The One I'm Holding Now

	  		Intro: C F C G C 
 
Verse 1 
 C  
I've lost count of the ladies 
                      F   
That I've held in my arms 
                 C 
All shapes and sizes 
                          G 
They've come and they've gone 
 
Verse 2 
 C  
I've found one thats a keeper  
                         F  
And she's keeping every vow 
                   C 
I've never held a lady 
          G               C 
Like the one I'm holding now 
 
chorus 
         G 
She's younger and prettier 
      F             C    
Than any one I've known 
 C 
The kind of a lady  
                       G 
That makes a man come home 
 
Vers 3 
 C 
I'm mighty close to heaven  
                  F  
As close as god allows 
                   C 
I've never held a lady 
          G               C 
Like the one I'm holding now 
 
Lead Break 
 
On the streets she's a lady 
But when she's in my arms 
The lady is a woman 
She's all I ever want 
 
And loving comes so natural 
But when she's in my arms 
I've never held a lady 
Like the one I'm holding now 
 
Chorus 
 
I'm mighty close to heaven 
As close a god allows 
I've never held a lady 
Like the one I'm holding now 
 
      F            C 
I've never held a lady 
          G               C 
Like the one I'm holding now 
 
End: C F C G C 
 
 
This song was written 58 years ago by Ray Sawyer. It has now been revived and  
recorded by Benny Woodley in Perth  Western Australia  which he has sung it in  
the country style way.