Hold On Loosely by .38 Special (studio version with lyrics) Chords
Tempo:
129.3 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
A
B
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[D] [D#] [D]
[E] [D#]
[D] [C#]
[E] See it all around [B] you, [D] good love and [C#m] all that.
[E] And here's a little later when [D] you realize [A] what you had.
[C] And my mind goes back to a girl [D] I met some years ago.
[E] Just hold on loosely, [D] but don't [A] let go.
[D] [E] If you're clenching tightly, [D] you're gonna [A] lose control.
[F#] You'll bend [B] in slow until you're [F#] needed.
[F#m] And a whole lot [A] of space to breathe [E] in.
So [B] damn easy [D] when your [A] feelings are stirred.
[D] [E] To [B] hold you, protect her, [D] to [A] love her too much.
[C] And my mind goes back to a girl I [D] met some years ago.
[E] Just hold on loosely, [D] [A] but don't let go.
[D] [E] If you're clenching tightly, [D] you're gonna [A] lose control.
[F#m]
You'll bend [B] in slow until you're [F#m] needed.
And a whole [A] lot of space to breathe in.
[G] [D] Don't let it slip away.
Say no [A] matter who, don't let your [D] heart get in the [A#] way.
[B]
[E] You see it all around you, [D] good love [A] and all that.
[E] And here's [G#m] a little later when [Dm] you realize [C#] what you had.
[D]
[E] So hold on loosely,
[D] but don't [A] let go.
[D]
[E] If you're clenching tightly,
[D] you're gonna [A] lose control.
[F#] [B] You'll bend in slow until you're needed.
[F#m] And a whole [A] lot of space to breathe [E] in.
So hold on loosely,
[D] but [A] don't let
[E] go.
If you're clenching tightly,
[D] you're gonna [A] lose it.
[D] You're gonna [D#m] [E] lose control.
[D] [A] Yeah, [D] yeah, [E] yeah, yeah.
[D] [A]
[E] So hold on loosely,
[D] [A] but don't let go.
[E] If you're clenching tightly, you're gonna lose [C#] control.
[A]
[E]
[D] But don't [A] let go.
[E] If [B] you're clenching tightly,
[D] you're gonna lose [E] control.
[A] But [E] don't let go.
[Em] [E] [D] [A]
[E]
[D] [G] [E]
[G] [E]
[G] [A]
[E]
[D] [E]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [E]
[D] [E] [A]
[E]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D] [D#] [D]
[E] [D#]
[D] [C#]
[E] See it all around [B] you, [D] good love and [C#m] all that.
[E] And here's a little later when [D] you realize [A] what you had.
[C] And my mind goes back to a girl [D] I met some years ago.
[E] Just hold on loosely, [D] but don't [A] let go.
[D] [E] If you're clenching tightly, [D] you're gonna [A] lose control.
[F#] You'll bend [B] in slow until you're [F#] needed.
[F#m] And a whole lot [A] of space to breathe [E] in.
So [B] damn easy [D] when your [A] feelings are stirred.
[D] [E] To [B] hold you, protect her, [D] to [A] love her too much.
[C] And my mind goes back to a girl I [D] met some years ago.
[E] Just hold on loosely, [D] [A] but don't let go.
[D] [E] If you're clenching tightly, [D] you're gonna [A] lose control.
[F#m]
You'll bend [B] in slow until you're [F#m] needed.
And a whole [A] lot of space to breathe in.
[G] [D] Don't let it slip away.
Say no [A] matter who, don't let your [D] heart get in the [A#] way.
[B]
[E] You see it all around you, [D] good love [A] and all that.
[E] And here's [G#m] a little later when [Dm] you realize [C#] what you had.
[D]
[E] So hold on loosely,
[D] but don't [A] let go.
[D]
[E] If you're clenching tightly,
[D] you're gonna [A] lose control.
[F#] [B] You'll bend in slow until you're needed.
[F#m] And a whole [A] lot of space to breathe [E] in.
So hold on loosely,
[D] but [A] don't let
[E] go.
If you're clenching tightly,
[D] you're gonna [A] lose it.
[D] You're gonna [D#m] [E] lose control.
[D] [A] Yeah, [D] yeah, [E] yeah, yeah.
[D] [A]
[E] So hold on loosely,
[D] [A] but don't let go.
[E] If you're clenching tightly, you're gonna lose [C#] control.
[A]
[E]
[D] But don't [A] let go.
[E] If [B] you're clenching tightly,
[D] you're gonna lose [E] control.
[A] But [E] don't let go.
[Em] [E] [D] [A]
[E]
[D] [G] [E]
[G] [E]
[G] [A]
[E]
[D] [E]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [E]
[D] [E] [A]
[E]
[D] [A]
[E]
Key:
D
E
A
B
F#m
D
E
A
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [D#] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ See it all around [B] you, [D] _ _ good love and [C#m] all that.
[E] _ _ And here's a little later when [D] you _ realize [A] what you had.
_ [C] _ And my mind goes back to a girl [D] I met some years ago.
_ [E] _ _ Just hold on loosely, _ _ [D] _ but don't [A] let go.
_ [D] _ [E] If you're clenching tightly, _ _ [D] you're gonna [A] lose control.
_ _ [F#] _ You'll bend [B] in slow until you're [F#] needed.
[F#m] And a whole lot [A] of space to breathe [E] in.
_ So [B] damn easy _ _ [D] when your [A] feelings are stirred.
[D] _ [E] _ _ To [B] hold you, protect her, [D] _ _ to [A] love her too much.
_ [C] And my mind goes back to a girl I [D] _ met some years ago.
_ _ [E] _ Just hold on loosely, _ _ [D] _ [A] but don't let go.
_ [D] _ [E] _ If you're clenching tightly, _ _ [D] _ you're gonna [A] lose control.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
You'll bend [B] in slow until you're [F#m] needed. _
And a whole [A] lot of space to breathe in. _
_ _ _ _ [G] [D] Don't let it slip _ away.
_ _ _ Say no [A] matter who, _ _ don't let your [D] heart get in the [A#] way.
[B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ You see it all around you, [D] _ good love [A] and all that. _
[E] _ _ And here's [G#m] a little later when [Dm] you _ realize [C#] what you had.
[D] _
[E] _ So hold on loosely, _ _
_ [D] _ but don't [A] let go.
[D] _
[E] _ If you're clenching tightly, _ _
_ [D] you're gonna [A] lose control. _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] You'll bend in slow until you're needed.
[F#m] _ And a whole [A] lot of space to breathe [E] in.
So hold on loosely, _
_ [D] _ but [A] don't let _ _
[E] _ go.
If you're clenching tightly, _
_ [D] you're gonna [A] lose it.
[D] You're gonna [D#m] [E] lose control. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ Yeah, [D] yeah, [E] yeah, yeah. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ So hold on loosely, _
_ [D] _ _ [A] but don't let go. _
[E] _ _ If you're clenching tightly, _ _ _ you're gonna lose [C#] control.
[A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ But don't [A] let go.
_ [E] _ _ If [B] you're clenching tightly, _
_ [D] _ you're gonna lose [E] control.
[A] But [E] don't let go.
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ [D#] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ See it all around [B] you, [D] _ _ good love and [C#m] all that.
[E] _ _ And here's a little later when [D] you _ realize [A] what you had.
_ [C] _ And my mind goes back to a girl [D] I met some years ago.
_ [E] _ _ Just hold on loosely, _ _ [D] _ but don't [A] let go.
_ [D] _ [E] If you're clenching tightly, _ _ [D] you're gonna [A] lose control.
_ _ [F#] _ You'll bend [B] in slow until you're [F#] needed.
[F#m] And a whole lot [A] of space to breathe [E] in.
_ So [B] damn easy _ _ [D] when your [A] feelings are stirred.
[D] _ [E] _ _ To [B] hold you, protect her, [D] _ _ to [A] love her too much.
_ [C] And my mind goes back to a girl I [D] _ met some years ago.
_ _ [E] _ Just hold on loosely, _ _ [D] _ [A] but don't let go.
_ [D] _ [E] _ If you're clenching tightly, _ _ [D] _ you're gonna [A] lose control.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
You'll bend [B] in slow until you're [F#m] needed. _
And a whole [A] lot of space to breathe in. _
_ _ _ _ [G] [D] Don't let it slip _ away.
_ _ _ Say no [A] matter who, _ _ don't let your [D] heart get in the [A#] way.
[B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ You see it all around you, [D] _ good love [A] and all that. _
[E] _ _ And here's [G#m] a little later when [Dm] you _ realize [C#] what you had.
[D] _
[E] _ So hold on loosely, _ _
_ [D] _ but don't [A] let go.
[D] _
[E] _ If you're clenching tightly, _ _
_ [D] you're gonna [A] lose control. _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] You'll bend in slow until you're needed.
[F#m] _ And a whole [A] lot of space to breathe [E] in.
So hold on loosely, _
_ [D] _ but [A] don't let _ _
[E] _ go.
If you're clenching tightly, _
_ [D] you're gonna [A] lose it.
[D] You're gonna [D#m] [E] lose control. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ Yeah, [D] yeah, [E] yeah, yeah. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ So hold on loosely, _
_ [D] _ _ [A] but don't let go. _
[E] _ _ If you're clenching tightly, _ _ _ you're gonna lose [C#] control.
[A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ But don't [A] let go.
_ [E] _ _ If [B] you're clenching tightly, _
_ [D] _ you're gonna lose [E] control.
[A] But [E] don't let go.
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