Chorus:
[C]I?m gonna hold on ?cause what I belie[F]ve [C]in is [C]so st[G]rong
No matter h[F]ow l[C]ong no one can tell me I?m w[F]rong
I[C] ain?t [G]goi[G]n? d[C]own
Verse:
[C]I had a baby at 15 [F]Daddy never did forgive me
[C]I never heard from the guy a[G]gain
[C]I had to drop out of high school [F]Everybody treated me so cruel
[C]But I didn?t give in and [G]give her a[C]way
Chorus:
[C]I?m gonna hold on ?cause what I belie[F]ve [C]in is [C]so st[G]rong
No matter h[F]ow l[C]ong no one can tell me I?m w[F]rong
I[C] ain?t [G]goi[G]n? d[C]own
Her [Am]smile g[Em]ot me through the [F]day
And every night I?d [C]pray I could give her e[G]nough
At ni[Am]ght I'd [Em]lie awake and[F] cry hoping we'd get[C]
by
?Cause you can?t live on [G]love
Verse:
I worked n[D]ight and day to keep us goin?
Through the sw[Bm]eat and the tears without her knowin?
[G]It was worth it just to watch her [A]grow
At[D] least I was able to hold her whe[G]never she needed my shoulder
I[D]?m so glad I never [A]let her [D]go
Chorus:
I?m gonna [D]hold on ?cause what I bel[G]ieve [D]in is [D]so st[A]rong
No matter[G] how [D]long no one can tell me I?m [G]wrong
[D]I ain?t goi[A]n? [D]down
Her [Bm]smile[F#m] got me through the [G]years
Dried away the [D]tears, and filled me with [A]hope
At n[Bm]ight I?d [F#m]lie awake and [G]cry pray we would get [D]by
And for the courage to [A]cope
Break:
[D] [G] [-] [D] [A] [Bm] [D] [A] [D]
[C]I?m gonna hold on ?cause what I belie[F]ve [C]in is [C]so st[G]rong
No matter h[F]ow l[C]ong no one can tell me I?m w[F]rong
I[C] ain?t [G]goi[G]n? d[C]own
Verse:
[C]I had a baby at 15 [F]Daddy never did forgive me
[C]I never heard from the guy a[G]gain
[C]I had to drop out of high school [F]Everybody treated me so cruel
[C]But I didn?t give in and [G]give her a[C]way
Chorus:
[C]I?m gonna hold on ?cause what I belie[F]ve [C]in is [C]so st[G]rong
No matter h[F]ow l[C]ong no one can tell me I?m w[F]rong
I[C] ain?t [G]goi[G]n? d[C]own
Her [Am]smile g[Em]ot me through the [F]day
And every night I?d [C]pray I could give her e[G]nough
At ni[Am]ght I'd [Em]lie awake and[F] cry hoping we'd get[C]
by
?Cause you can?t live on [G]love
Verse:
I worked n[D]ight and day to keep us goin?
Through the sw[Bm]eat and the tears without her knowin?
[G]It was worth it just to watch her [A]grow
At[D] least I was able to hold her whe[G]never she needed my shoulder
I[D]?m so glad I never [A]let her [D]go
Chorus:
I?m gonna [D]hold on ?cause what I bel[G]ieve [D]in is [D]so st[A]rong
No matter[G] how [D]long no one can tell me I?m [G]wrong
[D]I ain?t goi[A]n? [D]down
Her [Bm]smile[F#m] got me through the [G]years
Dried away the [D]tears, and filled me with [A]hope
At n[Bm]ight I?d [F#m]lie awake and [G]cry pray we would get [D]by
And for the courage to [A]cope
Break:
[D] [G] [-] [D] [A] [Bm] [D] [A] [D]
