Hold back the tears by Neil Young

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Hello, my old friend. It's good to see you smiling.
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You've been around so long, you must be strong.
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And single life really has it's fine points
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like friends to help you out when things go wrong.

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Hold back the tears that you've been crying.
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Push off the fears when they come around.
F               Bb   F                        Bb
Hold back the tears and keep on trying.
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Just around the next corner
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may be waiting your true love.

Two lying fools, and then four crying eyes
Countring on one another to survive.
Crazy love must surely have this pain
If getting it up means going down again.
Hold back the tears (etc.)