Hold ON Loosely – 38 Special

[Intro]

    


             
You see it all

         
 around you   

             
     good lovi

       
n' gone bad
             
And usually it

         
's too late wh

             
en you      re

              
alize what you

   
 had
            
And my mind go

              
es back to a g

      
irl I left som

e years ago (w

ho told me)

[Chorus]

             
"Just hold on 

        
loosely       

              
     but don't

            
 let go.
             
If you cling t

        
oo tightly    

              
       you're 

              
gonna lose con

       
trol
            
Your baby need

          
s someone to b

elieve in
            
And a whole lo

              
t of space to 

       
breathe in."


            
It's so damn e

         
asy        whe

              
n your feeling

      
s are such
             
To overprotect

        
 her,         

              
    to love he

         
r too much.
            
And my mind go

              
es back to a g

      
irl I left som

e years ago (w

ho told me)

[Chorus]

             
"Just hold on 

        
loosely       

              
     but don't

            
 let go.
             
If you cling t

        
oo tightly    

              
       you're 

              
gonna lose con

       
trol
            
Your baby need

          
s someone to b

elieve in
            
And a whole lo

              
t of space to 

       
breathe in."

[Bridge]

         
              

     
        Don't 

let her slip a

way-ay-ay
         
              

     
        Sentim

ental foo-oo-o

ol
         
              

           
   Don't let y

              
our heart get 

              
in her way

Hey-hay-hey-he

y-hey



             
You see it all

         
 around you   

             
     good lovi

       
n' gone bad
             
And usually it

         
's too late wh

             
en you      re

              
alize what you

 
 had

[Chorus]

             
"Just hold on 

        
loosely       

              
     but don't

            
 let go.
             
If you cling t

        
oo tightly    

              
       you're 

              
gonna lose con

       
trol
            
Your baby need

          
s someone to b

elieve in
            
And a whole lo

              
t of space to 

       
breathe in."

[Outro]

          
So hold on loo

           
sely          

              
    but don't 

         
let go.
             
If you cling t

         
oo tight babe,

             
 you are      

      you’re g

onna lose it
              
You're gonna  

          
  lose control

.

[Instrumental #2]