39 And Holding
Jerry Lee Lewis
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Key:
G He's out there somewhere every nightC G The music's playin' loud He's doing all-a those fifty's stepsA D He's in a 1980 crowdG Dim lights hide the milage lineC G Clairol hides the grayC G And he won't mention anythingD G To give his old age away [Chorus]C Oh Lord, he's thirty-nine an he'sG holdin'D G He's holdin' everything that he canC G From seventeen to twenty-fiveA D He'll prove he's still a manG Hey boy, you're holding to a candleContinues after the adC G And it's a-burning at both endsC G Thirty-nine and holdingD G A-holdin' everything that I can [Instrumental] [Piano]G C G G A D [Strings]G C G C G D G [Verse 2]G Well, now you can bet he'll never seeC G Thirty-nine, again Should have turned loose long agoA D But still hes a hangin' it inG He still thinks that he's the manC G That he once used to be Hes thirty-nine and holding And Acting twenty-three [Chorus]C Oh Lord, he's thirty-nine an he'sG holdin'D G He's holdin' everything that he canC G From seventeen to twenty-fiveA D He'll prove he's still a manG Hey boy, you're holding to a candleC G And it's a-burning at both endsC G Thirty-nine and holdingD G A-holdin' everything that I can
