Intro:  
Am C F E (x3) 

Verse 
E        Am   C F 
How many times 
E                Am     C F E 
Have I been here before? 
Am              C                   F E 
Like a worn away piece of the night 
E               Am  C F E 
Waiting for the dawn 

Dm 
Daylight breaks 
Am                    F 
And the dream is gone 
F             E 
Leaving me to stay 
    Am                   C F E 
But I'm still holding on 
       Am            C F E 
I'm still holding on           | x3 
E             Am 
Still holding on 

Bridge 
(Palmmute and crescendo) 
Am (x4) 

Verse 
  Am      C            F 
I used to think I knew 
E                       Am C F E 
Just exactly what I took 
Am           C            F 
You move in, fast and hard 
    E                 Am  C F E 
And you make your own luck 

Dm 
Daylight breaks 
Am                    F 
And the dream is gone 
F             E 
Leaving me to stay 
    Am                   C F E 
But I'm still holding on 
       Am            C F E 
I'm still holding on           | x3 
E             Am 
Still holding on 

Bridge 
(Palmmute and crescendo) 
Am (x4) 

Instrumental 
Strum each cord for 8 1/8 notes, sounds best with only down strums 
E Am E Am Dm Am F E 

Verse 
  Am     C          F 
I see it better now 
          E                Am    C F E 
Smell the tears upon this tracks 
Am                          C         F 
It's a long long way before it's over 
E                     Am 
And what you give out 
                     C F E 
Is what you get back 

Dm 
The easy way out 
Am                            F 
It will bite you hard someday 
F 
You see me smile and learn 
E 
I find a better way 

    Am                   C F E 
But I'm still holding on 
       Am            C F E 
I'm still holding on           | x3 
E             Am 
Still holding on 

Outro 
    Am                   C F E 
But I'm still holding on 
       Am            C F E 
I'm still holding on           | x3 
E             Am 
Still holding on 

Repeat the "I'm still holding on" part, until it fades out