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Introduction: E E/D# D D/C#
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You see it all around you - good lovin' gone bad.
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And usually it's too late when you realize what you had.
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And my mind goes back to a girl I left some years ago, who told me,
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"Just hold on loosely, but don't let go.
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If you cling too tightly, you're gonna lose control.
F#m B
Your baby needs someone to believe in
F#m A
And a whole lot of space to breathe in."
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It's so damn easy when your feelings are such
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To overprotect her, to love her too much.
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And my mind goes back to a girl I left some years ago, who told me,
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"Just hold on loosely, but don't let go.
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If you cling too tight, babe, you're gonna lose control.
F#m B
Your baby needs someone to believe in
F#m A
And a whole lot of space to breathe in."
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Don't let her slip a -
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way, sentimental
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fool, Don't let your heart get
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in her way.
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You see it all around you - good lovin' gone bad.
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And usually it's too late when you realize what you had.
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So hold on loosely, but don't let go.
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If you cling too tight babe, you're gonna lose control.
F#m B
Your baby needs someone to believe in
F#m A
And a whole lot of space to breathe in.
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So hold on loosely, but don't let go.
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If you cling too tight babe, you're gonna lose it
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You're gonna lose control.