Since I Held You Chords by The Cars

Tempo:
122.2 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

Em

G

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Since I Held You - The Cars (1979) chords
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[C] [Bm] [Bb]
[D]
[C] [Bm] [Gm] I [D] [C] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
[D] really love the way you talk [C] [G] I don't [D] mind saying so
[C] [G] And ooh [D] I love it when you [C] dance [G] To still [D] be so
[C] Well [G] baby please [D] don't go [C] I [B]
[D] [C] know [D] you refuse to get [C] involved
You won't [D] help it out none [C] You run around [D] like a paper doll
[Em] Pretending [D] it's fun [C] Well [G] baby please [D] don't [A] run
[C] [G]
[Em] Something in the night [C] just don't seem right [D] Looks like I'm gonna [Bm] be up all night, [Em] yeah
[C] [D] It's been [Em] such a long [C] time Since I [D] held you
I said it's been [Em] such a long time [C] Since I [D] held you
Ooh ooh [Em] such a long [C] time Since I [D] held you
I [C] [B]
[D] [C] [B]
[D] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [C]
won't forget the way you said It doesn't bother you much
It's a big present in your hand Just before the last touch
It [Bm] meant [D] so much [G] Something
[Em] in the night [C] just don't seem right
[D] Looks like I'm gonna [Bm] be up all night, [Em] yeah [C] [D] It's been [Em] such a long [C] time
Since I [D] held you I said it's been [Em] such a long [C] time
Since I [D] held you Ooh ooh [Em] such a long [C] time
Since [D] I held you
[Em] It's been a long [C] time [D] [Em] It's been a long [C] time
[D] [Em] It's been a [C] long time [D] [Bm] Such a long time
[D]
[Em] It's been a [D] long, long time
[Em] [C] It's been a [D] long, long time
[Bm] It's been a long [C] time Since [D] I held you
[Em] Such a long [C] time Since [D] I held you
[C]
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
Em
121
G
2131
Bm
13421112
D
1321
C
3211
Em
121
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To learn The Cars - (2016 Remaster) Since I Held You chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - D, C, D, Em and C of chords. Ease into the song by practicing at 61 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 122 BPM. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ I [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[D] really love the way you talk [C] _ [G] I don't [D] mind saying so
[C] _ [G] And ooh [D] I love it when you _ [C] dance [G] To still [D] be so
_ [C] Well [G] baby please [D] don't go [C] I _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ know [D] you refuse to get [C] involved
You won't [D] help it out none [C] You run around [D] like a paper doll
_ _ [Em] Pretending [D] it's fun _ _ [C] Well [G] baby please [D] don't [A] run
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] Something in the night [C] just don't seem right [D] Looks like I'm gonna [Bm] be up all night, [Em] yeah
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ It's been [Em] such a long [C] time Since I [D] held you
I said it's been [Em] such a long time [C] Since I [D] held you
Ooh ooh [Em] such a long [C] time Since I [D] held you _ _
I _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
won't forget the way you said _ It _ doesn't bother you much
_ It's a big present in your hand _ Just before the last touch
It _ [Bm] meant [D] so much [G] Something _ _ _
[Em] _ in the night [C] just don't seem right
[D] Looks like I'm gonna [Bm] be up all night, [Em] yeah [C] _ _ [D] _ _ It's been [Em] such a long [C] time
Since I [D] held you I said it's been [Em] such a long [C] time
Since I [D] held you Ooh ooh [Em] such a long [C] time
Since [D] I held you
_ _ _ [Em] It's been a long [C] time [D] _ _ _ [Em] It's been a long [C] time
_ [D] _ _ [Em] It's been a [C] long time _ [D] _ _ [Bm] Such a long time
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ It's been a [D] long, long time _
[Em] _ [C] It's been a [D] long, long time
[Bm] It's been a long [C] time Since [D] I held you
[Em] Such a long [C] time Since [D] I held you _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Ric Ocasek.

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