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Accurate to the song which is in F.
By F7/A I mean play F7 over a bass note of A.  Same with Bb7/D in the key change.  My 
F7/A:  x03241
Bb/C:  x33331
Bb7/D: xx0131
Dm/G:  3x0231  (dampen 2nd string with ring finger)
Dm7/C: x32211
Eb:    xx1343
Some of these chords are quite a stretch and can probably be made easier to play with a 
somewhere and different chord shapes but I haven't worked it out yet.  Good finger 
Intro
Fx2F7/A  Bb  Bb/C  
Verse 1
FDidn't they always saA7y we were the lucky ones?Dm  
I guess that wGme were onCce
GmBabe, we were oCnce
  FBut luck will leaA7ve you cause
DmIt is a faithless friend
GmAnd in the end A7when life has got you doDmwn
Dm/GYou've got sGm7omeone here that you can wCrap your arms aroFund
So, hold Fo-oF7/A-on to me BbtightBb/C  
Hold oF-o-F7/Aon to me toBbnightC  
DmWe are stronger here toDm7/Cgether
Than we could Bbever be alAm6one
GSo hold on to me  CDon't you ever let me go...
Break
F     F7/A     Bb     Bb/C
Verse 2 same as verse 1
There's a thousand ways for things to fall apart
But it's no one's fault, no it's not our fault
And baby all the plans we made might not work out
But I have no doubt, even though it's hard to see
I've got faith in us and I believe in you and me
So hold on to me tight
Hold on, I promise it'll be alright
Cause it's you and me together
And baby all we've got is time
So hold on to me, hold on to me tonight
Middle 8 / Bridge
  GmThere's so Fmany dreams that Ebwe have given Bbup
  GmTake a Flook at all we've Bbgot
CmAnd with this Gmkind of love
CmWhat we've got Gmhere is enFoughF7  
Chorus 3 Key Change!
So hold Bbo-o-Bb7/Don to me EbtightF7  
       Bb                    Bb7/D      Eb   F(Gb)
Hold o-o-on, I promise it'll be alright
Cause we are Gmstronger here Ftogether
Then we could Ebever be alDmone
Just hold Cmon to meF  
          (Gb)          Gm  C7  
Don't you ever let me go
             Cm     F(Gb)              Gm  C7  
Hold on to me, it's gonna be alright
Hold Cmon to meF  
 BbTonBb7/DightEb  F  
  BbThey always Bb7/Dsay we were the lEbucky FonesBb  

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Hold On

by Michael Bublé

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F7/A

Bb/C

Dm/G

Gm7

Dm7/C

Am6

Bb7/D

Accurate to the song which is in F.

By F7/A I mean play F7 over a bass note of A. Same with Bb7/D in the key change. My

F7/A: x03241

Bb/C: x33331

Bb7/D: xx0131

Dm/G: 3x0231 (dampen 2nd string with ring finger)

Dm7/C: x32211

Eb: xx1343

Some of these chords are quite a stretch and can probably be made easier to play with a

somewhere and different chord shapes but I haven't worked it out yet. Good finger

Intro

F F7/A Bb Bb/C

Verse 1

F A7 Dm

Didn't they always say we were the lucky ones?

Gm C

I guess that we were once

Gm C

Babe, we were once

F A7

But luck will leave you cause

It is a faithless friend

Gm A7 Dm

And in the end when life has got you down

Dm/G Gm7 C F

You've got someone here that you can wrap your arms around

F F7/A Bb Bb/C

So, hold o-o-on to me tight

F F7/A Bb C

Hold o-o-on to me tonight

Dm Dm7/C

We are stronger here together

Bb Am6

Than we could ever be alone

G C

So hold on to me Don't you ever let me go...

Break

F F7/A Bb Bb/C

Verse 2 same as verse 1

There's a thousand ways for things to fall apart

But it's no one's fault, no it's not our fault

And baby all the plans we made might not work out

But I have no doubt, even though it's hard to see

I've got faith in us and I believe in you and me

So hold on to me tight

Hold on, I promise it'll be alright

Cause it's you and me together

And baby all we've got is time

So hold on to me, hold on to me tonight

Middle 8 / Bridge

Gm F Eb Bb

There's so many dreams that we have given up

Gm F Bb

Take a look at all we've got

Cm Gm

And with this kind of love

Cm Gm F F7

What we've got here is enough

Chorus 3 Key Change!

Bb Bb7/D Eb F7

So hold o-o-on to me tight

Bb Bb7/D Eb F Gb

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Hold o-o-on, I promise it'll be alright

Gm F

Cause we are stronger here together

Eb Dm

Then we could ever be alone

Cm F

Just hold on to me

Gb Gm C7

()

Don't you ever let me go

Cm F Gb Gm C7

()

Hold on to me, it's gonna be alright

Cm F

Hold on to me

Bb Bb7/D Eb F

Tonight

Bb Bb7/D Eb F Bb

They always say we were the lucky ones

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