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Hold Me Now

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Key of F = C with Capo on 5
ATTENTION: Verse 1 is A Capella (No Chords)
[Verse 1]
N.C.
Don't... don't close your heart to how you feel,
N.C.
dream, and don't be afraid the dream's not real.
           N.C.
Close your eyes, pretend it's just the two of us again;
     N.C.
make believe this moment's here to stay.
[Verse 2]
CTouch... touch me the Fway you used to Gdo,
I Cknow I could be Fall I'll have with Gyou.
From now Fon, you'll G/Fbe with someone Emelse instead of Amme
So toFnight, let's fill this memoF/Gry for the last time -
[Chorus]
CHold me Amnow, don't Fcry, don't Gsay a word
Just Chold me Amnow and FI will Gknow -
Though we're aDmpart, we'll Falways be toEmgether
  AmForever in lBb/Cove
FWhat do you say when Gwords are not eCnough?
[Verse 3]
CTime... time will be Fkind once we're aGpart
And your Ctears... tears will have Fno place in your Gheart
I wish FI... I could Gsay how much I'll Emmiss you when you're Amgone
How my Flove for you will go F/Gon and on and
[Chorus]
CHold me Amnow, don't Fcry, don't Gsay a word,
just Chold me Amnow and Ftry to Gunderstand that
[Bridge]
AmI hope at Clast you've found
What Fmaj7you've been searchin' CforG  
AmAnd though I Cwon't be Fmaj7there anymore
I will FalGways
[End Chorus]
Dlove Bmyou,   Gdon't Asay you were,
just Dhold me Bmnow and GI will Aknow
Though we're aEmpart, we'll Galways be toF#mgether,A  
forever in Clove
GWhat do you say when Awords are not eDnough?Bm  
EmWhat can I say when Em/Awords are not eGnough?D  

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Hold Me Now

by Johnny Logan

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F

F/G

Bb/C

Fmaj7

F#m

Em/A

Key of F = C with Capo on 5

ATTENTION: Verse 1 is A Capella (No Chords)

[Verse 1]

N.C.

Don't... don't close your heart to how you feel,

N.C.

dream, and don't be afraid the dream's not real.

N.C.

Close your eyes, pretend it's just the two of us again;

N.C.

make believe this moment's here to stay.

[Verse 2]

C F G

Touch... touch me the way you used to do,

C F G

I know I could be all I'll have with you.

F G/F Em Am

From now on, you'll be with someone else instead of me

F F/G

So tonight, let's fill this memory for the last time -

[Chorus]

C Am F G

Hold me now, don't cry, don't say a word

C Am F G

Just hold me now and I will know -

Dm F Em

Though we're apart, we'll always be together

Am Bb/C

Forever in love

F G C

What do you say when words are not enough?

[Verse 3]

C F G

Time... time will be kind once we're apart

C F G

And your tears... tears will have no place in your heart

F G Em Am

I wish I... I could say how much I'll miss you when you're gone

F F/G

How my love for you will go on and on and

[Chorus]

C Am F G

Hold me now, don't cry, don't say a word,

C Am F G

just hold me now and try to understand that

[Bridge]

Am C

I hope at last you've found

Fmaj7 C G

What you've been searchin' for

Am C Fmaj7

And though I won't be there anymore

F G

I will always

[End Chorus]

D Bm G A

love you, don't say you were,

D Bm G A

just hold me now and I will know

Em G F#m A

Though we're apart, we'll always be together,

forever in love

G A D Bm

What do you say when words are not enough?

Em Em/A G D

What can I say when words are not enough?

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