Album: Hell To Pay
Word & Music: Jeff Healey
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Well, you'll have to pardon her frustration.
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She just got out of a bad situation in love,
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That she ain't over yet.
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For a long time she's been deep in sorrow,
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She can't face that feelin' tomorrow alone.
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She's got to try to for-get.
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She just needs somethin' to hold on to for a little while.
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Someone who can make her feel alright.
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No commitments, no guarantees.
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She just needs some compa-ny.
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Somethin' to hold on to for tonight.
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[Verse 2]
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Oh well, she never thought she'd be this lonely.
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She thought that she was the one and only for him.
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He would never run away.
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But then he left without a warning.
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And ever since that sad, dreary morning,
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Her heart has been mending day by day.
[Chorus]
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She just needs somethin' to hold on to for a little while.
F Am
Someone who can make her feel alright.
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No commitments, no guarantees.
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She just needs some compa-ny.
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Somethin' to hold on to for tonight.
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[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
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Now she's got her strength together.
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She can feel a change in the weather for her.
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She knows where her head's at.
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So forgot all those romantic notions,
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And get control of all your emotions.
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'Cause she ain't ready for nothing like that.
[Chorus]
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She just needs somethin' to hold on to for a little while.
F Am
Someone who can make her feel alright.
C G
No commitments, no guarantees.
Am D C B A G
She just needs some compa-ny.
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Somethin' to hold on to for tonight.
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Yeah, she just needs somethin' to hold on to for tonight.
[Outro]
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Yeah, yeah, yeah!
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It's all she needs.
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Just one night.
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