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Hold On by Crystal Bowersox
Album: Farmer's Daughter
Track 6
2010
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 1st fret
Chords:
Am:x02210
 C:x32010
 G:320033 or 320003
 D:xx0232
 F:122311
Intro:            Am         C         G      Dx2     
  AmSixteen, Cyou and me, Gnever needed Danything
  AmSummer breeze, Crunning free, Gfelt like we had Deverything
  AmSuitcase Cfull of dreams Gyou said you'd run awDay with me,
  But instAmead you lCet me lGeeeaaa-Deeeaaave
  FYour world, I can't, Gno I can't forget 
  HFow it felt being in lGove and believing 
  This fFeeling will never Gend
  So I just 
  CHold on Gto the AmmemoriesF  
  Cause if I cCan't have you Gthen I gotta Amhold on to sFomething
  CI've moved on Gto the Ambigger thingsF  
  Whatever Cwe go through Gstill we gotta Amhold on to Fsomething
            C    GStill we gotta Amhold on to sFomething
            C    GStill we gotta Amhold on to something
  AmShoe box, Cbroken dreams, Gthis isn't what I thDought it'd be
  Cause I  Ammiss home, CI'm here alone, Gwishing you were hDere with me
  And I  Amcan't breathe, Cthese city streets 
  GFeel like they're closing Din on me,
  I can't belAmieve you lCet me lGeeeaaa-Deeeaaave
  FYour world, I can't, Gand I can't forget 
  HFow it felt being in lGove and believing 
  This fFeeling will never Gend
  So I just 
  CHold on Gto the AmmemoriesF  
  Cause if I cCan't have you Gthen I gotta Amhold on to sFomething
  CI've moved on Gto the Ambigger thingsF  
  Whatever Cwe go through Gstill we gotta Amhold on to Fsomething
  FAnd that part of our past
  GThat we'll always have
  FWe love, we laugh 
  GLike we never have
  NFow we can never go bGack
  So I just 
  CHold on Gto the mAmemoriesF  
  Cause if I cCan't have you Gthen I gotta Amhold on to sFomething
  CI've moved on Gto the Ambigger thingsF  
  Whatever Cwe go through Gstill we gotta Amhold on to Fsomething
  CHold on Gto the mAmemoriesF  
  Cause if I cCan't have you Gthen I gotta Amhold on to sFomething
  CI've moved Gon to the Ambigger thingsF  
  Whatever Cwe go through Gstill we gotta Amhold on to Fsomething
            C    GStill we gotta Amhold on to sFomething
            C    GWe've gotta Amhold on to something

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Hold On

by Crystal Bowersox

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Hold On by Crystal Bowersox

Album: Farmer's Daughter

Track 6

2010

Standard Tuning

Capo on the 1st fret

Chords:

:x02210

:x32010

:320033 or 320003

:xx0232

:122311

Am C G D

Intro: x2

Am C G D

Sixteen, you and me, never needed anything

Am C G D

Summer breeze, running free, felt like we had everything

Am C G D

Suitcase full of dreams you said you'd run away with me,

Am C G D

But instead you let me leeeaaa-eeeaaave

F G

Your world, I can't, no I can't forget

F G

How it felt being in love and believing

F G

This feeling will never end

So I just

C G Am F

Hold on to the memories

C G Am F

Cause if I can't have you then I gotta hold on to something

C G Am F

I've moved on to the bigger things

C G Am F

Whatever we go through still we gotta hold on to something

C G Am F

Still we gotta hold on to something

C G Am

Still we gotta hold on to something

Am C G D

Shoe box, broken dreams, this isn't what I thought it'd be

Am C G D

Cause I miss home, I'm here alone, wishing you were here with me

Am C

And I can't breathe, these city streets

G D

Feel like they're closing in on me,

Am C G D

I can't believe you let me leeeaaa-eeeaaave

F G

Your world, I can't, and I can't forget

F G

How it felt being in love and believing

F G

This feeling will never end

So I just

C G Am F

Hold on to the memories

C G Am F

Cause if I can't have you then I gotta hold on to something

C G Am F

I've moved on to the bigger things

C G Am F

Whatever we go through still we gotta hold on to something

And that part of our past

That we'll always have

We love, we laugh

Like we never have

F G

Now we can never go back

So I just

C G Am F

Hold on to the memories

C G Am F

Cause if I can't have you then I gotta hold on to something

C G Am F

I've moved on to the bigger things

C G Am F

Whatever we go through still we gotta hold on to something

C G Am F

Hold on to the memories

C G Am F

Cause if I can't have you then I gotta hold on to something

C G Am F

I've moved on to the bigger things

C G Am F

Whatever we go through still we gotta hold on to something

C G Am F

Still we gotta hold on to something

C G Am

We've gotta hold on to something

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