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Hold On – John Lennon
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Written by: John Lennon
From: "Plastic Ono Band" (1970)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
E1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F#m71 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|129-------9-----|----------------|--2---2---------|--2---2---------|
B|9-9---12--9-----|-----------9----|--2---2---------|--2---2---------|
G|9-----9---9-----|--9—--9----9----|--2---2---------|--2---2---------|
D|9-----9---9-----|--9---9h11-9----|--2---2-------2-|--2---2---------|
A|----------------/11--11-------11\|4-----------24-4|4---------------|
E|0-------------0-|----------------|2------------h-h|2-------------0-|
[Verse]
E1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + F#m71 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|129-------9-----|----------------|--2---2---------|--2---2---------|
B|9-9---12--9-----|-----------9----|--2---2---------|--2---2---------|
G|9-----9---9-----|--9—--9----9----|--2---2---------|--2---2---------|
D|9-----9---9-----|--9---9h11-9----|--2---2-------2-|--2---2-------2-|
A|----------------/11--11-------11\|4-----------24-4|4-----------24--|
E|0-------------0-|----------------|2------------h-h|2------------h--|
G#m71 + 2 + 3 + 4 + A61 + 2 B6+ 3 + 4 +
e|--4---4---------|------7---------|
B|--4---4---------|--7---9---------|
G|--4---4---------|--6---8---------|
D|--4---4---------|--7---9---------|
A|6---------------|----------------|
E|4---------------|5-----7---------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
F#m7 2-4-2-2-2-2
G#m7 4-6-4-4-4-4
A6 5-x-7-6-7-x
B6 7-x-9-8-9-7
Bm7/F# 2-2-4-2-3-2 or 7-9-7-7-7-7 (Bm7)
C#m7/G# 4-4-6-4-5-4 or 9-11-9-9-9-9 (C#m7)
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[Intro]
| E| % | F#m7| % |
[Verse 1]
EHold on John, John hold on
It's gonna F#m7be alright
You gonna G#m7win the fightA6  B6  
EHold on Yoko, Yoko hold on
It's gonna F#m7be alright
You're gonna G#m7make the fightA6  B6  
[Chorus]
When you're Bm7/F#by yourC#m7/G#self
And there's Bm7/F#no one C#m/G#else
You just Bm7/F#have yourC#m/G#self
And you Bm7/F#tell yourC#m7/G#self
Just to Ehold on ...
[Interlude] (verse)
| E| % | F#m7| % |
(Cookie!)
| G#m7| A6   B6|
[Verse 2]
EHold on world, world hold on
It's gonna F#m7be alright
You're gonna G#m7see the lightA6  B6  
[Chorus]
Bm7/F#When you're C#m7/G#one
Bm7/F#Really C#m7/G#one
Well you Bm7/F#get things C#m7/G#done
Like they've Bm7/F#never been C#m7/G#done
So Ehold on

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