Chords for Hold On
Tempo:
125 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Em
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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You know, [Em] I never really cared for the blues [F]
[F#] until the [G] day I met you.
[C] And they say that [Em]
you can't sing the blues [C]
until [Gm] you have [G] lived the blues.
Listen.
when I [Em] first met you, [F] I knew I was gonna [C] marry you.
And deep down in [Em] my heart, [F] I always knew our [G] love would be true.
[F#] until the [G] day I met you.
[C] And they say that [Em]
you can't sing the blues [C]
until [Gm] you have [G] lived the blues.
Listen.
when I [Em] first met you, [F] I knew I was gonna [C] marry you.
And deep down in [Em] my heart, [F] I always knew our [G] love would be true.
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_ _ _ _ _ _
You know, [Em] _ I never really cared for the blues [F] _ _ _
_ [F#] until the [G] day I met you. _
_ _ _ [C] And they say _ that [Em] _ _
you can't sing the blues [C] _ _
until [Gm] you have [G] lived the blues. _
_ Listen.
[C] _ Lady, _ when I [Em] first met you, _ [F] I knew _ I was gonna [C] _ marry you. _ _ _ _
And deep down in [Em] my heart, _ [F] I always knew our [G] _ love would be true.
_ [C] _ _ _
And girl, [Em] I give you my [B] word to [F] _ be faithful _ [D] and _ kind to you.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ Only the [Em] good Lord knows _ that [F] _ we're gonna go through _ [C] some changes in our lives.
[F] _ _ _
Now, [Em] we both know the difference _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [D] between [C] right and wrong.
_ _ _ _ _ _
But all [Em] I'm asking you to do is one [G] thing.
_ [D] _ Just one _ _ [D#] thing. _
[G] We've [C] got to hold _ _ _ [Em] _ on.
_ _ [F] Let's hold on to each other, baby.
_ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ Just hold _ _ _ [Em] _ _
on _ [F] to each other, baby.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Even our [Em] friends and family _ _ [F] have seen us fight _ over and [C] over again. _ _ _
But this love [Em] affair we have is between [F] you and I.
It's between [C] you and [G] I, baby.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
I know [Em] I've said time and time again,
_ [F] you go your way [G] and _ _ [C] I'll go mine. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ I _ didn't [F] mean those words.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
I'm loving you.
I'm feeding you.
[F] Now, [Em] we both know [Am] the difference _ [Dm] _ _ _
[D] _ between [C] right and wrong.
[E] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
But all [C] I'm asking you to do is one [B] thing.
_ _ [D] _ Just one _ _ [Cm] thing. _
[A] We've got [C] to hold _ _ _ [Em] on. _
_ _ [F] Let's hold on to each other, baby.
_ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ Just hold _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ on [F] to each other, baby.
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ We've got [C] to _ hold _ _ [Em] on. _
_ _ [F] Let's hold on to each other, baby.
_ [E] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ Just hold _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ on [F] to each other, baby.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Now, you've got [Em] your funny moves
_ _ [F] and I'm [G] so _ cool with you, baby.
[C] _ _ _
But I just [E] can't let you go. _
[Em] _ Can't [F] let you go, sweet baby.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ You know they say a grown [Em] man ain't supposed to cry.
_ [Cm] _ [F] _ _
_ Do you hear [G] me crying, baby?
_ Oh, [C] oh, oh, oh, [D] oh, oh, oh, oh, [E] _ oh, oh, _ [F] oh, oh.
[F] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Now, [Em] we both know the [Am] difference.
Hold on, [Dm] baby. _ _
_ Between [C] right and wrong.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[D] But all [C] I'm asking you is one [G] thing.
_ _ [Dm] _ Just one _ [G] thing. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] Now, [Em] we both know [Am] the difference.
_ [Dm] _ _ _
[D] _ Between right [C] and wrong.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
But all [C] I'm asking you is one [G] thing.
_ _ [D] _ Just one thing.
[Cm] _ _
[G] _ [C] We've got to _ hold _ [Em] on. _ _
_ _ [F] Let's hold on to each other, baby.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Just hold [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
on _ [F] to each other, baby.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ We've got [C] to _ hold _ [Em] on. _ _
_ _ [F] Let's hold on to each other, baby.
_ [E] _ Girl, _ [C] _ let's hold _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [F] on to each other, baby.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
You know, [Em] _ I never really cared for the blues [F] _ _ _
_ [F#] until the [G] day I met you. _
_ _ _ [C] And they say _ that [Em] _ _
you can't sing the blues [C] _ _
until [Gm] you have [G] lived the blues. _
_ Listen.
[C] _ Lady, _ when I [Em] first met you, _ [F] I knew _ I was gonna [C] _ marry you. _ _ _ _
And deep down in [Em] my heart, _ [F] I always knew our [G] _ love would be true.
_ [C] _ _ _
And girl, [Em] I give you my [B] word to [F] _ be faithful _ [D] and _ kind to you.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ Only the [Em] good Lord knows _ that [F] _ we're gonna go through _ [C] some changes in our lives.
[F] _ _ _
Now, [Em] we both know the difference _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [D] between [C] right and wrong.
_ _ _ _ _ _
But all [Em] I'm asking you to do is one [G] thing.
_ [D] _ Just one _ _ [D#] thing. _
[G] We've [C] got to hold _ _ _ [Em] _ on.
_ _ [F] Let's hold on to each other, baby.
_ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ Just hold _ _ _ [Em] _ _
on _ [F] to each other, baby.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Even our [Em] friends and family _ _ [F] have seen us fight _ over and [C] over again. _ _ _
But this love [Em] affair we have is between [F] you and I.
It's between [C] you and [G] I, baby.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
I know [Em] I've said time and time again,
_ [F] you go your way [G] and _ _ [C] I'll go mine. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ I _ didn't [F] mean those words.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
I'm loving you.
I'm feeding you.
[F] Now, [Em] we both know [Am] the difference _ [Dm] _ _ _
[D] _ between [C] right and wrong.
[E] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
But all [C] I'm asking you to do is one [B] thing.
_ _ [D] _ Just one _ _ [Cm] thing. _
[A] We've got [C] to hold _ _ _ [Em] on. _
_ _ [F] Let's hold on to each other, baby.
_ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ Just hold _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ on [F] to each other, baby.
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ We've got [C] to _ hold _ _ [Em] on. _
_ _ [F] Let's hold on to each other, baby.
_ [E] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ Just hold _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ on [F] to each other, baby.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Now, you've got [Em] your funny moves
_ _ [F] and I'm [G] so _ cool with you, baby.
[C] _ _ _
But I just [E] can't let you go. _
[Em] _ Can't [F] let you go, sweet baby.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ You know they say a grown [Em] man ain't supposed to cry.
_ [Cm] _ [F] _ _
_ Do you hear [G] me crying, baby?
_ Oh, [C] oh, oh, oh, [D] oh, oh, oh, oh, [E] _ oh, oh, _ [F] oh, oh.
[F] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Now, [Em] we both know the [Am] difference.
Hold on, [Dm] baby. _ _
_ Between [C] right and wrong.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[D] But all [C] I'm asking you is one [G] thing.
_ _ [Dm] _ Just one _ [G] thing. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] Now, [Em] we both know [Am] the difference.
_ [Dm] _ _ _
[D] _ Between right [C] and wrong.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
But all [C] I'm asking you is one [G] thing.
_ _ [D] _ Just one thing.
[Cm] _ _
[G] _ [C] We've got to _ hold _ [Em] on. _ _
_ _ [F] Let's hold on to each other, baby.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Just hold [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
on _ [F] to each other, baby.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ We've got [C] to _ hold _ [Em] on. _ _
_ _ [F] Let's hold on to each other, baby.
_ [E] _ Girl, _ [C] _ let's hold _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [F] on to each other, baby.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _