Intro: (play 4 times)
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Verse:
Crossin the river in a big old boat
With a dollar bill in my hand
Gonna go fishin in the afternoon
Got a simple plan
Oh yeah, baby
Chorus:
I got to hold on
I got to be strong
I got to live long and be with you
Verse:
Lonely nights and lonely days,
When I m not with you.
Learned to trust and I learned to give,
Found a love that s true.
Oh yeah, baby.
Chorus:
I got to hold on,
I got to be strong,
I got to live long,
And be with you.
Refrain:
Girl it shouldn t be too hard
To live with you
It s really not complicated
Until I get the blues
Verse:
Come on over and sit right down,
Let me take your hand,
I got a love gonna fill you up,
Take you to the promised land.
Oh yeah, baby, oh yeah.
Chorus:
I got to hold on,
I got to be strong,
I got to live long,
And be with you,
Be with you baby,
Be with you baby.
Verse:
Lonely nights, lonely days,
When I m not with you babe.
Learned to trust and I learned to give,
Found a love that s true, babe.
Oh yeah, baby.
Intro chords to fade:
I got to hold on now,
Got to be strong now,
To be with you.
Be with you baby,
Be with you baby.