Holding Things Together

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Date: 11/8/96; 12:13:34 AM

From: [email protected] (Gene L. Graham)

Words and music by Merle Haggard

CHORUS

Ain't no easy [[A7]] thing to [[D]] do

When it comes to raisin' [[A]] children

It's a job - meant for [[E]] two

[[A]] Alice [[E]] please be-[[A]]lieve me

I can't go [[A7]] on and [[D]] on

Holding things [[A]] together [[E]]

With you [[A]] gone.

Today was [[E]] Angie's [[A]] birthday

I guess it [[A7]] slipped your [[D]] mind

I tried twice to [[A]] call you

But no answer either [[E]] time

But the [[A]] postman [[E]] brought a [[A]] present

I mailed some [[A7]] days [[D]] ago

I just signed it love from [[A]] mama

So [[E]] Angie wouldn't [[A]] know.

CHORUS

Alice please believe me

I can't go on and on

Holding things together

With you gone.

Note. From Merle Haggard and The Strangers

Presents His 30th Album

1974 Capitol Records