Tom: G
Intro: is a play on B string 1st fret 
 
C                                    F  C     C    G 
I'm gonna hold on 'cause what I believe in is so strong 
           
F   C                           F 
No matter how long no one can tell me I'm wrong 
 
C      G  G   C 
I ain't goin' down
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Verse: 
C                    F 
I had a baby at 15   Daddy never did forgive me 
C                           G 
I never heard from the guy again 
C                                 F 
I had to drop out of high school  Everybody treated me so cruel 
C                        G         C 
But I didn't give in and give her away 
 
Chorus: 
 
C                                    F  C     C    G 
I'm gonna hold on 'cause what I believe in is so strong 
           
F   C                           F 
No matter how long no one can tell me I'm wrong 
 
C      G  G   C 
I ain't goin' down 
 
    
Am     Em                F 
Her smile got me through the day 
                    
C                      G 
And every night I'd pray I could give her enough 
     
Am      Em           F                      C                                                              
At night I'd lie awake and cry hoping we'd get 
 
by                                  
                         
G 
'Cause you can't live on love 
 
 
Verse: 
          
D 
I worked night and day to keep us goin'  
              
Bm 
Through the sweat and the tears without her knowin' 
G                                 A 
It was worth it just to watch her grow 
  
D                                G 
At least I was able to hold her whenever she needed my shoulder 
 
D                  A       D 
I'm so glad I never let her go 
 
 
Chorus: 
          
D                        G    D     D    A 
I'm gonna hold on 'cause what I believe in is so strong 
         
G    D                           G 
No matter how long no one can tell me I'm wrong 
D          A  D 
I ain't goin' down 
 
    
Bm   Gbm                 G 
Her smile got me through the years  
               
D                         A 
Dried away the tears, and filled me with hope 
    
Bm       Gbm           G                     D 
At night I'd lie awake and cry pray we would get by 
                       
A 
And for the courage to cope 
 
Break: 
 
:
D :  : 
G - 
D :  : 
A :  : 
Bm : : 
D A D : 
 
                   
'.repeats chorus