Chords for Ty Herndon-A Man Holding On (to a woman letting go)
Tempo:
64.025 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Bm] [D]
Two young lovers with [F#m] their bodies [D] on fire, aching to swim that river of desire, [A] [G] leaving
innocence there [A] on the bank by [Bm] their clothes, [D] a man holding on to a woman letting go.
There's a man with a bottle [A] on the other [D] side of town, [E]
[D] swimming with the memories that he
can't drown.
[A]
[G] Lord, it ain't sucking [A] that she ain't [Bm] coming home.
[D]
Oh, a man holding on to [A] a woman [D] letting go.
[A]
His heart is telling him [G] to hang on for [D] dear
life, [Em] cause deep down [D] he knows she's letting [G] go for good [A] this time.
[D] There's a daddy walking his daughter down the aisle, fighting back tears [G] and forcing
[D] a smile.
[A] [G] Oh, for twenty-two years [A] he's watched [Bm] her grow.
[D] A man holding on [A] to a woman [D] letting
go.
[Bm] [A]
[D] [Bm] [A] [G]
[D] In the hill valley home there's a feeble old man, and he's holding on [G] to a fragile
[D] old hand.
[A] [G] And the angels are coming [A] to carry [Bm] her home.
[D] Now he's a man holding on [A] to a woman
[D] letting go.
[G] [D]
[A] His heart is telling him [G] to hang on for [D] dear life, [Em] cause deep down [D] he knows
[F#m] she's letting [G] go for good [D] this time.
[A] [E] Two young lovers [B] with their bodies [E] on fire, aching to
swim [A] that river [E] of desire, [B] [A] leaving innocents there [B] on the bank [C#m] by their clothes.
[E] Oh, a
man holding on [B] to a woman [E] letting go.
A man holding on [B] to a woman, [G#m] a woman [E] letting go.
[B] [E]
Two young lovers with [F#m] their bodies [D] on fire, aching to swim that river of desire, [A] [G] leaving
innocence there [A] on the bank by [Bm] their clothes, [D] a man holding on to a woman letting go.
There's a man with a bottle [A] on the other [D] side of town, [E]
[D] swimming with the memories that he
can't drown.
[A]
[G] Lord, it ain't sucking [A] that she ain't [Bm] coming home.
[D]
Oh, a man holding on to [A] a woman [D] letting go.
[A]
His heart is telling him [G] to hang on for [D] dear
life, [Em] cause deep down [D] he knows she's letting [G] go for good [A] this time.
[D] There's a daddy walking his daughter down the aisle, fighting back tears [G] and forcing
[D] a smile.
[A] [G] Oh, for twenty-two years [A] he's watched [Bm] her grow.
[D] A man holding on [A] to a woman [D] letting
go.
[Bm] [A]
[D] [Bm] [A] [G]
[D] In the hill valley home there's a feeble old man, and he's holding on [G] to a fragile
[D] old hand.
[A] [G] And the angels are coming [A] to carry [Bm] her home.
[D] Now he's a man holding on [A] to a woman
[D] letting go.
[G] [D]
[A] His heart is telling him [G] to hang on for [D] dear life, [Em] cause deep down [D] he knows
[F#m] she's letting [G] go for good [D] this time.
[A] [E] Two young lovers [B] with their bodies [E] on fire, aching to
swim [A] that river [E] of desire, [B] [A] leaving innocents there [B] on the bank [C#m] by their clothes.
[E] Oh, a
man holding on [B] to a woman [E] letting go.
A man holding on [B] to a woman, [G#m] a woman [E] letting go.
[B] [E]
Key:
D
A
G
E
Bm
D
A
G
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Two young lovers with [F#m] their bodies [D] on fire, _ aching to swim that river of desire, _ [A] _ [G] leaving
innocence there [A] on the bank by [Bm] their clothes, _ [D] a man holding on to a woman letting go.
_ _ There's a man with a bottle [A] on the other [D] side of town, [E] _
[D] _ swimming with the memories that he
can't drown.
[A] _
[G] Lord, it ain't sucking [A] that she ain't [Bm] coming home.
_ [D]
Oh, a man holding on to [A] a woman [D] letting go.
_ _ _ [A]
His heart is telling him [G] to hang on for [D] dear
life, [Em] cause deep down [D] he knows she's letting [G] go for good [A] this time. _
[D] There's a daddy walking his daughter down the aisle, _ fighting back tears [G] and forcing
[D] a smile.
[A] _ [G] Oh, for twenty-two years [A] he's watched [Bm] her grow.
_ _ [D] A man holding on [A] to a woman [D] letting
go.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] In the hill valley home there's a feeble old man, _ and he's holding on [G] to a fragile
[D] old hand.
[A] _ [G] And the angels are coming [A] to carry [Bm] her home.
[D] Now he's a man holding on [A] to a woman
[D] letting go.
[G] _ [D] _
_ [A] His heart is telling him [G] to hang on for [D] dear life, [Em] cause deep down [D] he knows
[F#m] she's letting [G] go for good [D] this time.
[A] _ _ _ [E] Two young lovers [B] with their bodies [E] on fire, _ _ aching to
swim [A] that river [E] of desire, [B] _ [A] leaving innocents there [B] on the bank [C#m] by their clothes.
_ [E] Oh, a
man holding on [B] to a woman [E] letting go. _
A man holding on [B] to a woman, _ [G#m] a woman [E] letting go.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Two young lovers with [F#m] their bodies [D] on fire, _ aching to swim that river of desire, _ [A] _ [G] leaving
innocence there [A] on the bank by [Bm] their clothes, _ [D] a man holding on to a woman letting go.
_ _ There's a man with a bottle [A] on the other [D] side of town, [E] _
[D] _ swimming with the memories that he
can't drown.
[A] _
[G] Lord, it ain't sucking [A] that she ain't [Bm] coming home.
_ [D]
Oh, a man holding on to [A] a woman [D] letting go.
_ _ _ [A]
His heart is telling him [G] to hang on for [D] dear
life, [Em] cause deep down [D] he knows she's letting [G] go for good [A] this time. _
[D] There's a daddy walking his daughter down the aisle, _ fighting back tears [G] and forcing
[D] a smile.
[A] _ [G] Oh, for twenty-two years [A] he's watched [Bm] her grow.
_ _ [D] A man holding on [A] to a woman [D] letting
go.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] In the hill valley home there's a feeble old man, _ and he's holding on [G] to a fragile
[D] old hand.
[A] _ [G] And the angels are coming [A] to carry [Bm] her home.
[D] Now he's a man holding on [A] to a woman
[D] letting go.
[G] _ [D] _
_ [A] His heart is telling him [G] to hang on for [D] dear life, [Em] cause deep down [D] he knows
[F#m] she's letting [G] go for good [D] this time.
[A] _ _ _ [E] Two young lovers [B] with their bodies [E] on fire, _ _ aching to
swim [A] that river [E] of desire, [B] _ [A] leaving innocents there [B] on the bank [C#m] by their clothes.
_ [E] Oh, a
man holding on [B] to a woman [E] letting go. _
A man holding on [B] to a woman, _ [G#m] a woman [E] letting go.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _