[Intro]
A/C# D
 
A                                Bm
   Say the word and I'll be there
A/C#                             D
   Say the word and I'll be there
 
 
[Verse 1]
A/C#
    She was just a babe in the woods
D
    He was always up to no good
A
    Of course they'd end up as one
Bm
    Say the word and I'll be there
 
 
[Verse 2]
A/C#
    She took a late night bus to L.A.
D
    He left home with nowhere to stay
A
    Moving to the land of the sun
Bm
    Say the word and I'll be there
 
 
[Verse 3]
     A/C#
They found a spot on Bunker Hill
       D
Though getting by was hard
    A
The phoenix slowly turned to ashes
Bm
Hope to broken hearts
 
 
[Chorus]
                          F#m   D A E
Now she's holding him for ransom
                          F#m   D A E
Now she's holding him for ransom
F#m     D        A       E
Say the word and I'll be there
F#m     D        A       E
Say the word and I'll be there
                          F#m   D A E
Now she's holding him for ransom
                          F#m   D A E
Now she's holding him for ransom
                          F#m   F#m
Now she's holding him for ransom