Intro:

D                     G       D       A       D
We're holding on with nothing left to hold on to

                G             D
I'm so tired of holding on to nothing
                        G
The years have shown no kindness 
        D                     A
For the hard times we've been through
D                            G
We've squeezed the life from every dream 
    D
And still go right on bluffing
G                   D    A          D
With really nothing left to hold on to

                          G
Oh why do we keep holding on 
             D
With nothing left to hold on to
                          G
Let's be honest with each other 
           D                 A
That's the least that we can do
       D                G           D
I feel guilty when they envy me and you
              D        G       D       A      D
We're holding on with nothing left to hold on to

                  G            D
We were young and foolishly mistaken
             G                D            A
Victims of a passion much too strong to be denied
D                  G                D
With only tears to show for all the years that we've been faking
G                  D    A             D
God only knows how long how hard we've tried

Repeat #2

              D       G       D       A       D
We're holding on with nothing left to hold on to