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Chris De Burgh - Hold On
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:  C   E   Am   Dm   G  C  
Somewhere, Ea lonely girl lies Amweeping,Dm  
A G7lonely man tries Csleeping,Dm  
But he's getting noEwhere
CSometime, Eit may be close to Ammorning,Dm  
She G7thought she heard him Ccalling,Dm  
But there's nobody Ethere
CHORUS:
And Fsomehow, Dsomehow, he Gknows he's G7got to Gtry to
Hold Con,  EmsomeDmwhere she's crying Gfor him,
Hold Con,  EmsomeDmday her smile will Gcall him
Hold ConEm,  there's Dmsomeone out there Ftrying for him
Somehow, Dsometime, GsomeCwhere
Somewhere, Eagain she sleeps aAmlone,Dm  
He's G7reaching for the Cphone,Dm  
But he's calling no-Eone.
Ooh, Csometime, Emshe's E7dreaming of her Am7lover,Dm  
It rG7eally can't be Cover,Dm  
We've only just beEgun
CHORUS:
And Fsomehow, Dsomehow, I Gknow I've G7got to Gtry to
Hold Con, EmsomeDmwhere she's crying Gfor me,
Hold Con,  EmsomeDmday her smile will Gcall me,
Hold ConEm, there's Dmsomeone out there Ftrying for me
Somehow, Dsometime, GsomeCwhEmereDm___G_
Hold ConEm___D  G  
Hold ConEm___Dm  F7  F  
OUTRO: (# slowly & quietly #)
Somehow, someDtime, someCwhere.

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Hold On

by Chris de Burgh

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

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Chris De Burgh - Hold On

CAPO: 2nd Fret

C E Am Dm G C

INTRO:

E Am Dm

Somewhere, a lonely girl lies weeping,

G7 C Dm

A lonely man tries sleeping,

But he's getting nowhere

C E Am Dm

Sometime, it may be close to morning,

G7 C Dm

She thought she heard him calling,

But there's nobody there

CHORUS:

F D G G7 G

And somehow, somehow, he knows he's got to try to

C Em Dm G

Hold on, somewhere she's crying for him,

C Em Dm G

Hold on, someday her smile will call him

C Em Dm F

Hold on, there's someone out there trying for him

D G C

Somehow, sometime, somewhere

E Am Dm

Somewhere, again she sleeps alone,

G7 C Dm

He's reaching for the phone,

But he's calling no-one.

C Em E7 Am7 Dm

Ooh, sometime, she's dreaming of her lover,

G7 C Dm

It really can't be over,

We've only just begun

CHORUS:

F D G G7 G

And somehow, somehow, I know I've got to try to

C Em Dm G

Hold on, somewhere she's crying for me,

C Em Dm G

Hold on, someday her smile will call me,

C Em Dm F

Hold on, there's someone out there trying for me

D G C Em Dm G

Somehow, sometime, somewhere____

C Em D G

Hold on___

C Em Dm F7 F

Hold on___

OUTRO: (# slowly & quietly #)

D C

Somehow, sometime, somewhere.

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