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I saw Charlie Simpson in concert and I was looking at what chords he was playing on his 
guitar, so here they are :)
CAPO 2
[Verse 1]
GHold on, don't spit me out
I have never Emheld you so tCight
GRun, run, please close your eyes
I have never Emseen you so tiCred
GOn and on  and on  and on  and on  and on  and on  and on                
Are we Emjust like them? Are we Cjust like them?
GI've pushed, pushed you so far
It's the only Emway I know Chow
[Pre-Chorus]
AmMaybe you, maybe you should kCnow
That I've Glost you, I've lost you
That I've Emlost you now, I've Clost you
[Chorus]
GCan you hear the choir Dsing?
We never made it to the Emold town, my God
We never made it very Cfar away from here
[Verse 2]
GDays go by without words
Is it 'cause you Emdon't want me aCround?
Just Gmake up, make up your mind
'Cause sometimes it Emhurts to be kCind
[Pre-Chorus]
AmMaybe you, maybe you should kCnow
That I've Glost you, I've lost you
That I've Emlost you now, I've Clost you
[Chorus]
GCan you hear the choir Dsing?
We never made it to the Emold town, my God
We never made it very Cfar away from here
[Bridge]
Am C G D
Am C G D
[Chorus]
GCan you hear the choir Dsing?
We never made it to the Emold town, my God
We never made it very Cfar away
Well, cGan you hear the sirens Dsound?
We only wanted to get Emmessed up 'round here
We only wanted to be Csure that we would fall
GCan you hear the choir Dsing?
We never made it to the Emold town, my God
We never made it very Cfar away

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Hold On

by Charlie Simpson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

I saw Charlie Simpson in concert and I was looking at what chords he was playing on his

guitar, so here they are :)

CAPO 2

[Verse 1]

Hold on, don't spit me out

Em C

I have never held you so tight

Run, run, please close your eyes

Em C

I have never seen you so tired

On and on and on and on and on and on and on and on

Em C

Are we just like them? Are we just like them?

I've pushed, pushed you so far

Em C

It's the only way I know how

[Pre-Chorus]

Am C

Maybe you, maybe you should know

That I've lost you, I've lost you

Em C

That I've lost you now, I've lost you

[Chorus]

G D

Can you hear the choir sing?

We never made it to the old town, my God

We never made it very far away from here

[Verse 2]

Days go by without words

Em C

Is it 'cause you don't want me around?

Just make up, make up your mind

Em C

'Cause sometimes it hurts to be kind

[Pre-Chorus]

Am C

Maybe you, maybe you should know

That I've lost you, I've lost you

Em C

That I've lost you now, I've lost you

[Chorus]

G D

Can you hear the choir sing?

We never made it to the old town, my God

We never made it very far away from here

[Bridge]

Am C G D

[Chorus]

G D

Can you hear the choir sing?

We never made it to the old town, my God

We never made it very far away

G D

Well, can you hear the sirens sound?

We only wanted to get messed up 'round here

We only wanted to be sure that we would fall

G D

Can you hear the choir sing?

We never made it to the old town, my God

We never made it very far away

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