Intro
 
G 
 
Verse
G 
Singing to myself 
Dm 
Singing for the neighbours 
C 
Holdin' on for work 
C 
Holdin' on to paper 
 
G 
I was on the left 
Dm 
You were only fading 
C 
I was on my own 
C 
Starin' at the ceiling 
 
Chorus
G 
Holdin'  
C       Em 
Holdin' out 
 
Verse
G 
Read it on a map 
Dm 
Never how I planned it 
C 
Holdin' on for work 
C 
Taking it for granted 
 
G 
I was looking up 
Dm 
I was being blinded 
C 
Holdin' on for work 
C 
Hopin' that I'd find it 
 
Interlude
G     C Em 
G     C Em 
 
Verse
G 
I was looking up 
Dm 
Holding on to patience 
C 
Counting up the days 
C 
Days that I'd been waiting 
 
G 
You can take your time 
Dm 
I'll be on the front porch 
C 
Keepin' on the light 
C 
You can see it if you look for it 
 
Interlude
G     C Em 
G     C Em 
 
Bridge
Em           C    G      D 
I would lie awake in the night 
D                C   G   D 
Hopin' that one day I'd run 
D             C   G  D 
I had waited all my life 
 
Interlude
G     C Em 
G     C Em 
 
Chorus
Em          G 
Yeah, I was holdin' (singing to myself) 
C       Em 
Holdin' you (holdin' on to work) 
Em    G 
Yeah, holdin' (I was on the left) 
C          Em 
Waited for you (I was on my own) 
Em   
Waited for 
 
Outro
G     C Em 
G     C Em 
G