Life Hold On

Eb
I was swinging on the swings when I 
was a little girl
Cm
Trying to get a handle on the big, 
wide world
       Eb
When I noticed all the grass in the 
cracks in the concrete
        Cm
I said, "Where there's a will, 
there's a way around anything"
           Ab  Bb
Life holds on
           Eb
Given the slightest chance
                     Ab
For the weak and the strong
Bb         Eb
Life holds on
Eb
There was a third grade boy that we 
knew in school
       Cm
He was found face down in a swimming
 pool
            Eb
And as they worked on that kid every
 minute was an hour
             Cm
And when his eyes fluttered open we 
could feel that power
          Ab  Bb
Life holds on
          Eb
Given the slightest chance
                     Ab
For the week and the strong
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Bb         Cm             Ab Bb
Life holds on   life hold on 
       Eb
life hold on
Db               Cm
Sirens screaming down my street
Bb            Ab
Fading as they go
Db                 Cm
Whining somewhere far away
   Bb            Ab
To someone I don't know

Still, I say a little prayer
               Bb
There's always hope
           Eb
Life holds on
Eb
Through the window in the kitchen I 
can see outside
   Cm
My kids taking turns coming down the
 slide
Eb
I try not to worry as they grow a 
little every day
     Cm
I've just got believe they're gonna 
find their way
          Ab  Bb
Life holds on
          Eb
Given the slightest chance
                     Ab
For the week and the strong
Bb         Cm             Ab Bb
Life holds on   life hold on 
        Cm            Ab Bb Eb
life hold on life holds on


>From Beth Nielsen Chapman
WEA/Warner/Reprise CD 26172 1990

Personnel: Beth Nielsen Chapman 
(vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar)
Steve Gibson (acoustic guitar)
David Grissom, Mitchell Watkins 
(acoustic & electric guitars)
Bill Hinds, Bill Lloyd, Michael 
Landau (guitar)
Dean Parks, John Themis, "Sherman 
Oaks Slim", John Willis (guitar)
"Sneaky" Pete Kleinow (steel guitar)
Mark Casstevens (mandolin, acoustic 
guitar)
Bruce Dukov, Joel Derouin (violin);
Bobby Taylor (oboe); John Jarvis, 
Randy Kerber, Matt Rollings (piano)
David Collard (keyboards)
Phil Naish, Larry Steelman, Judd 
Miller (synthesizer)
Michael Rhodes, Leland Sklar, Paul 
Powell (bass)
Craig Nelson, Edgar Meyer, Dee 
Murray (bass)
Roscoe Beck (bass, background 
vocals)
Paul Leim, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums)
T. Nick Charles (triangle)
Tom Roady, Lenny Castro, Danny 
Cummings, Paulinho Da Costa
(percussion)
David Austin (drum programming)
Arnold McCuller, Bill Champlin, 
Tommy Funderburk (background vocals)
Producers: C. Rosco Beck, D. Austin,
 J. Norman.