Chords for Holdin' On

Tempo:
88.25 bpm
Chords used:

F

Cm

C

Eb

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Holdin' On chords
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[Cm] [C] I'm gonna punch in.
[F] I'm gonna punch in.
[Cm]
[C] [Gb] [Cm] [F] [Cm]
Hold it all.
[F]
[Cm] The trials I'm taking.
[F] [Cm]
Hold it all.
[F] [Eb]
The fires [F] I'm faking.
[Cm] [F] [Cm]
Hold it all.
[F] [Cm] Let me ask you an [F] answer.
[Eb]
Girl, I [C] know.
[F] [C] [F] [Cm] But you fancy a dancer.
[F] [Cm] I'm a soldier.
I'm a soldier.
I'm [F] [C] a soldier.
I'm a [Cm] soldier.
[F] I'm [Cm] a soldier.
I'm a soldier.
I'm a soldier.
[E] [F] I'm a [Cm] soldier.
I'm a soldier.
I'm a soldier.
Hold it all.
[F] [Cm] And fight like a dog.
[F] Hold [Cm]
it all.
[F] [Cm] Let this to the world show [Cm] you.
[F] [Cm]
Hold it all.
[F] [Cm] Through time [C] [F] I'll be.
[Cm]
Hold it all.
[F] I [Eb] feel like you'll never need me.
[C] [F] Ah!
[Cm]
Soldier!
Soldier!
[F] Soldier!
[Cm]
[Dm] [C] Soldier!
[F] [Cm] Soldier!
Soldier!
I'm a soldier.
Soldier!
[C] Soldier!
Soldier!
[F] [Cm]
I'm [Eb] a soldier.
[C] [F] [C] I'm doing [Gm] what I'm [F] gonna [Eb] [C] [F] [Cm] do.
[C] [F] [Cm]
[F] [Cm]
[C] [F] [Eb]
[F] [Cm] [F] [Bb] [Cm]
[F] [Eb]
[C] [Cm] I'm [F] [Cm] gonna do what I'm gonna [Fm] do.
[F] I'm a [Cm] soldier.
[Ab] [F] [Cm]
It's making it [C] come.
And I'm a soldier.
I'm a soldier.
[F] [Cm] I'm a warrior.
[E] [F]
Key:  
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
C
3211
Eb
12341116
E
2311
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
C
3211
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To learn Sly & The Family Stone - Holdin On chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Cm, Cm, F, Cm and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 44 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 88. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Minor in mind.

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[Cm] _ [C] _ I'm gonna punch in.
[F] I'm gonna punch in.
[Cm] _
[C] _ _ [Gb] _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _
Hold it all.
_ [F] _ _
[Cm] The trials I'm taking.
_ [F] _ _ [Cm]
Hold it all.
_ [F] _ _ [Eb]
The fires [F] I'm faking.
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Cm]
Hold it all.
_ _ [F] _ [Cm] Let me ask you an _ [F] answer.
_ [Eb]
Girl, I [C] know.
[F] _ [C] _ _ [F] [Cm] But you fancy a dancer.
_ _ [F] [Cm] I'm a soldier.
I'm a soldier.
I'm _ [F] [C] a soldier.
_ I'm a [Cm] soldier.
_ [F] I'm [Cm] a soldier.
I'm a soldier.
_ I'm a soldier.
_ [E] [F] I'm a [Cm] soldier.
_ I'm a soldier.
I'm a soldier. _
Hold it all.
_ _ _ [F] [Cm] And fight like a dog.
_ _ [F] Hold [Cm] _
it all.
_ _ [F] [Cm] Let this to the world show [Cm] you.
[F] _ _ [Cm]
Hold it all.
_ _ [F] [Cm] Through time _ _ _ [C] [F] I'll be.
_ [Cm]
Hold it _ all.
[F] I [Eb] feel like you'll never need me.
[C] [F] Ah!
_ [Cm]
Soldier!
_ Soldier!
_ [F] Soldier!
[Cm] _
_ _ [Dm] [C] Soldier!
_ [F] _ [Cm] Soldier!
Soldier!
I'm a soldier.
Soldier! _
[C] Soldier!
Soldier!
_ _ [F] _ _ [Cm]
I'm [Eb] a soldier.
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] I'm doing [Gm] what I'm [F] gonna [Eb] _ [C] _ [F] _ [Cm] do.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _
[C] _ _ [Cm] I'm _ [F] _ [Cm] gonna _ do what I'm gonna [Fm] do.
[F] I'm a [Cm] soldier.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ It's making it [C] come.
And I'm a soldier.
I'm a soldier.
_ _ [F] [Cm] I'm a warrior. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [F] _ _ _

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This song is part of Small Talk album.

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