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A                           A
  Hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know,
A                           A
  hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know.
D                           D
  Hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know,
A                           A
  hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know.
D                           D
  Hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know,
A                           A

[Verse 1]
A                        A
Oh, I don't want to stay   uptown,
  A                            A
I been there for a while and I want to come back down.
D                           D
Calm my fire, calm my fire, calm my fire,
            A               A
down, down, down.

[Verse 2]
  A                      A
I got on my knees, I got on my knees and prayed,
A                        A
Lord, won't you help me, help me find my way.
D                           D
Calm my fire, calm my fire, calm my fire,
            A               A
down, down, down.

[Chorus]
A                           A
  Hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know,
A                           A
  hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know.
D                           D
  Hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know,
A                           A
  hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know.
D                           D
  Hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know,
A                           A

[Verse 3]
  A                 A
I went to the water LYRICS,
  A                    A
I went to the water to wash my sins away.
   A                                A
My soul is up to no good, all these poisons I'm ingesting.
   A                      A
My soul is up to no good, help me find my way,
D                           D
Calm my fire, calm my fire, calm my fire,
            A               A
down, down, down.

[Verse 4]
  A                          A
I went to the hollows, sat beneath the pale moonlight,
  A                       A
I went to the hollows and sang the night away.
A                                A
Singing songs of trouble on this stormy path I follow,
A                        A
Lord, won't you help me, help me find my way.
D                           D
Calm my fire, calm my fire, calm my fire,
            A               A
down, down, down.

[Chorus]
A                           A
  Hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know,
A                           A
  hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know.
D                           D
  Hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know,
A                           A
  hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know.
D                           D
  Hold on to what you know,   hold on to what you know,
A                           A

[Outro]
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