Intro: (play 4 times)
Dm(x)C / / / / / / /
Verse:
Dm(x)C
Crossin' the river in a big old boat
Dm(x)C
With a dollar bill in my hand
Dm(x)C
Gonna go fishin' in the afternoon
Dm(x)C
Got a simple plan
F
Oh yeah, baby
Chorus:
DmEmF
I got to hold on
DmEmFG
I got to be strong
DmEmFGC
I got to live long and be with you
Verse:
Lonely nights and lonely days,
When I'm not with you.
Learned to trust and I learned to give,
Found a love that's true.
Oh yeah, baby.
Chorus:
I got to hold on,
I got to be strong,
I got to live long,
And be with you.
Refrain:
BbF
Girl it shouldn't be too hard
GC
To live with you
EbBb
It's really not complicated
FDmEmF
Until I get the blues
Verse:
Come on over and sit right down,
Let me take your hand,
I got a love gonna fill you up,
Take you to the promised land.
Oh yeah, baby, oh yeah.
Chorus:
I got to hold on,
I got to be strong,
I got to live long,
And be with you,
Be with you baby,
Be with you baby.
Verse:
Lonely nights, lonely days,
When I'm not with you babe.
Learned to trust and I learned to give,
Found a love that's true, babe.
Oh yeah, baby.
Intro chords to fade:
I got to hold on now,
Got to be strong now,
To be with you.
Be with you baby,
Be with you baby.