[Intro]
C  F  C  F
 
[Verse]
 
    Bb                           Cm
The preacher talked to me and he smiled. 
       F                               Bb
Said, 'Come and walk with me, come and walk one more mile. 
                                  Cm
Now for once in your life you're alone, 
        F                            G
but you ain't got a dime, there's no time for the phone.'
 
[Chorus]
 
          C                      Dm
I've just gotta get a message to you, 
     F  G      C
hold on,  hold on. 
                                  Dm
One more hour and my life will be through, 
     F  G      C     F
hold on,  hold on.   
 
[Break]
 
[Verse]
 
Bb                   Cm
I told him I'm in no hurry, 
       F                                 Bb
but if I broke her heart, then won't you tell her I'm sorry. 
                             Cm
And for once in my life I'm alone, 
         F
and I've got to let her know 
        G
just in time before I go.   
 
Chorus
 
          C                      Dm
I've just gotta get a message to you, 
     F  G     C
hold on, hold on. 
                                  Dm
One more hour and my life will be through, 
     F  G      C     F
hold on,  hold on.   
 
Break
 
Verse
 
       Bb                      Cm
Well I laughed but that didn't hurt, 
         F                           Bb
and it's only her love that keeps me wearing this dirt. 
                               Cm
Now I'm crying but deep down inside, 
       F                       G
well I did it to him, now it's my turn to die.   
 
Chorus
 
          C                      Dm
I've just gotta get a message to you, 
     F  G     C
hold on, hold on. 
         C                        Dm
One more hour and my life will be through, 
     F  G     C    A
hold on, hold on.    
 
Chorus
 
 D                   Em
(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
         G       A        D
(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah) Hold on. 
         D                        Em
One more hour and my life will be through, 
     G  A     D
hold on, hold on. 
 
Chorus
 
          D                      Em
I've just gotta get a message to you, 
     G  A     D
hold on, hold on. 
         D                        Em
One more hour and my life will be through, 
     G  A     D
hold on, hold on. 
 
(repeat and fade)