Chords for Tom Waits - Hold On (Lyrics) The Walking Dead

Tempo:
75.15 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

G

Em

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - Hold On (Lyrics) The Walking Dead chords
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They hung a [G] sign up in our town, [A] if you live [D] it up you won't live it down
So she left [G] Monterreo, son
[A] Just like a [D] bullet leaves a gun
[G] With a charcoal eyes and [A] Monroe hips
[A] She [D] wouldn't took that [G] California trip
[Em] Well the moon was gold [A] and her hair like wind
[Em] Said don't look [A] back just come on Jim
Oh you [D] got to hold on, hold on
[G] You got to hold [D] on, take my [A] hand
Standing right [D] here you got to hold on
Well he gave her a [G] dime store watch
[A] And a ring [D] made from a spoon
Everyone's looking [G] for someone to blame
[D] [A] And you share my bed [D] you share my name
[G] Well go ahead [A] call the cops
You [D] don't meet nice [G] girls in coffee shops
[Em] She said [A] baby I still love you
Sometimes there's nothing left to do
Oh but you [D] got to hold on, hold on
Baby you got [G] to hold on, take my [A] hand
Standing right here you got [D] to hold on
Well God bless your crooked [G] little heart
[E] St.
Louis got the [D] best of me
I miss your broken [G] shine voice
How [A] I wish you were [D] still here with me
Oh [G] you build it up, you wreck it down
[D] And you burn your mansion [G] to the ground
Oh [E] there's nothing left [A] to keep you here
But [Em] when you're falling behind [A] in this big blue world
Oh you've got [D] to hold on, [A] hold [D] on
Baby [G] you got to hold [D] on, take my hand
[A] Standing right [D] here you got to hold on
Down by the [G] Riverside Motel
[A] They'd sit below [D] and fall in
By a [G] 99 cent store
[A] She closed her [D] eyes and started sweet
But it's so [A] hard to dance that way
[D] When it's cold [G] and there's no music
[Em] Oh you're old [A] hometown so far away
[Em] But inside your [A] head there's a record that's playing
A song [D] called hold on, hold on
Baby you got [G] to hold [D] on, take my hand
[A] Standing right there you [D] got to hold on
You got to hold on, [A] hold [D] on
Baby you [G] got to hold on, [D] take my [A] hand
Standing right there [D] you got to hold on
You got to hold on, hold on
Baby you [G] got to hold [D] on, take my hand
[A] Standing right here [D] you got to hold on
You got to hold on, hold on
Baby [G] you got to hold [D] on, take my hand
[A] Standing right here [D] you got to hold on
You got to hold on, hold on
You gotta hold on, baby.
You gotta hold on, girl.
You gotta hold on.
You gotta hold on.
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
Em
121
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
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To learn Tom Waits - Hold On chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: G, D, A, D, G and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 74 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 148. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They hung a [G] sign up in our town, [A] if you live [D] it up you won't live it down
_ So she left [G] Monterreo, son
_ [A] Just like a [D] bullet leaves a gun
_ _ _ [G] With a charcoal eyes and [A] Monroe hips
[A] She [D] wouldn't took that [G] California trip
_ _ [Em] Well the moon was gold [A] and her hair like wind
[Em] Said don't look [A] back just come on Jim
Oh you [D] got to hold on, hold on
[G] You got to hold [D] on, take my [A] hand
Standing right [D] here you got to hold on
_ _ _ _ _ Well he gave her a [G] dime store watch
_ [A] And a ring [D] made from a spoon
_ _ Everyone's looking [G] for someone to blame
[D] [A] And you share my bed [D] you share my name _ _
_ _ [G] Well go ahead [A] call the cops
You [D] don't meet nice [G] girls in coffee shops _ _
_ [Em] _ She said [A] baby I still love you
Sometimes there's nothing left to do
Oh but you [D] got to hold on, hold on
Baby you got [G] to hold on, take my [A] hand
Standing right here you got [D] to hold on
_ _ _ Well God bless your crooked [G] little heart
_ [E] St.
Louis got the [D] best of me
_ I miss your broken [G] shine voice
How [A] I wish you were [D] still here with me _ _ _
Oh [G] you build it up, you wreck it down _
[D] And you burn your mansion [G] to the ground _ _ _
Oh [E] there's nothing left [A] to keep you here
But [Em] when you're falling behind [A] in this big blue world
Oh _ you've got [D] to hold on, [A] hold [D] on
Baby [G] you got to hold [D] on, take my hand
[A] Standing right [D] here you got to hold on _ _
_ _ _ Down by the [G] Riverside Motel
_ [A] They'd sit below [D] and fall in _
By a [G] 99 cent store
[A] She closed her [D] eyes and started sweet
But _ _ _ it's so [A] hard to dance that way
[D] When it's cold [G] and there's no music
_ _ _ [Em] Oh you're old [A] hometown so far away
[Em] But inside your [A] head there's a record that's playing
A song [D] called hold on, hold on
Baby you got [G] to hold [D] on, take my hand
[A] Standing right there you [D] got to hold on
You got to hold on, [A] hold [D] on
Baby you [G] got to hold on, [D] take my [A] hand
Standing right there [D] you got to hold on
You got to hold on, hold on
Baby you [G] got to hold [D] on, take my hand
[A] Standing right here [D] you got to hold on
You got to hold on, hold on
Baby [G] you got to hold [D] on, take my hand
[A] Standing right here [D] you got to hold on
You got to hold on, _ hold _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on
You gotta hold on, baby.
You gotta hold on, girl.
You gotta hold on.
You gotta hold on. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Mule Variations, written by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, this one shines.

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