G D C Em Bm

Intro:

G D C D (x4)

G  D               C             D       G
 I can't be held responsible for blown behaviour
  D        C               D    G
I lost all contact with my only saviour
       D         C             D         G
No-one locked me out because I failed to phone up
  D             C       D           G        D
I can't bear to live forever like a loner

C         D      G      D
Don't let go the coat
C         D      G      D
Don't let go the coat 
C         D      G      D
Don't let go the coat
C         D      G      D
Don't let go the coat

G  D             C            D      G
 It's easy to be sad when you lack a partner
    D             C        D      G
But how would I react to a broken heart now
         D           C        D      G
It ain't really true rock and roll unless I'm
        D            C      D       G          D
Hanging onto you and when I hold it next time

  C         D      G      D
I won't let go the coat
C         D      G      D
Don't let go the coat 
        C         D      G      D
(spoken)Don't let go the coat 
C         D      G      D
Don't let go the coat

Interlude:
C  D  G  D
C  D  G  D
C  D  G  D
C  D  G  D

Em           D                        C
  I try to explain but you never understand it
Em            D                       C
  I need your body but I can't just demand it
Bm            D                  G
  I won't let go like a stray at heel
                          D
(Never let it out of your sight)
Bm      G      C                    D  
  Every lonely wife knows the way I feel
C               D
(Don't let go tonight)
                 G
Don't let go the coat
D         C      D
Never let go the coat

G     D           C        D              G
 Your friends all pass for life is just a market
D               C           D         G 
But you have to finish everything you started
     D            C       D        G 
So I live my life tearing down the runway
D               C       D                G       D
Sure to get the hang of hanging in there someday

C         D      G      D
Don't let go the coat
C         D      G      D
Don't let go the coat 
C         D      G      D
Don't let go the coat
C         D      G      D
Don't let go the coat
 
C         D         G           D
Don't let go (won't get no more chances)
C         D      G           D
Don't let go (forget the war dances)
C         D      G              D
Don't let go (go blind and hang on)
C         D         G             D
Don't let go (don't try the slang son)

C         D      G      D
Never let go the coat