The One I'm Holding Now


Intro: C,F,C,G,C

Verse 1
 C 
I've lost count of the ladies
                      F  
That I've held in my arms
                 C
All shapes and sizes
                          G
They've come and they've gone

Verse 2
 C 
I've found one thats a keeper 
                         F 
And she's keeping every vow
                   C
I've never held a lady
          G               C
Like the one I'm holding now

chorus
         G
She's younger and prettier
      F             C   
Than any one I've known
 C
The kind of a lady 
                       G
That makes a man come home

Vers 3
 C
I'm mighty close to heaven 
                  F 
As close as god allows
                   C
I've never held a lady
          G               C
Like the one I'm holding now

Lead Break

On the streets she's a lady
But when she's in my arms
The lady is a woman
She's all I ever want

And loving comes so natural
But when she's in my arms
I've never held a lady
Like the one I'm holding now

Chorus

I'm mighty close to heaven
As close a god allows
I've never held a lady
Like the one I'm holding now

      F            C
I've never held a lady
          G               C
Like the one I'm holding now

End: C,F,C,G,C


This song was written 58 years ago by Ray Sawyer. It has now been revived and 
recorded by Benny Woodley in Perth, Western Australia, which he has sung it in 
the country style way.