[Intro]
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[Verse]
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Singing to myself 
Dm 
Singing for the neighbours 
C 
Holdin' on for work 
Am 
Holdin' on to paper  
G 
I was on the left 
Dm 
You were only fading 
C 
I was on my own 
Am 
Starin' at the ceiling
[Chorus]
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Holdin'  
C       Em 
Holdin' out
[Verse]
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Read it on a map 
Dm 
Never how I planned it 
C 
Holdin' on for work 
Am 
Taking it for granted  
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I was looking up 
Dm 
I was being blinded 
C 
Holdin' on for work 
Am 
Hopin' that I'd find it
[Instrumental]
G     C Em
G     C Em
[Verse]
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I was looking up 
Dm 
Holding on to patience 
C 
Counting up the days 
Am 
Days that I'd been waiting  
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You can take your time 
Dm 
I'll be on the front porch 
C 
Keepin' on the light 
Am 
You can see it if you look for it
[Instrumental]
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G     C Em
[Bridge]
Em           C    G      D 
I would lie awake in the night 
D                C   G   D 
Hopin' that one day I'd run 
D             C   G  D 
I had waited all my life
[Instrumental]
G     C Em
G     C Em
[Chorus]
Em          G 
Yeah, I was holdin' (singing to myself) 
C       Em 
Holdin' you (holdin' on to work) 
Em    G 
Yeah, holdin' (I was on the left) 
C          Em 
Waited for you (I was on my own) 
Em 
Waited for
[Outro]
G     C Em
G     C Em
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