| F | C7 | C | F |

[Verse 1]
 F
Hello, my old friend.
                      C7
It's good to see you smiling.
        C
You've been around so long,
              F
you must be strong.
      F
And single life really
         C7
has its fine points,
       C
Like friends to help you out
                F
when things go wrong.

[Chorus]
               F    Fsus4 F
Hold back the tears
                  Bb
That you've been cryin'.
              C7
Push off the fears
                 C7
When they come around.
               F    Fsus4 F
Hold back the tears,
              Bb
And keep on trying.
                       F
Just around the next corner
          C7    C         F    Fsus4 F
May be waiting your true love

[Verse 2]
 F
Two lying fools,
                      C7
And then four cryin' eyes,
                  C7
Counting on one another
      F
to survive.
 F
Crazy love
                       C7
must surely have this pain,
           C7
If getting up
                   F
means going down again.

[Chorus]
               F    Fsus4 F
Hold back the tears
                  Bb
That you've been cryin'.
              C7
Push off the fears
                 C7
When they come around.
               F    Fsus4 F
Hold back the tears,
              Bb
And keep on trying.
                       F
Just around the next corner
          C7    C         F   Fsus4 F
May be waiting your true love

[Interlude]
| F | C7 | C | F |  x2

[Chorus]
               F    Fsus4 F
Hold back the tears
                  Bb
That you've been cryin'.
              C7
Push off the fears
                 C7
When they come around.
               F    Fsus4 F
Hold back the tears,
              Bb
And keep on trying.
                       F
Just around the next corner
          C7    C         F   Fsus4 F
May be waiting your true love

[Outro]
               F    Fsus4 F
Hold back the tears
                  Bb
That you've been cryin'.
              C7
Push off the fears
                 C7
When they come around.
               F    Fsus4 F
Hold back the tears,
              Bb
And keep on trying.
                       F
Just around the next corner
          C7    C         F   Fsus4 F
May be waiting your true love