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Holding On - Dani Shay Tab.  
Tab By Torksterify.  
(Standard Tuning - capo 4)  
Verse 1:  
GMy tears are cCutting through this page like  
GRazor blades Cfalling from my Gcheeks,  
And I can't Cspeak but tGhey they do it for me  
GWell I swim in the oCcean of utter dGevotion  
And I can only Chope you'll swim tGoo  
Even though the Cwaters are deep  
And the clGouds are rolling througCh  
Chorus:  
GI can Cfeel the wind its Ampushing me  
GAnd I can Cfeel that I am Dsinking slowly  
GAnd as I lCose cAmontrol  
I know I'll nGever stop  
CHolding on oGn.  
Verse 2:  
GCall it a blessing, call it a Ccurse,  
call it what you Gwill  
There's somthing worse than perCsistence  
But im searching sGtilCl.  
GSee there i go again Crefusing To give in, Gto the  
Possibility of Closing my ability to thGink  
Or to hide but here I Cam opened wide  
Take a Glook and make it fast,  
One quick Clook it better last because  
Chorus:  
GAnd I can Cfeel the wind its Ampushing me  
GAnd I can Cfeel that I am sDinking slowly  
GAnd as I Close conAmtrol  
I know I'll Gnever stop  
CHolding on oGn.  
Verse 3:  
GThe animal in me Csays  
GSurvival, Survival, CSurvive
GBut the romantic in me sCays
GJust be Calive!  
Chorus:  
GSo I Clet the wind Amblow  
GAnd I Clet myself sink Dslow  
GAnd when I Clost contrAmol  
I knew I'd Gnever stop  
CHolding oGn.  

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Holding On

by Dani Shay

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

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Holding On - Dani Shay Tab.

Tab By Torksterify.

(Standard Tuning - capo 4)

Verse 1:

G C

My tears are cutting through this page like

G C G

Razor blades falling from my cheeks,

C G

And I can't speak but they they do it for me

G C G

Well I swim in the ocean of utter devotion

C G

And I can only hope you'll swim too

Even though the waters are deep

G C

And the clouds are rolling through

Chorus:

G C Am

I can feel the wind its pushing me

G C D

And I can feel that I am sinking slowly

G C Am

And as I lose control

I know I'll never stop

C G

Holding on on.

Verse 2:

G C

Call it a blessing, call it a curse,

call it what you will

There's somthing worse than persistence

G C

But im searching still.

G C G

See there i go again refusing To give in, to the

C G

Possibility of losing my ability to think

Or to hide but here I am opened wide

Take a look and make it fast,

One quick look it better last because

Chorus:

G C Am

And I can feel the wind its pushing me

G C D

And I can feel that I am sinking slowly

G C Am

And as I lose control

I know I'll never stop

C G

Holding on on.

Verse 3:

G C

The animal in me says

G C

Survival, Survival, Survive

G C

But the romantic in me says

G C

Just be alive!

Chorus:

G C Am

So I let the wind blow

G C D

And I let myself sink slow

G C Am

And when I lost control

I knew I'd never stop

C G

Holding on.

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