Hold On To Me

Words by Nick Smith & Music by Joe Camilleri
sung by John Denver
on Different Directions (1991)


D  G  A  D  G  A
D  G  A  D  G  A


D        G         A      D
We were live on arrival.
 G            A    D
Safe home at last.
     G           A        D
Not cannon fire dockside.
     G         A    D
No flags half-mast.
         G            A        D
We were sold out for silver
         G             A        D
And a string of black pearls.
        G        A        D
On the loneliest island
       G           A       
At the edge of the world.

Am    G          C       Am
Like destiny's children.
 G             C
Souls lost at sea.
D
No room on the life boat.
D
You can hold on to me.
 G          D  G  A  D  G  A
Hold on to me.
            D  G  A  D  G  A
Hold on to me.

D        G        A      D
Now the voyage is over.
       G           A        D
We're back on dry land.
       G              A        D
In our eyes are the stories.
     G             A        D
The rope and the brand.

Am    G          C       Am
Like destiny's children.
 G             C
Souls lost at sea.
D
No room on the life boat.
D
You can hold on to me.
D
No room on the life boat.
D
You can hold on to me.
 G          D  G  A
Hold on to me.
            D  G  A
Hold on to me.
            D  G  A
Hold on to me.
            D  G  A
Hold on to me.


D        G         A      D
We were live on arrival.
 G            A    D
Safe home at last.
     G           A        D
Not cannon fire dockside.
     G         A    D
No flags half-mast.
         G            A        D
We were sold out for silver
         G             A        D
And a string of black pearls.
        G        A        D
On the loneliest island
       G           A       
At the edge of the world.
            D  G  A
Hold on to me.
            D  G  A
Hold on to me.
            D  G  A
Hold on to me.
            D  G  A
Hold on to me.