39 AND HOLDING     © JAMES MOHR

G E A  C G > E A > D > G

G                            E                                     A
I’VE BEEN TOLD WHEN YOU GET OLD LIFE IS NOT MUCH FUN
C                        G                                     E                               A                                                D
I DON’T CARE FOR THAT ROCKING CHAIR, THERE’S A LOT OF THINGS I HAVEN’T DONE
G                                                 E                              A
SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE ALL MY DREAMS ARE ON A TRAIN GOING PAST
C                                           G                 E                 A            D               G
MY LIFE WITH YOU, MY TIME JUST FLEW, I’M 39 AND HOLDING FAST


(CHORUS)

E             A                                   C            D                          G
39 AND HOLDING FAST…TO WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE TRUE…OO…OO…OO
E             A                                            D          G
39 AND HOLDING FAST…HOLDING ON TO YOU

G E A  C G > E A > D > G

G                                        E                                     A
JUST LIKE LAST NIGHT IT WASN’T RIGHT, A YOUNG MAN SAID TO ME
C                                           G                      E                    A                                          D
HEY OLD MAN, COULD I LEND YOU A HAND AND HELP YOU ACROSS THE STREET
G                                                 E                                                   A
I SAID YOU KNOW I MIGHT BE A LITTLE SLOW AND IT’S NICE OF YOU TO ASK
C                                                          G                E               A            D               G
NOW GET OUT OF MY WAY, IT’S MY BIRTHDAY, I’M 39 AND HOLDING FAST

(TO CHORUS)

G E A  C G > E A > D > G

G                                             E                   A
A CALL FOR ME, IT’S THE AARP AND WOULD I LIKE TO APPLY
C                                                              G               E                      A                                     D
THEY CALLED ME INSANE WHEN I TRIED TO EXPLAIN AT MY AGE I CAN’T COMPLY
G                                                 E                              A
SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE ALL MY DREAMS ARE ON A FREIGHT TRAIN GOING PAST
C                                           G                 E                 A            D               G
MY LIFE WITH YOU, MY TIME JUST FLEW, I’M 39 AND HOLDING FAST

(TO CHORUS)