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[Verse 1]
F#m           D            A
  We took the wrong way down
F#m            D        A
  You see just one side now
F#m                 D        A
  Guess that's what life's about
           E                 D
What you remember, what we remember


[Verse 2]
F#m            D           A
  There's only one thing left
F#m            D      A
  It's what we tell ourselves
F#m           D         A
  The little lies they help
        E                D
Us to remember, how we remember


[Chorus]
F#m             D             A    E
Heaven help the ones who fly away
F#m             D                A                  E
Heaven help the ones who have to stay and place the blame
F#m            D                 A       E
Maybe what you think of me won't change
            A    D   F#m  E
But I still hold on, hold on
A    D         F#m  E   F#m  D  A
Hold on to the old     days
    F#m D  A
The old  days


[Verse 3]
F#m           D            A
  Pack up the life that's left
F#m           D        A
  Except that one blue dress
F#m        D       A
  I always tried my best
         E
Do you remember?


[Verse 4]
F#m            D        A
  I'll take it year by year
F#m            D     A
  Watching the dust go clear
F#m          D          A
  We're all afraid to fear
        E            D
Or to remember, how we remember


[Chorus]
F#m             D             A    E
Heaven help the ones who fly away
F#m             D                A                  E
Heaven help the ones who have to stay and place the blame
F#m            D                 A       E
Maybe what you think of me won't change
            A    D   F#m  E
But I still hold on, hold on
A    D         F#m  E   D   E
Hold on to the old     days


[Bridge]
    A              A/E   D    E    A    B7    D
I'm sorry, that I never knew


[Chorus] (softly)
F#m             D             A        E
Heaven help the ones who fly away
F#m             D                A                  E
Heaven help the ones who have to stay and place the blame
F#m            D                 A        
Maybe what you think of me won't change
            A    D   F#m  E
But I still hold on, hold on
A    D     F#m  E
Hold on, I hold on
A    D   F#m  E
Hold on, hold on
A    D     F#m  E
Hold on, I hold on
A    D   F#m  E
Hold on, hold on
  A    D   F#m  E
I hold on, hold on
A    D   F#m  E
Hold on, hold on


[Outro]
A    D         F#m  E  N.C. 
Hold on to the old     days