Intro: D - Bm - C - G-A     x2





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Verse:

D

i got your letter

Bm

and the poetry you sent me

C                              G

postmarked in december of last year

D

i really hope youre doing better

Bm

all your friends close by your side

C                        G      A

one step closer to recovering.





Bridge:

G                D                 A

i wish there was something i could say

    Bm            A       G

to erase each and every page

            D

you've been through

     A

even though its not my place to save you



G                D

I appreciate but cant accept

     A                   Bm          A          G

this thank you note thats sealed with your last breath

           D               A

and i wont stand aside and listen to you give up





Chorus:

D

if you'll just hold on for one more second

Bm

just hold on to what you have

C                                   G

if you'll just hold on. just hold on.



D

if you'll just hold on for one more second

Bm

just hold on to what you have

C                                   G     A     D

if you'll just hold on. just hold on.





Verse:

D

these arms remain stretched out to you

Bm

maybe someday youll accept them

C

or maybe its too late to save

G

a young girls heart thats long stopped beating



D

wake up wake up you gotta believe

Bm

wake up wake up you cant give up

C

time keeps going on without us

G               A

long after we're dead and gone





Bridge:

G                D                 A

i wish there was something i could say

    Bm            A       G

to erase each and every page

            D

you've been through

     A

even though its not my place to save you



G                D

I appreciate but cant accept

     A                   Bm          A          G

this thank you note thats sealed with your last breath

           D               A

and i wont stand aside and listen to you give up





Chorus:

D

if you'll just hold on for one more second

Bm

just hold on to what you have

C                                   G

if you'll just hold on. just hold on.



D

if you'll just hold on for one more second

Bm

just hold on to what you have

C                                   G

if you'll just hold on. just hold on.



you will wake up tomorrow



D

just hold on to what you have

Bm                       C          G

just hold on to what you have



D

if you'll just hold on for one more second

Bm

just hold on to what you have

C                                   G    A    D

if you'll just hold on. just hold on.





End on D