Chords for So Begins the Task/Hold On Tight (Demo)
Tempo:
166.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
F
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [F]
[Em]
[D] [G] [D]
[G]
[D] [F]
[Em] [D]
And so begins the task [F] I have [Em] dreaded the coming of [D] for so [G] long
[D]
I wait for the Sun [F] to remind [G] my body it [D] needs a resting
[G]
And I [A] must learn to [G] live
[D] without
You know I must [Am]
learn to [D] give only Apart
Somehow
[G]
[D] Camping on the edge of [F] your city.
[G] I wait hoping someday
[D] You might see beyond [G] yourself
the shadows [D] on the ceiling
[F]
Hard, but [G] not real like [C] the bars
[D] cage
within [G] yourself
And I must [E] learn to [G] live
[D] Without you know I must [Am]
learn to [G] give [D] only
[G] [D]
[F]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[F]
[E] [D]
[G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[G] Then [D]
perhaps it is I [F] who is trapped [Dm] by
[G] Illusion for the first [D] time in quite a while.
I doubt myself
[G]
All of [D] these words [F] are like any [Em] other [Bm] words
only [G]
echoes [D] of shadows
within
[G] myself
And [A] I must learn to [G] live
[D]
without
Now I must [Am]
learn to [G] give [D] only
Parts of my
Somehow all the cages [F] must and shall be [Em] set aside
[C] They will [D] only keep us from knowing
Actors and stages [F] now fall before the [Em] truth [Bm] and [G] the love
shared [D] between
needs a girl
[G] And [A] I will learn [C] to live
[D] without
Now as [E] I cannot [C] learn to [D] give only
Somehow
You believe with the way things are working out
I was deceived when she told me she cared
Don't you believe with the way things are working out
I was deceived when she told me she cared
What did she mean when she told me she loved me
Told me to go leave her struggling there
[C]
Oh
[D] If you just hold on tight
[G] [D] never ever say goodnight
[G]
[D] Hold on if you just [C] [G] hold on [D] it'll be right
[A]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
Was she relieved when I left no
She wasn't she worried some more than she called me to say I
Don't believe we can never be lovers again
Yes, I'm sure that's the price I must pay
[C]
Oh
[D] If you just hold on tight
[G]
[D] Never ever say goodnight
[G] [D] [G]
Whoa
If you just oh
[D]
Hey
Help me please help me
My woman is crazy
You see
Me the other half race
[C] If I just [D] oh
If it just hold on time
[C] [D]
Yeah
But if I say good night
Whoa
If [G] they just oh
[D]
Oh
[C]
If it just
If [E] [G]
[D]
I just
[D]
[A]
[Em]
[D] [G] [D]
[G]
[D] [F]
[Em] [D]
And so begins the task [F] I have [Em] dreaded the coming of [D] for so [G] long
[D]
I wait for the Sun [F] to remind [G] my body it [D] needs a resting
[G]
And I [A] must learn to [G] live
[D] without
You know I must [Am]
learn to [D] give only Apart
Somehow
[G]
[D] Camping on the edge of [F] your city.
[G] I wait hoping someday
[D] You might see beyond [G] yourself
the shadows [D] on the ceiling
[F]
Hard, but [G] not real like [C] the bars
[D] cage
within [G] yourself
And I must [E] learn to [G] live
[D] Without you know I must [Am]
learn to [G] give [D] only
[G] [D]
[F]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[F]
[E] [D]
[G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[G] Then [D]
perhaps it is I [F] who is trapped [Dm] by
[G] Illusion for the first [D] time in quite a while.
I doubt myself
[G]
All of [D] these words [F] are like any [Em] other [Bm] words
only [G]
echoes [D] of shadows
within
[G] myself
And [A] I must learn to [G] live
[D]
without
Now I must [Am]
learn to [G] give [D] only
Parts of my
Somehow all the cages [F] must and shall be [Em] set aside
[C] They will [D] only keep us from knowing
Actors and stages [F] now fall before the [Em] truth [Bm] and [G] the love
shared [D] between
needs a girl
[G] And [A] I will learn [C] to live
[D] without
Now as [E] I cannot [C] learn to [D] give only
Somehow
You believe with the way things are working out
I was deceived when she told me she cared
Don't you believe with the way things are working out
I was deceived when she told me she cared
What did she mean when she told me she loved me
Told me to go leave her struggling there
[C]
Oh
[D] If you just hold on tight
[G] [D] never ever say goodnight
[G]
[D] Hold on if you just [C] [G] hold on [D] it'll be right
[A]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
Was she relieved when I left no
She wasn't she worried some more than she called me to say I
Don't believe we can never be lovers again
Yes, I'm sure that's the price I must pay
[C]
Oh
[D] If you just hold on tight
[G]
[D] Never ever say goodnight
[G] [D] [G]
Whoa
If you just oh
[D]
Hey
Help me please help me
My woman is crazy
You see
Me the other half race
[C] If I just [D] oh
If it just hold on time
[C] [D]
Yeah
But if I say good night
Whoa
If [G] they just oh
[D]
Oh
[C]
If it just
If [E] [G]
[D]
I just
[D]
[A]
Key:
D
G
F
C
A
D
G
F
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And so begins the task [F] I have _ [Em] dreaded the coming of [D] for so [G] long
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I wait for the Sun [F] to remind [G] my body it [D] needs a resting
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And I [A] must learn to [G] live
_ [D] without
_ You know I must [Am]
learn to [D] give only _ Apart _ _ _ _ _ _
Somehow _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Camping on the edge of [F] your city.
[G] I wait hoping someday
[D] You might see beyond [G] yourself
_ the _ _ shadows [D] on the ceiling
_ [F] _
Hard, but [G] not real like [C] the bars
[D] _ cage
_ _ within [G] yourself
_ _ And I must [E] learn to [G] live
_ [D] Without _ you know I must [Am] _
learn to [G] give [D] only _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ Then [D]
perhaps it is I [F] who is trapped [Dm] by
[G] _ Illusion for the first [D] time in quite a while.
I doubt myself
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
All of [D] these words [F] are like any [Em] other [Bm] words
_ only [G]
echoes [D] of shadows
within _
[G] myself
_ _ And [A] I must _ learn to [G] live
_ [D] _
without
_ Now I must [Am] _
learn to [G] give [D] only _
_ _ _ _ _ Parts of my _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Somehow _ all the cages [F] must and shall be [Em] set aside
_ [C] They will _ [D] only keep us from knowing
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Actors and stages [F] now fall before the [Em] truth [Bm] and [G] the love
shared [D] between
_ needs a girl
[G] _ _ _ And [A] I will learn [C] to live
_ [D] without
_ _ Now as [E] I cannot [C] learn to [D] give only _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Somehow
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You _ believe with the way things are working out _ _ _
I _ was deceived when she told me she cared _ _ _ _ _ _
Don't you believe with the way things are working out _
I _ was deceived when she told me she cared _ _ _ _ _ _
What did she mean when she told me she loved me _ _ _ _ _
Told me to go leave her struggling there
_ _ _ _ [C] _
Oh
_ [D] If you just hold on tight _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] never ever say goodnight
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] Hold _ on if you just [C] _ _ [G] hold on [D] it'll be right _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Was she _ relieved when I left no
She wasn't she _ worried some more than she called me to _ say I _ _ _ _
_ _ Don't believe we can never be lovers again _ _ _
Yes, I'm sure that's the price I must pay
_ _ _ _ [C] _
Oh
_ [D] If you just hold on tight
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ Never ever say goodnight
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
Whoa
_ _ If you just oh
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey
Help _ me please help _ _ me _ _ _
_ _ My woman is crazy
_ _ _ _ You see _
_ Me _ _ _ the other half _ race
_ [C] If I just _ [D] oh
If it just hold on time
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _
_ Yeah
But if I say good night _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Whoa
_ If [G] they just _ oh
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ If it just _ _
_ _ If _ _ [E] _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I just _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And so begins the task [F] I have _ [Em] dreaded the coming of [D] for so [G] long
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I wait for the Sun [F] to remind [G] my body it [D] needs a resting
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And I [A] must learn to [G] live
_ [D] without
_ You know I must [Am]
learn to [D] give only _ Apart _ _ _ _ _ _
Somehow _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Camping on the edge of [F] your city.
[G] I wait hoping someday
[D] You might see beyond [G] yourself
_ the _ _ shadows [D] on the ceiling
_ [F] _
Hard, but [G] not real like [C] the bars
[D] _ cage
_ _ within [G] yourself
_ _ And I must [E] learn to [G] live
_ [D] Without _ you know I must [Am] _
learn to [G] give [D] only _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ Then [D]
perhaps it is I [F] who is trapped [Dm] by
[G] _ Illusion for the first [D] time in quite a while.
I doubt myself
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
All of [D] these words [F] are like any [Em] other [Bm] words
_ only [G]
echoes [D] of shadows
within _
[G] myself
_ _ And [A] I must _ learn to [G] live
_ [D] _
without
_ Now I must [Am] _
learn to [G] give [D] only _
_ _ _ _ _ Parts of my _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Somehow _ all the cages [F] must and shall be [Em] set aside
_ [C] They will _ [D] only keep us from knowing
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Actors and stages [F] now fall before the [Em] truth [Bm] and [G] the love
shared [D] between
_ needs a girl
[G] _ _ _ And [A] I will learn [C] to live
_ [D] without
_ _ Now as [E] I cannot [C] learn to [D] give only _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Somehow
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You _ believe with the way things are working out _ _ _
I _ was deceived when she told me she cared _ _ _ _ _ _
Don't you believe with the way things are working out _
I _ was deceived when she told me she cared _ _ _ _ _ _
What did she mean when she told me she loved me _ _ _ _ _
Told me to go leave her struggling there
_ _ _ _ [C] _
Oh
_ [D] If you just hold on tight _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] never ever say goodnight
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] Hold _ on if you just [C] _ _ [G] hold on [D] it'll be right _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Was she _ relieved when I left no
She wasn't she _ worried some more than she called me to _ say I _ _ _ _
_ _ Don't believe we can never be lovers again _ _ _
Yes, I'm sure that's the price I must pay
_ _ _ _ [C] _
Oh
_ [D] If you just hold on tight
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ Never ever say goodnight
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
Whoa
_ _ If you just oh
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey
Help _ me please help _ _ me _ _ _
_ _ My woman is crazy
_ _ _ _ You see _
_ Me _ _ _ the other half _ race
_ [C] If I just _ [D] oh
If it just hold on time
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _
_ Yeah
But if I say good night _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Whoa
_ If [G] they just _ oh
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ If it just _ _
_ _ If _ _ [E] _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I just _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _