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Hanging On

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Capo on 4
Intro:  D   A   Bm   Gx2
Verse:
 DYou see my anAxious heart
 BmYou see what GI am feeling
 DAnd when I fAall apart
 BmYou are there to hold mGe
 DHow great Your lAove for me
 BmNow I see Gwhat You're thinking
 DYou say I'm Abeautiful
 BmYour voice is my heaGling
 WitGhout You I just cAan't get by
 So I'm
Chorus: 
 DHanging on to evAery word You sBmpeak
 'Cause it's aGll that I need
 DHanging on to evAery word You sBmay
 To liGght up my way
 BmEven every little wGhisper I'm
 DHanging on as if it wAere my life
 GI'm hanging on
 D   A   Bm   Gx2
Verse:
 DAnd when the dAarkness falls
 BmI can't see wGhat's before me
 DYour voice is lAike the dawn
 ABmlways there to guide mGe
 WithGout You I just cAan't get by
 So I'm
Chorus: 
 DHanging on to evAery word You sBmpeak
 'Cause it's aGll that I need
 DHanging on to evAery word You sBmay
 To liGght up my way
 BmEven every little wGhisper I'm
 DHanging on as if it wAere my life
 GI'm hanging on
Bridge:
 F#mYou know me better than I kGnow myself
 F#mBetter than anybodGy else
 F#mYour love is sounding like a rinGging bell
 BmOh, oh, I Awon't let Ggo   Ohh.....
 D   A   Bm   Gx2
Chorus: 
 DHanging on to evAery word You sBmpeak
 'Cause it's aGll that I need
 DHanging on to evAery word You sBmay
 To liGght up my way
 BmEven every little wGhisper I'm
 DHanging on as if it wAere my life
 GI'm hanging on
Chorus: 
 DHanging on to evAery word You sBmpeak
 'Cause it's aGll that I need
 DHanging on to evAery word You sBmay
 To liGght up my way
 BmEven every little wGhisper I'm
 DHanging on as if it wAere my life
 GI'm hanging on
 D   A   Bm   Gx2

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Hanging On

by Britt Nicole

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Capo on 4

D A Bm G

Intro: x2

Verse:

D A

You see my anxious heart

Bm G

You see what I am feeling

D A

And when I fall apart

Bm G

You are there to hold me

D A

How great Your love for me

Bm G

Now I see what You're thinking

D A

You say I'm beautiful

Bm G

Your voice is my healing

G A

Without You I just can't get by

So I'm

Chorus:

D A Bm

Hanging on to every word You speak

'Cause it's all that I need

D A Bm

Hanging on to every word You say

To light up my way

Bm G

Even every little whisper I'm

D A

Hanging on as if it were my life

I'm hanging on

D A Bm G

Verse:

D A

And when the darkness falls

Bm G

I can't see what's before me

D A

Your voice is like the dawn

Bm G

Always there to guide me

G A

Without You I just can't get by

So I'm

Chorus:

D A Bm

Hanging on to every word You speak

'Cause it's all that I need

D A Bm

Hanging on to every word You say

To light up my way

Bm G

Even every little whisper I'm

D A

Hanging on as if it were my life

I'm hanging on

Bridge:

F#m G

You know me better than I know myself

F#m G

Better than anybody else

F#m G

Your love is sounding like a ringing bell

Bm A G

Oh, oh, I won't let go Ohh.....

D A Bm G

Chorus:

D A Bm

Hanging on to every word You speak

'Cause it's all that I need

D A Bm

Hanging on to every word You say

To light up my way

Bm G

Even every little whisper I'm

D A

Hanging on as if it were my life

I'm hanging on

Chorus:

D A Bm

Hanging on to every word You speak

'Cause it's all that I need

D A Bm

Hanging on to every word You say

To light up my way

Bm G

Even every little whisper I'm

D A

Hanging on as if it were my life

I'm hanging on

D A Bm G

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