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Holding Onto Heaven

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Capo 1
Starless Csky,G  
We've got so gooEmd at pretendFing
There's a Cside, G  
A side to Emyou, that isn't runFning
But I don't Cknow G  
Where it is Emthat you've been hFiding
But I Cneed Gyou Ftonight
But I Cneed Gyou Ftonight
      CCos' I'm Gholding onto heavEmenF  
      CLights Gfade but I won't Emlet themF  
      CCos' I'm Gholding onto heavEmenF  
      CWhen I Gbreathe and it's only yoFu
All these CyearsG  
I've been Emchasing down the Fanswers
I was hereC, G  
Always tEmracing out your Fshadows
But I Cneed Gyou Ftonight
      CCos' I'm Gholding onto heavEmenF  
      CLights Gfade but I won't Emlet themF  
      CCos' I'm Gholding onto heavEmenF  
      CWhen I Gbreathe and it's only yoFu
I can't take it
FCos you think nobody Csees what you're Gdoing to me
I'm telling you Fguilt is in your eyesC  
I hate what you've donGe
What you've made me becoEmme
No sleep, Fface the night
      CCos' I'm Gholding onto heavEmenF  
      CLights Gfade but I won't Emlet themF  
      CCos' I'm Gholding onto heavEmenF  
      CWhen I Gbreathe and it's only yoFu

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Holding Onto Heaven

by Foxes

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

C G

Starless sky,

Em F

We've got so good at pretending

C G

There's a side,

Em F

A side to you, that isn't running

C G

But I don't know

Em F

Where it is that you've been hiding

C G F

But I need you tonight

C G F

But I need you tonight

C G Em F

Cos' I'm holding onto heaven

C G Em F

Lights fade but I won't let them

C G Em F

Cos' I'm holding onto heaven

C G F

When I breathe and it's only you

C G

All these years

Em F

I've been chasing down the answers

C G

I was here,

Em F

Always tracing out your shadows

C G F

But I need you tonight

C G Em F

Cos' I'm holding onto heaven

C G Em F

Lights fade but I won't let them

C G Em F

Cos' I'm holding onto heaven

C G F

When I breathe and it's only you

I can't take it

F C G

Cos you think nobody sees what you're doing to me

F C

I'm telling you guilt is in your eyes

I hate what you've done

What you've made me become

No sleep, face the night

C G Em F

Cos' I'm holding onto heaven

C G Em F

Lights fade but I won't let them

C G Em F

Cos' I'm holding onto heaven

C G F

When I breathe and it's only you

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