going to sing it anyhow if you don't like it.
_ _ [C] This is my verse.
You see when I was young
[Am] I _ _ _
[D] gave God my hand.
[C] _ _ [Am] I told him, [Gb] I said Lord
[F] will you lead the [G] way.
_ [A] _ [Dm] Church people. _
[A] Though my road has been [Dm] rough.
_ Lord knows [A] my going's been mighty tough.
[Dm] But you know what, my skills [F] ain't gone nowhere
[G] because I'm not [C] going to stay.
_ [Am] Yes [F] I ain't.
_ [C] _ _ _ I've been told about.
_ [Gm] _ Lord knows [C] I've been criticized.
Yes I [Am] have.
_ I've had to wipe so many tears [Fm] _ [Bb] from my eyes. _
[Fm] But that's [C] alright.
_ _ Because I'm still, [F] I'm still here y'all.
I'm still holding on.
[C] Let me see a hand if you're holding on.
I'm still, I'm still, [F] I'm still, _ I'm [C] still holding on.
Yes I am.
_ Yes I'm still, _ [F]
I'm still holding on.
_ [G] _ _ _
[C] True, I just am.
[F] If you're holding on just wave your hand [C] and have a sing it.
I [Dm] want y'all to know that [C]
I'm still, _ I'm still, [Em] [Gm] I'm holding on.
_ _ [C] _ Yes [Bb] [F] I am. _
_ Yes I'm [G] still [Dm] in God's holy [F] plan.
I want [G] y'all to know tonight that [C] I'm still, _ I'm still, [Em] I'm holding [Bb] on. _
I'm holding [C] on.
[E] Oh [F] yes I am. _
And I'm down [Em] _ [Dm] for the promised land.
And [Am] I want y'all to know [C] that I'll [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ let [F] go.
I won't let [G] go of [C] this hand.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Db] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ I'll let _ [F] go _ of _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
this _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D]
hand.
[Db] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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