Life Hold On Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

D♯I was swinging on the swings when I was a little girl

CmTrying to get a handle on the big, wide world

 When I D♯noticed all the grass in the cracks in the concrete

 I said, Cm"Where there's a will, there's a way around anything"

 Life holds G♯on A♯

 Given the sD♯lightest chance

 For the weak and the G♯strong

A♯Life holds D♯on

D♯There was a third grade boy that we knew in school

 He was Cmfound face down in a swimming pool

 And as they D♯worked on that kid every minute was an hour

 And when his Cmeyes fluttered open we could feel that power

 Life holdsG♯ on A♯

 Given the D♯slightest chance

 For the week and the G♯strong

A♯Life holds Cmon life hold G♯on A♯life holdD♯ on

C♯Sirens screaming Cmdown my street

A♯Fading as theyG♯ go

C♯Whining somewhere fCmar away

 To A♯someone I don'G♯t know

Still, I say a little prayer

 There's always A♯hope

 Life holds D♯on

D♯Through the window in the kitchen I can see outside

 My Cmkids taking turns coming down the slide

D♯I try not to worry as they grow a little every day

 I've Cmjust got believe they're gonna find their way

 Life holdsG♯ on A♯

 Given the D♯slightest chance

 For the week and the G♯strong

A♯Life holds Cmon life hold G♯on A♯life hold Cmon life holds G♯on A♯ D♯

>From Beth Nielsen Chapman

WEA/Warner/Reprise CD 26172 1990

Personnel: Beth Nielsen Chapman (vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar)

Steve Gibson (acoustic guitar)

David Grissom, Mitchell Watkins (acoustic & electric guitars)

Bill Hinds, Bill Lloyd, Michael Landau (guitar)

Dean Parks, John Themis, "Sherman Oaks Slim", John Willis (guitar)

"Sneaky" Pete Kleinow (steel guitar)

Mark Casstevens (mandolin, acoustic guitar)

Bruce Dukov, Joel Derouin (violin);

Bobby Taylor (oboe); John Jarvis, Randy Kerber, Matt Rollings (piano)

David Collard (keyboards)

Phil Naish, Larry Steelman, Judd Miller (synthesizer)

Michael Rhodes, Leland Sklar, Paul Powell (bass)

Craig Nelson, Edgar Meyer, Dee Murray (bass)

Roscoe Beck (bass, background vocals)

Paul Leim, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums)

T. Nick Charles (triangle)

Tom Roady, Lenny Castro, Danny Cummings, Paulinho Da Costa

(percussion)

David Austin (drum programming)

Arnold McCuller, Bill Champlin, Tommy Funderburk (background vocals)

Producers: C. Rosco Beck, D. Austin, J. Norman.