Chords for Luther Barnes I'm Still Holding On Live!

and enjoy tonight.
[Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ I gotta [Cm] do this one before I leave.
I know [F] it's time to go, but you know, everywhere I [Eb] go,
I have to sing [Eb] this song
because it's such a special [Cm] part of me.
Out [Ab] of all the [F] songs that I've written,
[Eb] _ of all the songs that I sing,
this one means most to [Cm] me.
It's closest to my heart.
[F] I've been singing for quite some time now
[Eb] and folks prophesied on me years ago,
said that I wasn't gonna be nothing.
They said that I wouldn't make [Abm] it.
They said that I wouldn't last long.
[Eb] They said that I would never amount to anything,
but I want Atlanta to know tonight
that I am [Cm] still holding on.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ I'm holding on tonight.
_ _ _ [Cm] Tonight, [Abm] have you got time to sing it tonight?
_ _ [Eb] _ _
I'm fortunate tonight to have my [Cm] cousin Deborah here
_ [Abm] and the original version of this [Eb] song, she sings it.
I wonder, would it be all right if she sing a verse of it?
Would it be all right if Deborah [Cm] come out and sing it?
Come on, give Deborah a [F] hand if she comes out.
[Bb] Amen, God bless her tonight.
[Eb] Come on, let her be a rocker, come on.
Yeah!
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
♪ They said I wouldn't make it _ [Cm] ♪
[Eb] ♪ They said I wouldn't be [F] here today _ [Eb] _ ♪
♪ They [Cm] said I'd never amount [Ab] to anything _ [Bb] ♪
[C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[C] ♪ But I'm glad to say _ [Fm] _
that [C] I'm on my way _ [Fm] _ ♪
♪ [Ab] And I'm growing more and [Bb] more [Eb] each day [F] ♪
♪ _ _ [Eb] _ They _ _ said I wouldn't [Bb] _ [Bbm] be here _ _ [Eb] _ today _ [Ab] _
♪
♪ But now _ _ _ [Db] they're gone astray _ [Eb] ♪
♪ But I'm still _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ holding _ on, _ _ [Eb] _ _
I'm still here ♪
[Bb] ♪ I'm still _ holding on, _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ still [Ab] holding on [Bb] to _ _ [Eb] His hand ♪
_ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
Come on, give Deborah a hand, come on.
Yeah, _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] would it be all right if I sing a verse of it?
_ Okay, thank you.
[Am] Well, I wrote the song, I'm gonna [D] 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] _ _
I told [D] Him, I said, Lord, [Gb] _ [F] will you lead the way?
[G] _ _ [A] Church, [Dm] _ _
though [A] my road has been rough,
[Dm] _ Lord, [A] know my going's been mighty tough.
[Dm] But you know what?
But still, [F] I ain't going nowhere
because [G] I'm not gonna [C] stay.
Yes, I [F] am.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
I've been talked [Em] about.
_ [Gm] Lord knows [C] I've been criticized.
Yes, [Am] I have.
_ I've cried so many tears _ [Fm] from [Bb] my eyes.
[Fm] But that's all right _ because I'm still,
[F] I'm still here, y'all.
[G] I'm still holding on.
Let [C] me see a hand if you're holding on.
I'm still, I'm still, [F] I'm still,
_ I'm [G] still holding [D] on.
Yes, I [C] am.
_ Yes, I'm still, _ [F] I'm still holding on
_ _ [G] _ _
to my God's hand.
[F] If you're holding on, just wave your hand
[C] and help us sing it, come on.
Hey, I [A] want y'all to know that [C]
I'm still.
_ _ [Em] I'm still holding [Gm] on.
Oh, _ _ [C] _ [Gm] yes, [F] I am. _
_ Yes, I'm still [Em] _ [Dm] in God's holy [F] land.
I want y [A]'all to know tonight that [C] I'm still.
_ _ [Em] I'm still holding [Gm] on. _
I'm holding on.
[E] Oh, yes, I [F] am. _
And I'm down [Em] _ [Dm] for the promised land.
And I want y'all [Am] to know that I'm [D] still. _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [Gb] I'm still holding on. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] Yes, I am.
[D] _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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