{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":960847,"song":"Cant Hold On","artist":"Jimmy Nail","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11618480-cant-hold-on-chords-by-jimmy-nail/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/960847?type=chord","rating":0.13566,"votes":0,"content":"Jimmy Nail - Can't Hold On\r\n\r\n*Notes* - I like to use [ch]Cadd9[/ch] (x32033) for the [ch]C[/ch] chords\r\n- In the chorus I think [ch]Am7[/ch] (x02013) sounds better than [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n  And [ch]Em7[/ch] (022033) sounds better than [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n- I play [ch]Dsus4[/ch]/[ch]F#[/ch] as 200233\r\n[tab]  And [ch]G/B[/ch] as x20033\r\n- After the first chorus I have just put the lyrics, the chords stay the[/tab]\r\nsame for each section, with a couple of slight changes which I have\r\nincluded.\r\n\r\nIntro and Verses\r\n\r\n|[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]|[ch]C[/ch]    | (repeat)\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt was a kind of town, edge of the universe[/tab]\r\nNothin' happened there to ever make the news\r\nLived a little boy and a girl next door\r\nHad opinions and independent views\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey dreamed of nights and big city lights[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt helped to kill each dreary day[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd all the things that gettin' out would bring[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf only they could get away[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe say[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Dsus4[/ch]/[ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch](7)\r\nI can't     hold      on [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G/B[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch](7)\r\n'cause I'm fee....lin'    strong[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Dsus4[/ch]/[ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch](7)\r\nbut there's so ma.....ny         things    [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  I'm not knowing[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nbut the city light didn't burn so bright\r\nand the light of day was never warm\r\nand the little boy got into one more fight\r\n\r\nand the girl next door said \"I miss my home\"\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]Dsus4[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nhe said \"believe in me\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dsus4[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nshe said \"I don't know\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dsus4[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nhe said \"can't you see?\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nI can't hold on 'cause I'm feelin' strong\r\nand there's so many things I'm not knowing\r\nand I can't hang round this one-horse town\r\nwhen my soul's tied down, I'm for going\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nso the little boy became a broken man[/tab]\r\nwith a broken face and broken dreams\r\nand the girl next door disappeared one day\r\n\r\nand in her place\r\nwas a woman-child\r\n\r\n\r\nI can't hold on, I'm not feeling strong\r\nthere's so many things that hurt me now\r\nand I can't step down from this big cold town\r\nwhere my soul's tied down \r\n\r\nRepeat Chorus Chords\r\n\r\nI can't hold on 'cause I'm feelin' strong\r\nand there's so many things I'm not knowing","plain_text":"Jimmy Nail - Can't Hold On\n\n*Notes* - I like to use Cadd9 (x32033) for the C chords\n- In the chorus I think Am7 (x02013) sounds better than Am\n  And Em7 (022033) sounds better than Em\n- I play Dsus4/F# as 200233\n\nsame for each section, with a couple of slight changes which I have\nincluded.\n\nIntro and Verses\n\n|G   D|C    | (repeat)\n\n\n\nNothin' happened there to ever make the news\nLived a little boy and a girl next door\nHad opinions and independent views\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nbut the city light didn't burn so bright\nand the light of day was never warm\nand the little boy got into one more fight\n\nand the girl next door said \"I miss my home\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI can't hold on 'cause I'm feelin' strong\nand there's so many things I'm not knowing\nand I can't hang round this one-horse town\nwhen my soul's tied down, I'm for going\n\n\nwith a broken face and broken dreams\nand the girl next door disappeared one day\n\nand in her place\nwas a woman-child\n\n\nI can't hold on, I'm not feeling strong\nthere's so many things that hurt me now\nand I can't step down from this big cold town\nwhere my soul's tied down \n\nRepeat Chorus Chords\n\nI can't hold on 'cause I'm feelin' strong\nand there's so many things I'm not knowing","chords":["Cadd9","C","Am7","Am","Em7","Em","Dsus4","F#","G/B","G","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,3]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}