INTRO: G
[D]Sixteen days in [Em]Bethlehem, [C]peddling dope and drinking [G]wine
[D]Pulling women, [Em]making gigs, [C]steering clear and doing [G]fine
[D]I moved on down to [Em]Galilee, [C]trying to find a few new [G]friends
[D]I'm throwing aces [Em]everywhere, [C]trying to forget the [G]end
[B]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I'm slipping through
[Em]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I beg of [G]you
[D]I'm cruising through [Em]Jerusalem, [C]dust is flying every[G]where
[D]I'm dodging bullets, [Em]making time, [C]on the level, in the [G]square
[D]They say you kissed your [Em]best friend's hand, [C]they say you did it for his [G]love
[D]They say you got in [Em]agony, [C]the hand fits well into the [G]glove
[B]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I'm slipping through
[Em]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I beg of you
[Em]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I'm slipping through
[Em]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I beg of [G]you
SOLO:
D Em C G (x4)
[B]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I'm slipping through
[Em]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I beg of you
[Em]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I'm slipping through
[Em]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I beg of [G]you
[D]Sixteen days in [Em]Bethlehem, [C]peddling dope and drinking [G]wine
[D]Pulling women, [Em]making gigs, [C]steering clear and doing [G]fine
[D]I moved on down to [Em]Galilee, [C]trying to find a few new [G]friends
[D]I'm throwing aces [Em]everywhere, [C]trying to forget the [G]end
[B]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I'm slipping through
[Em]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I beg of [G]you
[D]I'm cruising through [Em]Jerusalem, [C]dust is flying every[G]where
[D]I'm dodging bullets, [Em]making time, [C]on the level, in the [G]square
[D]They say you kissed your [Em]best friend's hand, [C]they say you did it for his [G]love
[D]They say you got in [Em]agony, [C]the hand fits well into the [G]glove
[B]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I'm slipping through
[Em]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I beg of you
[Em]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I'm slipping through
[Em]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I beg of [G]you
SOLO:
D Em C G (x4)
[B]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I'm slipping through
[Em]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I beg of you
[Em]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I'm slipping through
[Em]Hold me Lord, [C]hold me Lord
[G]Hold me tight, [D]I beg of [G]you
