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Title: Hold On
Band: Green Day
Album: Warning
Year: 2000
I'm very sorry for the bad solo :(
[Intro]
 G   C   G   C   G   C   Dx2
[Verse]
As i Gstepped to the Cedge
beyond the Gshadow of a Ddoubt 
Gwith my Cconscience GbeaDting
like the Gpulse of a Cdrum
that Ghammers on and Don
untill i Creach the Dbreak of Gday
As the Gsun beats Cdown on
the Ghalfway Dhouse
Ghas my Cconscience GbeatDing
the Gsound in my Cear
the Gwill to perserDvere
as i Creach the Dbreak of Gday 
[Chorus]
When you lost all Emhope and excGuses
and the Dcheapskates & the Glosers 
Nothings Emleft to cling Gonto
you got to Chold Don to yourGself 
G C G C G C D
[Verse]
A Gcry of Chope
A Gplea for Dpeace
Gand my Cconscience GbeaDting
It's Gnot what i Cwant but
its Gall that i Dneed
to Creach the Dbreak of Gday
so i Grun to the Cedge
beyond the Gshadow of a Ddoubt
Gwith my Cconscience GbleedDing
here Glies the Ctruth
the lost Gtreasures of my Dyouth
as i Chold on to the Dbreak of Gday 
[Chorus]
When you lost all Emhope and excGuses
and the Dcheapskates & the Glosers 
Nothings Emleft to cling Gonto
you got to Chold Don to yourGself 
G C G C G C D
[Solo]
e|----------------------------2-3-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-3-2-3-3-5-3-2-3-7-|
B|0-0-1-1-0-0-3-3-0-0-1-1-0-0---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
When you lost all Emhope and excGuses
and the Dcheapskates & the Glosers 
Nothings Emleft to cling Gonto
you got to Chold Don to yourGself 
G C G C G C D

The story behind the song

Green Day, formed in 1987 by Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt, became a power trio when Tré Cool joined in 1990. They were a part of the late 1980s and early 1990s Bay Area punk scene. Their major-label debut, Dookie, released in 1994, became a breakout success, and their subsequent albums like Insomniac, Nimrod, and Warning also achieved significant success.

AI-written from these sources:Green Day — Wikipedia ↗

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Hold On

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Title: Hold On

Band: Green Day

Album: Warning

Year: 2000

I'm very sorry for the bad solo :(

[Intro]

G C G C G C D

[Verse]

G C

As i stepped to the edge

G D

beyond the shadow of a doubt

G C G D

with my conscience beating

G C

like the pulse of a drum

G D

that hammers on and on

C D G

untill i reach the break of day

G C

As the sun beats down on

G D

the halfway house

G C G D

has my conscience beating

G C

the sound in my ear

G D

the will to perservere

C D G

as i reach the break of day

[Chorus]

Em G

When you lost all hope and excuses

D G

and the cheapskates & the losers

Em G

Nothings left to cling onto

C D G

you got to hold on to yourself

G C G C G C D

[Verse]

G C

A cry of hope

G D

A plea for peace

G C G D

and my conscience beating

G C

It's not what i want but

G D

its all that i need

C D G

to reach the break of day

G C

so i run to the edge

G D

beyond the shadow of a doubt

G C G D

with my conscience bleeding

G C

here lies the truth

G D

the lost treasures of my youth

C D G

as i hold on to the break of day

[Chorus]

Em G

When you lost all hope and excuses

D G

and the cheapskates & the losers

Em G

Nothings left to cling onto

C D G

you got to hold on to yourself

G C G C G C D

[Solo]

e|----------------------------2-3-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-3-2-3-3-5-3-2-3-7-|

B|0-0-1-1-0-0-3-3-0-0-1-1-0-0---------------------------------------|

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

D|------------------------------------------------------------------| x2

A|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

Em G

When you lost all hope and excuses

D G

and the cheapskates & the losers

Em G

Nothings left to cling onto

C D G

you got to hold on to yourself

G C G C G C D

About Hold On Chords by Green Day

Learn how to play Hold On by Green Day with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Hold On chords”, “Hold On guitar chords”, or “Green Day Hold On chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Hold On chords and for experienced players who want accurate Hold On lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, C, D, Em, A, B.

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