Intro 6x: E  A

           E               A
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can
           E               A
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can
           E                         A
And if you choose to leave me, girl, I'll understand
           E               A
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can

E
Just like the Mississippi
A
Our journey starts in Minnesota
E
Take I-35 to 90
A
Soon through South Dakota

E
Big hi to that country road
A
Are we gonna make it on down?
E
She said yeah, Tim, good to see ya
A
Hope you all stick around

Gm                  B
The futures not the hardest to see
Gm
Do what you do girl
    B
But please don't leave

           E               A
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can
           E               A
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can
           E                         A
And if you choose to leave me, girl, I'll understand
           E               A
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can

E
Get down when I wanna, man
A
Get through the darkest night
E
We were born to ride, now baby
A
Ride until the morning light

E
Took a trip down to Kansas
A
Missouri, then Arkansas
E
Stayed with her sister
A
That girl's above the law

Gm                  B
The futures not the hardest to see
Gm
Do what you do girl
   B
But please don't leave

           E               A
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can
           E               A
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can
           E                         A
And if you choose to leave me, girl, I'll understand
           E               A
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can

E
It's a mad house, baby
A
Fast women, cocaine and booze
E
Toughest of the roughest
A
I got nothing to lose

E
Before I met ya
A
Everything was going wrong
E
It been a long journey now
A
Girl I wanna take you home

Gm                  B
The futures not the hardest to see
Gm
Do what you do girl
B
But please don't leave

           E               A
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can
           E               A
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can
           E                         A
And if you choose to leave me, girl, I'll understand
           E               A
I'm gonna hold on to you as long as I can