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Barclay James Harvest - Hold On
Track #2, Victims of Circumstance
Just about the whole song is done to the following riff, with the exception
of the last line of the chorus (which has G5 instead of B5).
There's also a key change up 2 steps before the final chorus.
e|F#5--------|G5--------|A5--------|B5--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|4-------|5-------|--7-7---|--9-9---|
A|4-------|5-------|--7-7---|--9-9---|
E|2-------|3-------|--5-5---|--7-7---|
e|F#5--------|G5--------|A5--------|B5--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|4-------|5-------|--7-7---|9-------|
A|4-------|5-------|--7-7---|9-------|
E|2-------|3-------|--5-5---|7-------|
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 F#5There's a G5girl that A5lives in the B5shadows
 F#5Of the G5street where A5music B5plays
 F#5There she G5waits and A5looks from the B5outside
 F#5There's an  G5angel A5in her B5face
 F#5But from her G5glass she A5sips a little B5comfort
 F#5From the G5boys she A5takes a little B5more
 F#5And she G5knows just how A5far she can B5take it
 F#5In a G5moment she's A5out on the B5floor 
F#5Hold G5on - she's A5got to keep a-B5moving
F#5Hold G5on - A5dance with the B5light
F#5Hold G5on - A5got to keep a-B5moving
F#5Hold G5on - A5into the G5night 
 F#5In her G5eyes they A5thought they saw a B5question
 F#5Maybe G5she is A5looking their B5way
 F#5As the G5night gets A5older are they B5wiser?
 F#5Who will G5take her? - A5no-one can B5say
 F#5Does she G5know just A5how they feel aB5bout her?
 F#5Can't she G5see she's A5driving them inB5sane?
 F#5Could it G5be she A5doesn't even B5notice?
 F#5When the G5music starts A5playing aB5gain
They're saying
F#5Hold G5on - she's A5got to keep a-B5moving
F#5Hold G5on - A5dance with the B5light
F#5Hold G5on - A5got to keep a-B5moving
F#5Hold G5on - A5into the G5night 
[G#5][A5][B5][C#5]
[G#5][A5][B5][C#5]
G#5Hold A5on - she's B5got to keep a-C#5moving
G#5Hold A5on - B5dance with the C#5light
G#5Hold A5on - B5got to keep a-C#5moving
G#5Hold A5on - B5into the C#5night 
(repeat and fade)

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Hold On

by Barclay James Harvest

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F#5

G#5

C#5

Barclay James Harvest - Hold On

Track #2, Victims of Circumstance

Just about the whole song is done to the following riff, with the exception

of the last line of the chorus (which has G5 instead of B5).

There's also a key change up 2 steps before the final chorus.

F#5 G5 A5 B5

e|--------|--------|--------|--------|

B|--------|--------|--------|--------|

G|--------|--------|--------|--------|

D|4-------|5-------|--7-7---|--9-9---|

A|4-------|5-------|--7-7---|--9-9---|

E|2-------|3-------|--5-5---|--7-7---|

F#5 G5 A5 B5

e|--------|--------|--------|--------|

B|--------|--------|--------|--------|

G|--------|--------|--------|--------|

D|4-------|5-------|--7-7---|9-------|

A|4-------|5-------|--7-7---|9-------|

E|2-------|3-------|--5-5---|7-------|

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F#5 G5 A5 B5

There's a girl that lives in the shadows

F#5 G5 A5 B5

Of the street where music plays

F#5 G5 A5 B5

There she waits and looks from the outside

F#5 G5 A5 B5

There's an angel in her face

F#5 G5 A5 B5

But from her glass she sips a little comfort

F#5 G5 A5 B5

From the boys she takes a little more

F#5 G5 A5 B5

And she knows just how far she can take it

F#5 G5 A5 B5

In a moment she's out on the floor

F#5 G5 A5 B5

Hold on - she's got to keep a-moving

F#5 G5 A5 B5

Hold on - dance with the light

F#5 G5 A5 B5

Hold on - got to keep a-moving

F#5 G5 A5 G5

Hold on - into the night

F#5 G5 A5 B5

In her eyes they thought they saw a question

F#5 G5 A5 B5

Maybe she is looking their way

F#5 G5 A5 B5

As the night gets older are they wiser?

F#5 G5 A5 B5

Who will take her? - no-one can say

F#5 G5 A5 B5

Does she know just how they feel about her?

F#5 G5 A5 B5

Can't she see she's driving them insane?

F#5 G5 A5 B5

Could it be she doesn't even notice?

F#5 G5 A5 B5

When the music starts playing again

They're saying

F#5 G5 A5 B5

Hold on - she's got to keep a-moving

F#5 G5 A5 B5

Hold on - dance with the light

F#5 G5 A5 B5

Hold on - got to keep a-moving

F#5 G5 A5 G5

Hold on - into the night

G#5 A5 B5 C#5

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G#5 A5 B5 C#5

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G#5 A5 B5 C#5

Hold on - she's got to keep a-moving

G#5 A5 B5 C#5

Hold on - dance with the light

G#5 A5 B5 C#5

Hold on - got to keep a-moving

G#5 A5 B5 C#5

Hold on - into the night

(repeat and fade)

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