Transcribed in C. Original album key is D.

INTRO: C(5) Cmaj7(no3)  F2/C (2x)

VERSE 1:
    C(5) 
I'm looking at you 
  Cmaj7(no3)
Old friend of mine 
     F2/C
It's no use pretending 
     C2           C 
That everything's fine 
    C(5)  
Now don't be so brave 
 Cmaj7(no3)
Don't be so proud 
  F2/C
I want you to know that 
    C  
I'm here for you now 
      Am                       Eaug
I can see you hurting and it's hurting me 
           Am7              D9
It doesn't have to be this way 

CHORUS: 
                F    C 
If you'd let me hold you 
                (Somebody gonna hold your head up)
Am G-add4
Closer
 (Somebody gonna show you the light) 
F   C
Let me
 (Somebody gonna hold your head up)
Am    G-add4
Know you
 (Somebody gonna see you right)
F   C  Am   G-add4  F2
Let me 
 (Somebody gonna hold your head up)
Am   G-add4  F2
Show you the way 
  (Somebody gonna show you the way)

VERSE 2:
    C(5)
I'm feeling for you 
  Cmaj7(no3)
Feeling so much 
     F2/C 
When this heart is big enough 
        C2          C
For the both of us 
     C(5)
I'll give you my love 
       Cmaj7(no3) 
If you give me your pain 
     F2/C
I'll hold it inside of me 
           C 
Til you're stronger again 
       Am                 Eaug  
Well I hate seeing you so far away 
           Am7                D9
When not a word can say enough 

CHORUS: 
                F    C 
If you'd let me hold you 
                (Somebody gonna hold your head up)
Am G-add4
Closer
 (Somebody gonna show you the light) 
F   C
Let me
 (Somebody gonna hold your head up)
Am    G-add4
Know you
 (Somebody gonna see you right)
F   C  
Let me 
(Somebody gonna hold your head up)
Am   G-add4  F2(no3)   C/F     Bb2/F
Show you the way 
(Somebody gonna show you the way)

BRIDGE:
       C/F          F2(no3)    C/F     Bb2/F   
Let me show you the way
                 Am 
And I'll be your rock for this day 
                Eaug
When I hear you calling out my name 
                  Am7                      D9  
Cause I know you'd only do the same for me 

F          C    
  Somebody gonna hold your head up 
Am         G-add4
  Somebody gonna show you the light
F          C 
  Somebody gonna hold your head up
Am         G-add4 
  Somebody gonna see you right
                   (If you’d let me)
F    C
Hold you
(Somebody gonna hold your head up)
Am   G-add4    F
Show you the way
(Somebody gonna show you the way)

CHORUS: 
                F    C 
If you'd let me hold you 
                (Somebody gonna hold your head up)
Am G-add4
Closer
 (Somebody gonna show you the light) 
F   C
Let me
 (Somebody gonna hold your head up)
Am    G-add4
Know you
 (Somebody gonna see you right)
F   C  
Let me 
 (Somebody gonna hold your head up)
Am   G-add4
Show you 
(Somebody gonna show you the way)
F             F        C     
Show you the way
             (Somebody gonna hold your head up)
Am           G-add4
  (Somebody gonna show you the light)
F   C
Let me
 (Somebody gonna hold your head up)
Am    G-add4
Know you
 (Somebody gonna see you right)
F   C  Am
Let me 
 (Somebody gonna hold your head up)
Am   G-add4
Show you 
(Somebody gonna show you the way)
F             F  C  Am  G  F    
Show you the way