Hold The Line

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As you hold F#m you can play, if you want, one of these riffs:
Riff 1 : e|---0-2-| Riff 2 : e|-------|
B|-2-----| B|-------|
G|-------| G|-------|
D|-------| D|---2-4-|
A|-------| A|-4-----|
E|-------| E|-------|
[Intro]
F#mC#mD E Esus4E
x2
E C#m Cm Bm
[Verse]
Bm C#m F#m C#m Cm Bm
It's not in the way that you hold me (riff 1)
Bm C#m F#m C#m Cm Bm
It's not in the way you say you care (riff 2)
Bm C#m Dmaj7 E C#m Cm Bm
It's not in the way you've been treating my friends
Bm C#m Dmaj7 E C#m Cm Bm
It's not in the way that you stayed till the end
Bm C#m D E
It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you'll do
[Chorus]
F#m C#m D E Esus4 E F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh
F#m C#m D E Esus4 E F#m C#m D E Esus4 E E C#m Cm Bm
Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh
[Verse]
Bm C#m F#m C#m Cm Bm
It's not in the words that you told me, girl (riff 1)
Bm C#m F#m C#m Cm Bm
It's not in the way you say you're mine (riff 2)
Bm C#m Dmaj7 E C#m Cm Bm
It's not in the way that you came back to me
Bm C#m Dmaj7 E C#m Cm Bm
It's not in the way that your love set me free
Bm C#m D E
It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you'll do
[Chorus]
F#m C#m D E Esus4 E F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh
F#m C#m D E Esus4 E F#m C#m D E Esus4 E E C#m Cm Bm
Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh
[Verse]
Bm C#m F#m C#m Cm Bm
It's not in the words that you told me, girl (riff 1)
Bm C#m F#m C#m Cm Bm
It's not in the way you say you're mine, ooh (riff 2)
Bm C#m Dmaj7 E C#m Cm Bm
It's not in the way that you came back to me
Bm C#m Dmaj7 E C#m Cm Bm
It's not in the way that your love set me free
Bm C#m D E
It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you'll do
[Chorus]
F#m C#m D E Esus4 E F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh
F#m C#m D E Esus4 E F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
Hold the line, love isn't always on time, (Love isn't always on time)
F#m C#m D E Esus4 E F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
Hold the line, love isn't always on time, (Love isn't always, love isn't always on time)
F#m C#m D E Esus4 E F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
Hold the line, love isn't always on time,
F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
Love isn't always on time
F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
Love isn't always on time
F#m C#m D E Esus4 E E C#m Cm Bm
Love isn't always on time, whoa oh oh oh

Hold The Line chords and lyrics

Free chords for Hold The Line by Toto. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

As you hold F#m you can play, if you want, one of these riffs:
[Intro]
F#m  C#m  D  E  Esus4  E  x2
E  C#m  Cm  Bm
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]

Hold The Line Chords by Toto

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