BeBe & CeCe Winans ft. W.Houston - Hold Up The Light Chords
Tempo:
111.55 bpm
Chords used:
C#
B
G#m
F#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m] [G#m] [F]
[A] [B] [G#m]
[C#m] Alright.
[B] You ready CeCe?
I'm ready.
How about you Waiter?
I think so.
Why don't we hold it up a little?
[G#m] Okay.
[C#m] [G#m] Hold on the [A] night
[C#] [B] Scream the world the [F#m] dark of day
[G#m] Hold [C#] on the night
[F#m] [B] Love to please America
[C#]
It's [A] [B] time for [C#] all of [F#m] us
We're claiming [B] God's trust.
Take a [C#]
[F#m] stand.
Mm [G#m]-hmm.
Let [C#m] our voice be [F#m] heard.
Cause the [B] nation
every [C#]
[F#m] man,
every [B] man
If we all
[C#]
[F#m] [B] [C#]
[F#m] [B] [G#m] give a
[E] [C#]
[F#m] [B] [C#]
[F#m] [B] [E]
[F#] people's [G#m] life
[E] and [F#] [B] [C#m]
[F#] [B] [E]
[F#] [B] hold up
our [C#]
lives
[F#] Hey, [A] [B] say the word.
Say the [C#] word.
[F#m] [G#m] Say it again.
Hold [C#] up the mic.
[F#m] [B] World for peace America.
[C#]
[F#] [A] Mm [G#m]-hmm.
[C#]
[F#m] [B] God's a man.
Can't you [C#]
[F#m] see
[B] [G#m] any [E] [C#] [F#m] man
[B] can really [C#] be [F#m] a man.
[B] [E] I see their voices [F#] crying
young people [G#m] dying.
[E] Love don't wear [F#] to
love, [B] don't wear to [E] us.
[F#] [B] [E]
[F#] Say [D#m] [B] [C#]
[F#m] [B] the word.
Say the [C#] word.
[F#] [A] Say [G#m] it again.
Hold [C#] up the mic.
[F#m] [G#m] World for peace America.
[C#]
[F#m] [A] [G#m] Hold [C#] up the mic.
[F#] [A] [G#m] Say the [C#] word.
I'm not a [F#m] man.
[G#m] Hold [C#] up the mic.
[F#] [A] [B] World for peace [C#] America.
[F#] [A] [G#] Say it.
[C#] I'm not [E] a man.
[D#] [F#] [C#]
[Em] [B] Oh, just a little bit higher.
[C#]
[A] [D#m] [C#]
[A] Oh, [G#m] just a little bit higher.
[C#] [F#m] [B] Say, say the [C#] word.
Oh, just [F#m] [G#m] a little bit higher.
[C#] Oh, just a little bit [F#m] higher.
[B]
[C#] [F#m] [G#m] Oh, just a little bit higher.
[C#m]
Voices [F#] crying young people [G#m] [C#m] dying.
Love don't [G#m] wear [F#] to
love, [B] [C#m]
don't wear to us.
So, we're [F#] SDJs.
[G#m] Sacrifice [C#m] in time
for us [F#] to come.
[D#m] And [G#m] hold [F] up the [C#] mic.
Hold up [D#] [G#] [B] [A#m] the mic.
Say the word.
Say the [D#] word.
[D#m] [A#m]
Hold [D#] up.
[G#m] [B] Say [A#m] World for Peace [D#] America.
[G#] [B] [C#]
Hold [D#] up the mic.
[G#m] [A#m]
[D#] [G#m] [B] [A#m]
Hold [D#] up the mic.
[G#m]
Hold [C#] up the mic.
[D#] [G#m] [B] [C#] I pray to leave.
[D#] Don't hold up [G#m] [B] [C#] the mic.
Hold up the mic
Hold [D#] [G#] [B] [C#]
[D#m] [A#m] [D#] up the mic.
[G#m] [A#m] [D#] [G#] [B] [A#m]
[D#] [G#m] [B] [C#]
[D#] [G#] [E]
[A] [B] [G#m]
[C#m] Alright.
[B] You ready CeCe?
I'm ready.
How about you Waiter?
I think so.
Why don't we hold it up a little?
[G#m] Okay.
[C#m] [G#m] Hold on the [A] night
[C#] [B] Scream the world the [F#m] dark of day
[G#m] Hold [C#] on the night
[F#m] [B] Love to please America
[C#]
It's [A] [B] time for [C#] all of [F#m] us
We're claiming [B] God's trust.
Take a [C#]
[F#m] stand.
Mm [G#m]-hmm.
Let [C#m] our voice be [F#m] heard.
Cause the [B] nation
every [C#]
[F#m] man,
every [B] man
If we all
[C#]
[F#m] [B] [C#]
[F#m] [B] [G#m] give a
[E] [C#]
[F#m] [B] [C#]
[F#m] [B] [E]
[F#] people's [G#m] life
[E] and [F#] [B] [C#m]
[F#] [B] [E]
[F#] [B] hold up
our [C#]
lives
[F#] Hey, [A] [B] say the word.
Say the [C#] word.
[F#m] [G#m] Say it again.
Hold [C#] up the mic.
[F#m] [B] World for peace America.
[C#]
[F#] [A] Mm [G#m]-hmm.
[C#]
[F#m] [B] God's a man.
Can't you [C#]
[F#m] see
[B] [G#m] any [E] [C#] [F#m] man
[B] can really [C#] be [F#m] a man.
[B] [E] I see their voices [F#] crying
young people [G#m] dying.
[E] Love don't wear [F#] to
love, [B] don't wear to [E] us.
[F#] [B] [E]
[F#] Say [D#m] [B] [C#]
[F#m] [B] the word.
Say the [C#] word.
[F#] [A] Say [G#m] it again.
Hold [C#] up the mic.
[F#m] [G#m] World for peace America.
[C#]
[F#m] [A] [G#m] Hold [C#] up the mic.
[F#] [A] [G#m] Say the [C#] word.
I'm not a [F#m] man.
[G#m] Hold [C#] up the mic.
[F#] [A] [B] World for peace [C#] America.
[F#] [A] [G#] Say it.
[C#] I'm not [E] a man.
[D#] [F#] [C#]
[Em] [B] Oh, just a little bit higher.
[C#]
[A] [D#m] [C#]
[A] Oh, [G#m] just a little bit higher.
[C#] [F#m] [B] Say, say the [C#] word.
Oh, just [F#m] [G#m] a little bit higher.
[C#] Oh, just a little bit [F#m] higher.
[B]
[C#] [F#m] [G#m] Oh, just a little bit higher.
[C#m]
Voices [F#] crying young people [G#m] [C#m] dying.
Love don't [G#m] wear [F#] to
love, [B] [C#m]
don't wear to us.
So, we're [F#] SDJs.
[G#m] Sacrifice [C#m] in time
for us [F#] to come.
[D#m] And [G#m] hold [F] up the [C#] mic.
Hold up [D#] [G#] [B] [A#m] the mic.
Say the word.
Say the [D#] word.
[D#m] [A#m]
Hold [D#] up.
[G#m] [B] Say [A#m] World for Peace [D#] America.
[G#] [B] [C#]
Hold [D#] up the mic.
[G#m] [A#m]
[D#] [G#m] [B] [A#m]
Hold [D#] up the mic.
[G#m]
Hold [C#] up the mic.
[D#] [G#m] [B] [C#] I pray to leave.
[D#] Don't hold up [G#m] [B] [C#] the mic.
Hold up the mic
Hold [D#] [G#] [B] [C#]
[D#m] [A#m] [D#] up the mic.
[G#m] [A#m] [D#] [G#] [B] [A#m]
[D#] [G#m] [B] [C#]
[D#] [G#] [E]
Key:
C#
B
G#m
F#m
F#
C#
B
G#m
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ [F] _ _
_ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[C#m] Alright.
[B] You ready CeCe?
I'm ready.
How about you Waiter?
I think so.
Why don't we hold it up a little?
[G#m] Okay. _
_ [C#m] _ [G#m] _ _ _ Hold on the [A] night
_ _ [C#] _ _ [B] Scream the world the [F#m] dark of day
_ [G#m] _ _ Hold [C#] on the night
[F#m] _ _ [B] Love to please America
[C#]
It's [A] _ _ [B] _ _ time for [C#] all of [F#m] us
We're claiming [B] God's trust.
Take a [C#]
[F#m] stand.
Mm [G#m]-hmm.
Let [C#m] our voice be [F#m] heard.
Cause the [B] nation
_ every [C#]
[F#m] man,
every [B] man
_ If we all
[C#] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] [G#m] give a
[E] _ [C#] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ people's [G#m] life
[E] _ and _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] hold up
our [C#]
lives
[F#] Hey, [A] _ [B] say the word.
Say the [C#] word.
_ [F#m] _ [G#m] Say it again.
Hold [C#] up the mic.
[F#m] _ _ [B] World for peace America.
[C#] _
_ [F#] [A] Mm [G#m]-hmm.
_ _ _ [C#] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] God's a man.
Can't you [C#] _
[F#m] _ see
[B] [G#m] any _ [E] _ [C#] _ [F#m] man
[B] can really [C#] be [F#m] a man.
_ [B] [E] I see their voices [F#] crying
young people [G#m] dying.
[E] Love don't wear [F#] to
love, [B] don't wear to [E] us. _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#] Say [D#m] _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [B] the word.
Say the [C#] word.
_ [F#] [A] Say [G#m] it again.
Hold [C#] up the mic.
[F#m] _ _ [G#m] World for peace America.
[C#] _
_ [F#m] _ [A] _ [G#m] _ Hold [C#] up the mic.
[F#] _ [A] _ [G#m] _ _ Say the [C#] word.
I'm not a [F#m] man.
_ [G#m] _ _ Hold [C#] up the mic.
[F#] _ [A] _ [B] World for peace [C#] America.
_ [F#] _ [A] _ [G#] _ Say it.
[C#] I'm not [E] a man.
[D#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
[Em] _ _ [B] Oh, just a little bit higher.
[C#] _
_ [A] _ _ [D#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[A] Oh, _ [G#m] just a little bit higher.
_ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ Say, say the [C#] word.
Oh, just [F#m] _ _ [G#m] _ a little bit higher.
[C#] Oh, just a little bit [F#m] higher.
[B] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ [G#m] Oh, just a little bit higher.
[C#m] _
Voices [F#] crying young people [G#m] [C#m] dying.
Love don't [G#m] wear [F#] to
love, [B] _ [C#m] _
don't wear to us.
So, we're [F#] _ SDJs.
[G#m] Sacrifice [C#m] in time
for us [F#] to come.
[D#m] And [G#m] hold [F] up the [C#] mic.
Hold up _ [D#] _ _ [G#] _ [B] [A#m] the mic.
Say the word.
Say the [D#] word.
_ [D#m] _ _ [A#m] _
_ Hold [D#] up.
_ [G#m] [B] Say [A#m] World for Peace [D#] America.
_ [G#] _ [B] _ [C#] _
Hold [D#] up the mic.
[G#m] _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ [G#m] _ [B] _ [A#m] _
_ Hold [D#] up the mic.
[G#m] _ _
Hold [C#] up the mic.
[D#] _ _ [G#m] _ [B] [C#] I pray to leave.
[D#] Don't hold up [G#m] _ [B] [C#] the mic.
Hold up the mic
Hold [D#] _ _ [G#] _ [B] _ [C#] _
[D#m] _ _ [A#m] [D#] up the mic.
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [D#] _ _ [G#] _ [B] _ [A#m] _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ [G#m] _ [B] _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ [G#] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[C#m] Alright.
[B] You ready CeCe?
I'm ready.
How about you Waiter?
I think so.
Why don't we hold it up a little?
[G#m] Okay. _
_ [C#m] _ [G#m] _ _ _ Hold on the [A] night
_ _ [C#] _ _ [B] Scream the world the [F#m] dark of day
_ [G#m] _ _ Hold [C#] on the night
[F#m] _ _ [B] Love to please America
[C#]
It's [A] _ _ [B] _ _ time for [C#] all of [F#m] us
We're claiming [B] God's trust.
Take a [C#]
[F#m] stand.
Mm [G#m]-hmm.
Let [C#m] our voice be [F#m] heard.
Cause the [B] nation
_ every [C#]
[F#m] man,
every [B] man
_ If we all
[C#] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] [G#m] give a
[E] _ [C#] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ people's [G#m] life
[E] _ and _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] hold up
our [C#]
lives
[F#] Hey, [A] _ [B] say the word.
Say the [C#] word.
_ [F#m] _ [G#m] Say it again.
Hold [C#] up the mic.
[F#m] _ _ [B] World for peace America.
[C#] _
_ [F#] [A] Mm [G#m]-hmm.
_ _ _ [C#] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] God's a man.
Can't you [C#] _
[F#m] _ see
[B] [G#m] any _ [E] _ [C#] _ [F#m] man
[B] can really [C#] be [F#m] a man.
_ [B] [E] I see their voices [F#] crying
young people [G#m] dying.
[E] Love don't wear [F#] to
love, [B] don't wear to [E] us. _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#] Say [D#m] _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [B] the word.
Say the [C#] word.
_ [F#] [A] Say [G#m] it again.
Hold [C#] up the mic.
[F#m] _ _ [G#m] World for peace America.
[C#] _
_ [F#m] _ [A] _ [G#m] _ Hold [C#] up the mic.
[F#] _ [A] _ [G#m] _ _ Say the [C#] word.
I'm not a [F#m] man.
_ [G#m] _ _ Hold [C#] up the mic.
[F#] _ [A] _ [B] World for peace [C#] America.
_ [F#] _ [A] _ [G#] _ Say it.
[C#] I'm not [E] a man.
[D#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
[Em] _ _ [B] Oh, just a little bit higher.
[C#] _
_ [A] _ _ [D#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[A] Oh, _ [G#m] just a little bit higher.
_ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ Say, say the [C#] word.
Oh, just [F#m] _ _ [G#m] _ a little bit higher.
[C#] Oh, just a little bit [F#m] higher.
[B] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ [G#m] Oh, just a little bit higher.
[C#m] _
Voices [F#] crying young people [G#m] [C#m] dying.
Love don't [G#m] wear [F#] to
love, [B] _ [C#m] _
don't wear to us.
So, we're [F#] _ SDJs.
[G#m] Sacrifice [C#m] in time
for us [F#] to come.
[D#m] And [G#m] hold [F] up the [C#] mic.
Hold up _ [D#] _ _ [G#] _ [B] [A#m] the mic.
Say the word.
Say the [D#] word.
_ [D#m] _ _ [A#m] _
_ Hold [D#] up.
_ [G#m] [B] Say [A#m] World for Peace [D#] America.
_ [G#] _ [B] _ [C#] _
Hold [D#] up the mic.
[G#m] _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ [G#m] _ [B] _ [A#m] _
_ Hold [D#] up the mic.
[G#m] _ _
Hold [C#] up the mic.
[D#] _ _ [G#m] _ [B] [C#] I pray to leave.
[D#] Don't hold up [G#m] _ [B] [C#] the mic.
Hold up the mic
Hold [D#] _ _ [G#] _ [B] _ [C#] _
[D#m] _ _ [A#m] [D#] up the mic.
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [D#] _ _ [G#] _ [B] _ [A#m] _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ [G#m] _ [B] _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ [G#] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _