Hand To Hold On To chords by John Cougar Mellencamp

Hand To Hold On To
Written by: John Mellencamp


intro: (chords through riff) A......D E

A                F#m
You can laugh and joke and make fun of your friends
A              F#m
Spin in the middle when the troubles begin
D             E
Take it nice and easy and always pretend
D               E
That you're cool, so cool, so cool

A                F#m
Say I'm alone and I'm wild and I will not be tamed
A             F#m
Talk like a jerk or an educated brain
D             E
Be an old girl drivin' the young boys insane
D                  E
Be a joker, a preacher, it does not matter

Chorus:

A         F#m
Every one needs a hand to hold on to
A         F#m
Every one needs a hand to hold on to
D          E
Don't need to be no strong hand
D          E
Don't need to be no rich hand
D       E          A
Every one just needs a hand to hold on to


repeat intro

A              F#m
Havin' good luck with your financial situation
A               F#m
Play the ponies, be president of the United Nations
D          E
Go to work and be a Hollywood stud
D                 E
Drive your four-wheel drive right into the mud, yeah


(repeat chorus)

A       F#m        A
And then those hours when you're alone
      F#m           A
And there's no body there except yourself
        F#m        A
I know it, you wanna pick up the phone
     D
And say, "Talk to me, talk to me
     E
Somebody please talk to me"

yeah...ah...ah...ahhh

instrumental: (verse chords)

Oh, yeah...ah

(repeat chorus 3 times)