Holdin' (G) on to you 
I close (Cadd9) my eyes 
(D) You're still in my (D/B) arms 
And we (Cadd9) never said good(D)bye 
And it's all that (G) I can do 
To get on with my (Cadd9) life 
And that's (D) supposed to be the rea(D/B)son 
(C) Why I'm here to(D)night 
At a (Am) downtown restaurant 
With a (C) friend of a friend 
(Am) She sure likes to talk 
I (C) ain't heard a (G/B) single word she's (D) said 
 
Oh, but (G/B) every (C) now and then I nod 
I pre(G)tend to pay attention 
And I (D) say things like "uh huh" and "yeah, you're (G) right" 
"Are you kiddin'" 
(G/B) And, I (C) laugh when it seems 
Like the (G) right (G/B) thing to (C) do 
It's hard to (G) hold a conver(G/B)sation (D) 
(G/B) Holdin' on to (C) you 
 
(D) I'd give anything (C) just to hear your (G) voice 
Or, (G/B) see you (Am) look at me and (C) smile 
Oh, but (Am) what I (C) miss the (D) most 
 
Is holdin' (G) on to you 
Cause here I am(Cadd9), tonight 
(D) Starin' at a (D/B) woman 
Who's the (C) last thing on my (D) mind 
 
But (G/B) every (C) now and then I nod 
I pre(G)tend to pay attention 
And I (D) say things like "uh huh" and "yeah, you're (G) right" 
"Are you kiddin'" 
(G/B) And, I (C) laugh when it seems 
Like the (G) right (G/B) thing to (C) do 
It's (G/B) hard to (G) hold a conver(G/B)sation (C) 
It's (G/B) hard to (Am) hold a conver(G/B)sation (D) 
 
Holdin' (G) on to you 
I close (Cadd9) my eyes 
(D) You're still in my (D/B) arms 
And we (Cadd9) never said good(G)bye