Key: A
Introduction:
A D
Two young lover's with their bodies on fire.
D G A
Trying to swim that river of desire
A Bm
Leaving innocence there on the bank by their clothes
A D
It's a man holding on to a woman letting go
D
There's a man with a bottle on the other side of town
G A
Swimming in a memory that he can't drown
A Bm
And it ain't sunk in that she ain't coming home
A D
It's a man holding on to a woman letting go
(Bridge)
G D A
His heart is telling him to hold on for dear life
D Bm
Deep down he knows she's letting go for good this time
A D
There's a father walking his daughter down the isle
D G A
Fighting back tears and forcing a smile
G A Bm
For 22 years he's watched her grow
A D
It's a man holding on to a woman letting go
(violin solo)
A D
In a Hill Valley home there's a feeble old man
D G A
And he's holding on to a fragile old hand
A Bm
And the angels are coming to carry her home
A D
It's a man holding on to a woman letting go
(Bridge)
G D A
His heart is telling him to hang on for dear life
D Bm
Deep down he knows she's letting go for good this time
D A D
Two young lovers with their bodies on fire
D G A
Trying to swim that river of desire
A Bm
Leaving innocence there on the bank by their clothes
A D
It's a man holding on to a woman letting go
A D
It's a man holding on to a woman.....a woman letting go
(Solo to end)