Never Hold You
Dwight Yoakam
Gone (1995)

Key D# 
capo 1
[D]
[G] I've seen 'em watch you and
Make plans what they'll do when
Someday you are no longer mine [D]

[G] I've heard 'em carry on about
How when I'm finally gone they're
Gonna treat you oh so fine [D]

[A] But I could have told them that
[G] They'd never hold you if they [D] tried

[G] I could have told them
You bend and fold men who
Thought they would have you for a [D] prize

[G] I could have told them
Those foolish soul'd men that
They'd never hold you if they [A] tried Hey

D G D G A D

[G] I've been made real aware of
Pleasure that they'll share with
You soon as I slip your [D] mind

[G] I've listened to 'em boast how
I'll just be a ghost once
They start takin' up your [D] time

[A] But I could have told them that
[G] They'd never hold you if they [D] tried

[A] I could have told them that
[G] They'd never hold you if they [D] tried Hey
[A] I could have told them that
[G] They'd never hold you if they [D] tried Hey