Intro:
EE7
When thereʼs nowhere else to run
A
Is there room for one more son?
E
One more son?
C#m
If you can hold on,
AE
If you can hold on, hold on.
Verse:
E
I want to stand up, I want to let go
A
You know you know - no, you donʼt, you donʼt.
E
I want to shine on in the hearts of men.
I want a meaning from the back of my broken hand.
E
Another head aches, another heart breaks.
A
Iʼm so much older than I can take.
E
And my affection, well it comes and goes.
I need direction to perfection, no no no no
Hook:
E
Help me out, yeah
You know you gotta help me out, yeah
A
Oh donʼt you put me on the back burner,
E
You know you gotta help me out, yeah.
Verse:
E
And when thereʼs nowhere else to run
A
Is there room for one more son?
These changes ainʼt changing me,
E
The cold-hearted boy I used to be.
Chorus:
E
Yeah, you know you gotta help me out, yeah
A
Oh donʼt you put me on the back burner
E
You know you gotta help me out, yeah
C#m
Youʼre gonna bring yourself down, yeah
Bridge:
A
Youʼre gonna bring yourself down, yeah
E
Youʼre gonna bring yourself down.
E
I got soul, but Iʼm not a soldier
I got soul, but Iʼm not a soldier
A
I got soul, but Iʼm not a soldier
E
I got soul, but Iʼm not a soldier
C#m
I got soul, but Iʼm not a soldier
AE
I got soul, but Iʼm not a soldier
Chorus:
E
Yeah, you know you gotta help me out, yeah
A
Oh donʼt you put me on the back burner
E
You know you gotta help me out, yeah
E
Youʼre gonna bring yourself down, yeah
Youʼre gonna bring yourself down, yeah
A
Oh donʼt you put me on the back burner,
E
Youʼre gonna bring yourself down
Outro:
C#mF#mA
Over and in, last call for sin.
B
While everyoneʼs lost, the battle is won
E
With all these things that Iʼve done.
C#m
With all these things that Iʼve done.
ABE
If you can hold on, if you can hold on...