John Cougar: Hand To Hold On To Chords

Tempo:
116.45 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

F#m

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Cougar: Hand To Hold On To chords
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[A]
[D] [E]
[A] You can laugh and joke [F#m] and make fun of your friends
[A] Spin in the middle [F#m] when the trouble's begin' [D] Take it nice and easy [E] and always pretend
[D] That you're cool, so cool, [E] so cool
[A] Stand alone and I'm wild [F#m] and will now be tame
[A] Talk like a jerk [F#] or an educated [E]
[F#m] brain
[D] Be an old girl [E] driving the young boys insane
[D] Be a joker, a preacher, [E] it does not matter
[A] Everyone [Bm] needs a [F#m] hand to hold on [A] to
Everyone [F#] needs a hand to hold [C#m] on [D] to
Don't need to be [E] no strong [Bm] hand
[C#m] [D] Don't need to be [B] no rich [D] hand
Everyone [E] just needs [Bm] a hand to [A] hold on to
Have a good luck with [F#] your financial situation
[A] Play the phony, be [F#m] president of the United [D] Nations
Go to work and [E] be a Hollywood star
[D] Die before we'll [E] die by inches on the [A] floor
[F#m] Everyone needs a hand to hold on [A] to
Everyone [F#m] needs a hand to hold [C#m] on [D] to
Don't need to be [E] no strong [D] hand
[E] [D] Don't need to be [E] no rich [D] hand
[C#m] [D] Everyone [E] just needs a [A] hand to hold on to
They
[F#m] know that when [A] you're alone
And [D] there's nobody there [A] except yourself
I know it, [F#m] you wanna pick up the [A] phone
And [D] say talk to me, talk to me
[E] And say somebody please talk to me
[A]
[F#] [A]
[F#m] [D] Everyone
[E] [D]
[E] [A]
[F#m] needs a hand to hold on [A] to
Everyone [F#m] needs a hand to hold on [D] to
Don't need to be [E] no strong hand
[D] Don't need to be [E] no rich hand
[A] Everyone needs [F#m] a hand to hold on [A] to
Everyone [F#m] needs a hand to hold on [D] to
Don't need to be [E] no strong hand
[D] Don't need to be no [E] rich hand
[A] [F#m] Everyone needs a hand to hold on [A] to
Everyone needs [F#m] a hand to hold on to
[D] [E] [A] [D] [A]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To start learning John Mellencamp - Hand To Hold On To chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F#m, D, E, A, D, F#m and A in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 58 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 116. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A Major.

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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] You can laugh and joke [F#m] and make fun of your friends
[A] _ Spin in the middle [F#m] when the trouble's begin' [D] Take it nice and easy [E] and always pretend
[D] That you're cool, so cool, [E] so cool _
[A] Stand alone and I'm wild [F#m] and will now be tame
[A] _ Talk like a jerk [F#] or an educated [E]
[F#m] brain
[D] Be an old girl [E] driving the young boys insane
[D] Be a joker, a preacher, [E] it does not matter
_ [A] _ Everyone [Bm] needs a [F#m] hand to hold on [A] to
_ Everyone [F#] needs a hand to hold [C#m] on [D] to
Don't need to be [E] no strong [Bm] hand
[C#m] _ [D] _ Don't need to be [B] no rich [D] hand
_ _ _ Everyone [E] just needs [Bm] a hand to [A] hold on to _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Have a good luck with [F#] your financial situation
[A] Play the phony, be [F#m] president of the United [D] Nations
Go to work and [E] be a Hollywood star
[D] Die before we'll [E] die by inches on the [A] floor
_ [F#m] Everyone needs a hand to hold on [A] to
Everyone [F#m] needs a hand to hold [C#m] on [D] to
Don't need to be [E] no strong [D] hand
[E] _ [D] _ Don't need to be [E] no rich [D] hand
[C#m] _ [D] _ _ Everyone [E] just needs a [A] hand to hold on to
_ They _
[F#m] know that when [A] you're alone
And [D] there's nobody there [A] except yourself
I know it, [F#m] you wanna pick up the [A] phone
And [D] say talk to me, talk to me
[E] And say somebody please talk to me
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] Everyone _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[F#m] needs a hand to hold on [A] to _
Everyone [F#m] needs a hand to hold on [D] to
Don't need to be [E] no strong hand
_ [D] _ Don't need to be [E] no rich hand
_ [A] _ Everyone needs [F#m] a hand to hold on [A] to _
Everyone [F#m] needs a hand to hold on [D] to
Don't need to be [E] no strong hand
_ [D] Don't need to be no [E] rich hand
_ [A] _ [F#m] Everyone needs a hand to hold on [A] to
Everyone needs [F#m] a hand to hold on to
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was penned by John Mellencamp.

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