Chords for Thirty-Nine and Holding
Tempo:
120.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] He's out there somewhere every night [C] with the music [G] playing loud
doing all the 50 steps [A] in a
1980 [D]
crowd
[G] Them lights hide his mileage lines
[C] The Clarol hides [G] the gray and [C] he won't mention
[G]
Anything [D] that gives his [G] age away
[C] Lord he's 39 [G] and holding
[D]
holding everything [G] he can
[C]
From 17 [G] to 25 [A]
to prove he's [D] still a [Em] man
[F#] He's [G] holding to a candle [C] and it's burning at both [G] ends
[C] He's 39 and [G] holding
[Em]
[D] Holding everything he [G] can
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[A] [D]
[G]
[C] [G]
[A] [C] [G]
[D] [G]
You can bet he'll never see
[C]
39 [G] again
He should have turned loose long ago, [A] but still he's a hanging [D] in
[G] He still thinks that he's the man [C] that he used to [G] be
[C] He's 39 and [G] holding [D] and acting [G] 23
[A] Lord [C] he's 39 [G] and holding
[D] Holding everything he [Gm]
can
[C] From 17 [G] to 25 [A] to prove he's still a [D]
man
[E] He's [G] holding to a candle my [C] god, it's burning at both [G]
[A] ends
[C] He's 39
[G]
Holding
[D] Holding everything [G] he [B] can
[G] [N]
doing all the 50 steps [A] in a
1980 [D]
crowd
[G] Them lights hide his mileage lines
[C] The Clarol hides [G] the gray and [C] he won't mention
[G]
Anything [D] that gives his [G] age away
[C] Lord he's 39 [G] and holding
[D]
holding everything [G] he can
[C]
From 17 [G] to 25 [A]
to prove he's [D] still a [Em] man
[F#] He's [G] holding to a candle [C] and it's burning at both [G] ends
[C] He's 39 and [G] holding
[Em]
[D] Holding everything he [G] can
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[A] [D]
[G]
[C] [G]
[A] [C] [G]
[D] [G]
You can bet he'll never see
[C]
39 [G] again
He should have turned loose long ago, [A] but still he's a hanging [D] in
[G] He still thinks that he's the man [C] that he used to [G] be
[C] He's 39 and [G] holding [D] and acting [G] 23
[A] Lord [C] he's 39 [G] and holding
[D] Holding everything he [Gm]
can
[C] From 17 [G] to 25 [A] to prove he's still a [D]
man
[E] He's [G] holding to a candle my [C] god, it's burning at both [G]
[A] ends
[C] He's 39
[G]
Holding
[D] Holding everything [G] he [B] can
[G] [N]
Key:
G
C
D
A
Em
G
C
D
_ _ _ [G] He's out there somewhere every night [C] with the music [G] playing loud
_ _ doing _ all the 50 steps [A] in a
_ 1980 [D]
crowd
_ _ [G] Them lights hide his mileage lines
[C] The Clarol hides [G] the gray and [C] he won't mention
[G] _
_ Anything [D] that gives his [G] age away
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Lord he's 39 _ [G] and holding
_ [D]
holding everything [G] he can
_ [C]
From 17 [G] to 25 [A]
to prove he's [D] still a [Em] man
[F#] He's [G] holding to a candle _ [C] and it's burning at both [G] ends _
[C] He's 39 and [G] holding
_ [Em]
[D] Holding everything he [G] _ can _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You can bet he'll never see
[C] _
39 [G] again
_ _ He should have turned loose long ago, [A] but still he's a hanging [D] in
_ _ [G] He still thinks that he's the man [C] that he used to [G] be
_ [C] He's 39 and [G] holding _ [D] and acting _ [G] 23 _ _ _ _
_ [A] Lord [C] he's 39 _ [G] and holding
_ [D] Holding everything he [Gm]
can
_ [C] From 17 [G] to 25 [A] to prove he's still a [D]
man
[E] He's [G] holding to a candle my [C] god, it's burning at both [G]
[A] ends
_ [C] He's 39
_ [G]
Holding
_ _ [D] Holding everything [G] he [B] can
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ doing _ all the 50 steps [A] in a
_ 1980 [D]
crowd
_ _ [G] Them lights hide his mileage lines
[C] The Clarol hides [G] the gray and [C] he won't mention
[G] _
_ Anything [D] that gives his [G] age away
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Lord he's 39 _ [G] and holding
_ [D]
holding everything [G] he can
_ [C]
From 17 [G] to 25 [A]
to prove he's [D] still a [Em] man
[F#] He's [G] holding to a candle _ [C] and it's burning at both [G] ends _
[C] He's 39 and [G] holding
_ [Em]
[D] Holding everything he [G] _ can _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You can bet he'll never see
[C] _
39 [G] again
_ _ He should have turned loose long ago, [A] but still he's a hanging [D] in
_ _ [G] He still thinks that he's the man [C] that he used to [G] be
_ [C] He's 39 and [G] holding _ [D] and acting _ [G] 23 _ _ _ _
_ [A] Lord [C] he's 39 _ [G] and holding
_ [D] Holding everything he [Gm]
can
_ [C] From 17 [G] to 25 [A] to prove he's still a [D]
man
[E] He's [G] holding to a candle my [C] god, it's burning at both [G]
[A] ends
_ [C] He's 39
_ [G]
Holding
_ _ [D] Holding everything [G] he [B] can
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _