Chords for GOSH! SESSIONS - Carl Avory - Holding On To You (Original by Terence Trent D´arby)
Tempo:
62.025 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
F#m
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [F#m]
[A] [F#m] [G]
[C] [Am] [E] Lefty side, on the west [F#m] coast beauty, [Bm] girl who burned my thoughts like kisses.
She was down by street decree, she supposed she [A] pulled my best [D] years out of me.
[A] Fat painted lips on a live wild beauty, [D] tangerine girl, tambourine eyes.
Her [Bm] face was my favorite magazine, her body was [A] my favorite book [D] to read.
They say that [A] all poets must [D] have an unrequited [A] love,
cause [D] all lovers [A] must [Bm] have heart provoking [D] fear.
But [A] holding on to you means letting go [D] of pain, means letting go [A] of tears,
means letting go [D] of rain, means letting go [Bm] of [C#m] words.
Not [D] real yet, holding on [A] to you.
[G] [C] [A] I left the rough side for the seaside baby, [Bm] the camera mouse smile, the pounce on cue.
Every moment I breathe her sigh, her [A] bosom contains my [D] sweet alibi.
[A] In an emotional nest, she breathes in fog [Bm] and breathes it out with garden flowers.
Why me of all the talk talking boys, I [D] guess you [A] heard my heartbeat [D] through the noise.
They say that all poets [A] must [Bm] have an unrequited [A] love, yes they do.
Cause [D] all lovers [A] must [Bm] have heart provoking [D] fear.
But holding on [A] to you means letting go [D] of pain, means letting go [A] of tears, means letting go [D] of rain.
Holding on [A] to you means letting [D] sorrows heal, means letting go of [B] [C#m] words.
Not [D] real yet, holding [A] on to [E] you.
[G]
[C] [A] [D]
[Bm] [A] Why me [D] of all [A] [D] [A]
[Bm] [D] the talk talking boys, I guess you heard my heartbeat through the noise.
[A] They [D]
say that [A] all poets must [Bm] have an unrequited [A] love, yes they do.
[D] Cause all [F#m] lovers I'm sure [B] must have heart [D] provoking fear.
But holding [A] on to you means letting [D] sorrows heal, means letting [B] go of [C#] words.
[D] Not real yet, [A] holding on to you.
I left these sights for a west coast beauty, [Bm] a woman [D] my thoughts like.
[F#m] [Bm] She was down, down by street decree, she [A] swore she'd pull my [D] best years out of [A] me.
Not real yet, so to see some canvas, [D] goodbye Picasso, hello the dolly.
The soil is fertile where her footsteps trotted.
She's [A] my new religion, [D] she's all I got.
They say that all poets [A] must have an [Bm] unrequited love, [A] yes they do.
Cause [D] all lovers [A] I'm sure must [Bm] have heart [D] provoking fears.
Holding on [A] to you means letting go [D] of pain, means letting go [A] of tears, means letting go [D] of rain.
Holding on [A] to you means letting [D] sorrows heal.
It means letting go, [A] it means letting go of rain, means letting go of rain.
[D]
yeah [A] yeah yah yah yah
[D] ♪ Holding onto you.
[F#m] [D]
♪
[N]
[G#m]
[A] [F#m] [G]
[C] [Am] [E] Lefty side, on the west [F#m] coast beauty, [Bm] girl who burned my thoughts like kisses.
She was down by street decree, she supposed she [A] pulled my best [D] years out of me.
[A] Fat painted lips on a live wild beauty, [D] tangerine girl, tambourine eyes.
Her [Bm] face was my favorite magazine, her body was [A] my favorite book [D] to read.
They say that [A] all poets must [D] have an unrequited [A] love,
cause [D] all lovers [A] must [Bm] have heart provoking [D] fear.
But [A] holding on to you means letting go [D] of pain, means letting go [A] of tears,
means letting go [D] of rain, means letting go [Bm] of [C#m] words.
Not [D] real yet, holding on [A] to you.
[G] [C] [A] I left the rough side for the seaside baby, [Bm] the camera mouse smile, the pounce on cue.
Every moment I breathe her sigh, her [A] bosom contains my [D] sweet alibi.
[A] In an emotional nest, she breathes in fog [Bm] and breathes it out with garden flowers.
Why me of all the talk talking boys, I [D] guess you [A] heard my heartbeat [D] through the noise.
They say that all poets [A] must [Bm] have an unrequited [A] love, yes they do.
Cause [D] all lovers [A] must [Bm] have heart provoking [D] fear.
But holding on [A] to you means letting go [D] of pain, means letting go [A] of tears, means letting go [D] of rain.
Holding on [A] to you means letting [D] sorrows heal, means letting go of [B] [C#m] words.
Not [D] real yet, holding [A] on to [E] you.
[G]
[C] [A] [D]
[Bm] [A] Why me [D] of all [A] [D] [A]
[Bm] [D] the talk talking boys, I guess you heard my heartbeat through the noise.
[A] They [D]
say that [A] all poets must [Bm] have an unrequited [A] love, yes they do.
[D] Cause all [F#m] lovers I'm sure [B] must have heart [D] provoking fear.
But holding [A] on to you means letting [D] sorrows heal, means letting [B] go of [C#] words.
[D] Not real yet, [A] holding on to you.
I left these sights for a west coast beauty, [Bm] a woman [D] my thoughts like.
[F#m] [Bm] She was down, down by street decree, she [A] swore she'd pull my [D] best years out of [A] me.
Not real yet, so to see some canvas, [D] goodbye Picasso, hello the dolly.
The soil is fertile where her footsteps trotted.
She's [A] my new religion, [D] she's all I got.
They say that all poets [A] must have an [Bm] unrequited love, [A] yes they do.
Cause [D] all lovers [A] I'm sure must [Bm] have heart [D] provoking fears.
Holding on [A] to you means letting go [D] of pain, means letting go [A] of tears, means letting go [D] of rain.
Holding on [A] to you means letting [D] sorrows heal.
It means letting go, [A] it means letting go of rain, means letting go of rain.
[D]
yeah [A] yeah yah yah yah
[D] ♪ Holding onto you.
[F#m] [D]
♪
[N]
[G#m]
Key:
A
D
Bm
F#m
G
A
D
Bm
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ [Am] [E] Lefty side, on the west [F#m] coast beauty, [Bm] girl who burned my thoughts like kisses.
She was down by street decree, she supposed she [A] pulled my best [D] years out of me.
[A] Fat painted lips on a live wild beauty, [D] tangerine girl, tambourine eyes.
Her [Bm] face was my favorite magazine, her body was [A] my favorite book [D] to read.
They say that [A] all poets must [D] have an unrequited [A] love,
cause [D] all lovers [A] must [Bm] have heart provoking [D] fear.
But [A] holding on to you means letting go [D] of pain, means letting go [A] of tears,
means letting go [D] of rain, means letting go [Bm] of [C#m] words.
Not [D] real yet, holding on [A] to you.
_ [G] _ [C] [A] I left the rough side for the seaside baby, [Bm] the camera mouse smile, the pounce on cue.
Every moment I breathe her sigh, her [A] bosom contains my [D] sweet alibi.
[A] In an emotional nest, she breathes in fog [Bm] and breathes it out with garden flowers.
Why me of all the talk talking boys, I [D] guess you [A] heard my heartbeat [D] through the noise.
They say that all poets [A] must [Bm] have an unrequited [A] love, yes they do.
Cause [D] all lovers [A] must [Bm] have heart provoking [D] fear.
But holding on [A] to you means letting go [D] of pain, means letting go [A] of tears, means letting go [D] of rain.
Holding on [A] to you means letting [D] sorrows heal, means letting go of [B] [C#m] words.
Not [D] real yet, holding [A] on to [E] you.
[G] _
[C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] [A] Why me [D] of all [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] the talk talking boys, I guess you heard my heartbeat through the noise.
[A] They [D] _
say that [A] all poets must [Bm] have an unrequited [A] love, yes they do.
[D] Cause all [F#m] lovers I'm sure [B] must have heart [D] provoking fear.
But holding [A] on to you means letting [D] sorrows heal, means letting [B] go of [C#] words.
[D] Not real yet, [A] holding on to you.
I left these sights for a west coast beauty, [Bm] a woman [D] my thoughts like.
[F#m] [Bm] She was down, down by street decree, she [A] swore she'd pull my [D] best years out of [A] me.
Not real yet, so to see some canvas, [D] goodbye Picasso, hello the dolly.
The soil is fertile where her footsteps trotted.
She's [A] my new religion, [D] she's all I got.
They say that all poets [A] must have an [Bm] unrequited love, [A] yes they do.
Cause [D] all lovers [A] I'm sure must [Bm] have heart [D] provoking fears.
Holding on [A] to you means letting go [D] of pain, means letting go [A] of tears, means letting go [D] of rain.
Holding on [A] to you means letting [D] sorrows heal.
It means letting go, [A] it means letting go of rain, means letting go of rain.
[D] _ _
yeah [A] yeah yah yah yah
[D] _ ♪ _ _ _ _ _ _ Holding onto _ you.
_ [F#m] _ _ [D]
♪ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ [Am] [E] Lefty side, on the west [F#m] coast beauty, [Bm] girl who burned my thoughts like kisses.
She was down by street decree, she supposed she [A] pulled my best [D] years out of me.
[A] Fat painted lips on a live wild beauty, [D] tangerine girl, tambourine eyes.
Her [Bm] face was my favorite magazine, her body was [A] my favorite book [D] to read.
They say that [A] all poets must [D] have an unrequited [A] love,
cause [D] all lovers [A] must [Bm] have heart provoking [D] fear.
But [A] holding on to you means letting go [D] of pain, means letting go [A] of tears,
means letting go [D] of rain, means letting go [Bm] of [C#m] words.
Not [D] real yet, holding on [A] to you.
_ [G] _ [C] [A] I left the rough side for the seaside baby, [Bm] the camera mouse smile, the pounce on cue.
Every moment I breathe her sigh, her [A] bosom contains my [D] sweet alibi.
[A] In an emotional nest, she breathes in fog [Bm] and breathes it out with garden flowers.
Why me of all the talk talking boys, I [D] guess you [A] heard my heartbeat [D] through the noise.
They say that all poets [A] must [Bm] have an unrequited [A] love, yes they do.
Cause [D] all lovers [A] must [Bm] have heart provoking [D] fear.
But holding on [A] to you means letting go [D] of pain, means letting go [A] of tears, means letting go [D] of rain.
Holding on [A] to you means letting [D] sorrows heal, means letting go of [B] [C#m] words.
Not [D] real yet, holding [A] on to [E] you.
[G] _
[C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] [A] Why me [D] of all [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] the talk talking boys, I guess you heard my heartbeat through the noise.
[A] They [D] _
say that [A] all poets must [Bm] have an unrequited [A] love, yes they do.
[D] Cause all [F#m] lovers I'm sure [B] must have heart [D] provoking fear.
But holding [A] on to you means letting [D] sorrows heal, means letting [B] go of [C#] words.
[D] Not real yet, [A] holding on to you.
I left these sights for a west coast beauty, [Bm] a woman [D] my thoughts like.
[F#m] [Bm] She was down, down by street decree, she [A] swore she'd pull my [D] best years out of [A] me.
Not real yet, so to see some canvas, [D] goodbye Picasso, hello the dolly.
The soil is fertile where her footsteps trotted.
She's [A] my new religion, [D] she's all I got.
They say that all poets [A] must have an [Bm] unrequited love, [A] yes they do.
Cause [D] all lovers [A] I'm sure must [Bm] have heart [D] provoking fears.
Holding on [A] to you means letting go [D] of pain, means letting go [A] of tears, means letting go [D] of rain.
Holding on [A] to you means letting [D] sorrows heal.
It means letting go, [A] it means letting go of rain, means letting go of rain.
[D] _ _
yeah [A] yeah yah yah yah
[D] _ ♪ _ _ _ _ _ _ Holding onto _ you.
_ [F#m] _ _ [D]
♪ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _