Hand to Hold – Benton Leachman
(Intro)
F Dm A# F C F C Dm7 Dm A# C F
(Verse 1)
C
Your perfume and your hair
Dm7 Dm
In this bar room air
A# F C
Say enough for me to know
F C
That your heart tonight
Dm
Is heavy and cold
A# F C
You’re about to lose control
A# C F C Dm
But I’m not the kind to take advantage of your pain
A# F C
Yeah we’ve both had our fair share to show
(CHORUS)
F Am
So take my hand
Dm
For the next slow dance
A# F C
For the next five minutes I’m yours
F C
With your hand in mine
Dm
Let your heart unwind
A# F C
Let the music speak to your soul
A# C
So your broken heart
F Dm
May once more be whole
A# C F
Cuz at least you have my hand to hold
C Dm7 A# C F
(Verse 2)
C
He may have been
Dm
The apple of your eye
A# F
And you loved him more
C
Than he’ll ever know
F C
He said goodbye
Dm
Yeah, he made you cry
A# F C
Now he’s got no cards left to show
A# C F C Dm
And you can’t remember how to be alone
A#
Hell, you can’t remember the last time
C
That you were on your own
(Chorus)
F C
So take my hand
Dm
For the next slow dance
A# F C
For the next five minutes I’m yours
F C
With your hand in mine
Dm
Let your heart unwind
A# F C
Let the music speak to your soul
Am A# C
So your broken heart
Dm
May once more be whole
A# C Dm
Cuz at least you have my hand to hold
A# C
If you’re ever in pain
Dm
Or feelin’ alone
A# C F C Dm
You will always have my hand to hold
A# C F
You will always have my hand to hold
(Outro)
C Dm A# F C F C Dm A# C?