Hold My Life?

[Andrew McCarthy]

I can't find tabs anywhere for this song, and considering it's one of my favorite, it drives me nuts that I can't play it.

[Rambo]

This is what I just worked out. It should do for a good guide to Paul's guitar; Bob's seems to be much more complicated, especially at the end. Comments are welcome.

Hold My Life

Standard Tuning

D A

Figure 1
E|----------|
B|-----3----|
G|---2---2--|
D|-0-----2--|
A|-------0--|
E|----------|

D                A (figure 1)
Well, well, well I
D A
Found it's [my life]
D           A
Down on all fives
D A
Let me crawl
D            A           
If I want, I could dye
D A
My hair

B                        E
Time for decisions to be made
B               E
Crack up in the sun
B              E (arpeggiate the E)
Lose it in the shade

G
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, drone
A
Time for this one to come home
G
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, die
A                         D
Time for this one to come alive

D        D/C#    A    
and hold my life
D  D/C#   A    
Until I'm ready to use it
D    D/C#    A
Hold my life

Figure 2
D|-5-4-2-4-2-4-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

A (blues stretch)            (figure 2)
Because I just might lose it
Because I just might lose it

D A