intro: F,F,Am,C

F
Well she's sitting right there on the chain link fence
F
She's down at the park with the rest of her friends
Am
And she looks so pretty but she's only sixteen
C
Didn't know that when she smiled at me
F
Now the boys are hunched over their electric guitars
F
I'm lying in the grass out beside my car
Am
I followed her down to the Dixie Freeze
C                            Bb
Hold on, hold on, hold on to me
F
Sweet girl
Bb                   F
Don't let go for the world
Bb                 F
Cause I'm not from here
        Bb          F       Dm        C    
     F    F    Am      C
And I'm afraid that I might never see you again


F
Now it's the end of the summer and I'm just twenty-one,
F
I been in California for the last two months
Am
And there weren't no girls like her out there
C
Her boyfriend don't like me and I think that's fair
F
Cause I'm sitting right here on the chain link fence
F
And when she smiles at me gonna take my chance
Am
Say I know the show's over but I wish you wouldn't leave
C                            Bb
Hold on, hold on, hold on to me
F
Sweet girl
Bb                   F
Don't let go for the world
Bb                 F
Cause I'm not from here
        Bb          F       Dm        C    Bb
And I'm afraid that I might never see you again

F    F    Am      C

F    F    Am      C                            Bb
                    Hold on, Hold on, Hold on to me
F
Sweet girl
Bb                   F
Don't let go for the world
Bb                 F
Cause I'm not from here
        Bb          F       Dm        C    Bb
And I'm afraid that I might never see you again
        Bb          F       Dm        C    Bb
And I'm afraid that I might never see you again