Holdin' (capo 2nd; whole song is E-Am)

VERSE 1
if a picture's worth a thousand words,
why do you keep writing?
if the pieces just won't fit,
why keep trying?

CHORUS
I'm holding----
holding on with white knuckles
Just breathin'----
remaining where I'm comfortable
and I'm holding on tight

VERSE 2
if your feelings just won't resist,
why hide them under your sleeve?
if home is so sweet,
why do you bleed?

CHORUS

BRIDGE
with holding, holding with a familiar
creeped out, by your own creature
but inside you see a new feature
you would just love to meet her

CHORUS
but I'm holding---
holding on sometimes senseless
I'm showing---
but maybe just a little restless
but I'm holding on tight