intro E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9~9xxxx9-------------------9~9--------------7-7-4)-----------| D|-9~9xxxx9-4~4xxxx6-7~7xxxx7-9~9--(12-12-9----7-7-4)-----------| A|-7~7xxxx7-4~4xxxx6-7~7xxxx7-7~7--(12-12-9-or-5-4-2)-----------| E|----------2~2xxxx4-5~5xxxx5------(10-9--7---------------------| True love tries, but has to fail When distance, time and space prevail verse E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9---------------------9-------------------7-7-4)-------------| D|-9-------4---6--7------9-------(12-12-9----7-7-4)-------------| X2 A|-7-------4---6--7------7-------(12-12-9-or-5-4-2)-------------| E|---------2---4--5--------------(10-9--7-----------------------| I can still see the clothes we wore and the bar next door And the dirty floor and the day we left home for a rock and roll tour of America There was Milo and me it's true and the songs we knew and a picture of you And a beat up van with a guitar in my hand so I could work it through pre-chorus E|-----------------| |------------------| B|-----------------| |------------------| G|-6---------9-----| |-11---------------| D|-6----7----9-----| X2 |-11----9~~~~------| A|-4----7----7-----| |-9-----9~~~~------| E|------5----------| |-------7~~~~------| Lonely American nights Can make you hungry for the arms of someone new But put me under the lights I'd never jeopardize the trust I had with you And I hope you found yourself another lover with a heart that's true (no guitar) Someone to say to you chorus E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9~9xxxx9-------------------9~9--------------7-7-4)-----------| D|-9~9xxxx9-4~4xxxx6-7~7xxxx7-9~9--(12-12-9----7-7-4)-----------| X2 A|-7~7xxxx7-4~4xxxx6-7~7xxxx7-7~7--(12-12-9-or-5-4-2)-----------| E|----------2~2xxxx4-5~5xxxx5------(10-9--7---------------------| Hold tight, shine bright, tonight I'll be coming right home to you Day light, stay bright, it's alright I'll be makin' it home to you verse E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9---------------------9-------------------7-7-4)-------------| D|-9-------4---6--7------9-------(12-12-9----7-7-4)-------------| X2 A|-7-------4---6--7------7-------(12-12-9-or-5-4-2)-------------| E|---------2---4--5--------------(10-9--7-----------------------| We used to pray for the end of school, for our favorite tune, up in my bedroom Where I would wait for you baby in the parking lot to get you in the afternoon Do you remember the way we talked when I dropped you off 'till the sun came up When I awoke to find you sleeping at the opposite end of the telephone pre-chorus E|-----------------| |------------------| B|-----------------| |------------------| G|-6---------9-----| |-11---------------| D|-6----7----9-----| X2 |-11----9~~~~------| A|-4----7----7-----| |-9-----9~~~~------| E|------5----------| |-------7~~~~------| But everything has a price Ambition ordered me to do what I must do Another love sacrificed Another offer to the gods of losing you And I hope you realize my heart will always hold a place for you (no guitar) When I used to say to you chorus E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9~9xxxx9-------------------9~9--------------7-7-4)-----------| D|-9~9xxxx9-4~4xxxx6-7~7xxxx7-9~9--(12-12-9----7-7-4)-----------| X2 A|-7~7xxxx7-4~4xxxx6-7~7xxxx7-7~7--(12-12-9-or-5-4-2)-----------| E|----------2~2xxxx4-5~5xxxx5------(10-9--7---------------------| Hold tight, shine bright, tonight I'll be coming right home to you Day light, stay bright, it's alright I'll be makin' it home to you pre-choruse/bridge E|-----------------| |------------------| B|-----------------| |------------------| G|-6---------9-----| |-11---------------| D|-6----7----9-----| X2 |-11----9~~~~------| A|-4----7----7-----| |-9-----9~~~~------| E|------5----------| |-------7~~~~------| And where were you baby when the wheels on my bus broke down And where was I darlin' when you needed me to be around And I suppose I'll never find another lover with a heart so true (no guitar part) Someone to say to you bridge . E|---------------------------| |-------| B|---------------------------| |-------| G|-9~~~~----------------9~~~~| |-9-----| D|-9~~~~--4~~~~--7~~~~--9~~~~| X2 |-9-----|(play this endding afer 2nd) A|-7~~~~--4~~~~--7~~~~--7~~~~| |-7-----| E|--------2~~~~--5~~~~-------| |-------| Hold tight Tonight Day light It's alright verse E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9---------------------9-------------------7-7-4)-------------| D|-9-------4---6--7------9-------(12-12-9----7-7-4)-------------| fade out A|-7-------4---6--7------7-------(12-12-9-or-5-4-2)-------------| E|---------2---4--5--------------(10-9--7-----------------------|