Intro (x6): F

Verse:
F
Jump into that water and see for yourself
Dm                     Bb
Take a deep breath and hold it in, hold it in

Interlude: F

F
She's got a secret and she wants to tell
   Dm                   Bb
But I made a promise to hold it in, hold it in

Interlude: F

F
Baby I'm in love and maybe it's not to tell
Dm                          Bb
Only thing that I can do is hold it in, hold it in

Interlude: F

      F
I was told that I'm a man now and I'm not allowed to cry
    Dm                          Bb
The only thing that I can do is hold it in, hold it in
F         F
    Hah!
Bb
Life is, "Oh my God, if I tell him, he'll tell her,
                         F
and then she will know I like her!"
Bb
Good grief! I don't think that I can take this heartbreak any longer

Bridge:
F
C       C  
C7
  I will not hold it in
F      F       F       F
  Hoo!    Hoo!    Hoo!
Verse:
         F
Well the couple with the baby and it's no secret why
Dm                      Bb
Neither one was able to hold it in, hold it in

Interlude: F

F
Kids in the streets yeah they're all getting high
Dm                    Bb
Everybody's screaming "hold it in, hold it in!"
F          F
   Ha-hey!
Bb
Life is, "Oh my God, if I tell him, he'll tell her,
                         F
and then she will know I like her!"
Bb
Good grief! I don't think that I can take this heartbreak any longer

Bridge:
F
C       C  
C7
  I will not hold it in
F      F
  Hoo!

Instrumental:
F
Dm   Bb
F
F
Dm Bb
F

Verse:
           F
If there's a God, he's embarrassed and it's no secret why
    Dm                           Bb
The only thing that he can do is hold it in, hold it in
F
     F
So I printed him a letter to be sent out to sea
Dm                      Bb
Looking for a bottle to hold it in, hold it in
F     F
  Ha!
Bb
Life is, "Oh my God, if I tell him, he'll tell her,
                         F
and then she will know I like her!"
Bb
Good grief! I don't think that I can take this heartbreak any longer

Bridge:
F
C       C  
C7
  I will not hold it in
F      F
  Hoo! 

Instrumental:
   F
   Dm Bb

Outro: F
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