Em7                                Em7
Midnight near the border trying to cross the Rio Grande
Em7                              D7sus4
Runnin' with coyotes to where the streets are paved with gold
Em7                               Em7
You're diving underwater when you hear the helicopters
        Em7                                      D7sus4
Knowing it's all been less than worthless if you run into patrols
A                         Em7
Hiding in the shadows, so scared you want to scream
        B#              A                    Dsus4           Em7
But you dare not make a sound if you want to hold on to your dreams

[Chorus 1]
     Em7           Dsus4
Hold on. Though it may not be a lot, you got to
     Em7           Dsus4
Hold on. Cause you know it's all you got
   A                                 Em7
No matter the consequences or the fear that grips your senses
B#              A                Dsus4   Em7
You have got to hold on to your dreams

[Verse 2]
Em7                         Em7
City of the Angels with its bright light fascination
Em7                                  D7sus4
Only adds to the confusion that your mind must now endure
    Em7                              Em7
The gringos take advantage when they know that you're illegal
         Em7                    D7sus4
But you avoid la policía like a plague that can't be cured
A                               Em7
Playing la mordida you find out just what pollo means
        B#                A                     Dsus4           Em7
But you dare not file complaints if you want to hold on to your dreams

[Chorus 2]
     Em7           Dsus4
Hold on. Though it may not be a lot, you got to
     Em7           Dsus4
Hold on. Cause you know it's all you got
   A                                 Em7
No matter the consequences or the fear that grips your senses
B#              A                Dsus4   Em7
You have got to hold on to your dreams

[Verse 3]
Em7                           Em7
Down at Western Union sending cash back to your family
   Em7                             D7sus4
Or drinking down cerveza where the lights are very low
     Em7                               Em7
Your mind may start to wander when you think about your village
       Em7                               D7sus4
Or the woman that you love so much who's still in Mexico
   A                               Em7
At just two bucks an hour there is little to redeem this life
            B#                  A         Dsus4           Em7
Except that in your mind you're tryin' to hold on to your dreams

[Chorus 3]
     Em7           Dsus4
Hold on. Though it may not be a lot, you got to
     Em7           Dsus4
Hold on. Cause you know it's all you got
   A                                 Em7
No matter the consequences or the fear that grips your senses
B#              A                Dsus4   Em7
You have got to hold on to your dreams