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Hold Me Now

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[Intro]
D  Bm  C  Am
[Verse 1]
DI have a picture pBminned to my wall
An imCage of you and of me and we're laughing, we're lAoving it all
DLook at our life now, tBmattered and torn
We fCuss and we fight and delight in the tears that we Asus4cry until dawn. Oh...
[Chorus]
HDold me now. Whoa, wBmarm my heart
SCtay with me. Let Asus4loving start, let loving start
[Verse 2]
You sDay I'm a dreamer. We're tBmwo of a kind
BCoth of us searching for some perfect world we know Asus4we'll never findA  
So pDerhaps I should leave here, yeah, Bmgo far away
But you kCnow that there's nowhere that I'd rather be than with Asus4you here today. Oh...
[Chorus]
HDold me now. Oh, wBmarm my heart
SCtay with me. Let Asus4loving start, let loving start, oh
HDold me now. Whoa, wBmarm my heart
SCtay with me. Let Asus4loving start, let loving start
[Bridge]
BbWhoa.C..
Bb   C
Bb   C
Bb   C
[Verse 3]
You Dask if I love you. Well, wBmhat can I say?
You kCnow that I do and that this is just one of those gAmames that we play
So I'll sDing you a new song. Please don't Bmcry anymore
And then aCsk your forgiveness though I don't know just what I'm Asus4asking it for. Oh...
[Chorus]
HDold me now                          Oh...
            (Hold me in your loving arms)
WBmarm my heart
              (Warm my cold and tired heart)
SCtay with me
              (Oh, will you stay with me?)
Let lAsus4oving start, let loving start, whoa
(repeat to fade)

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The story behind the song

"Hold Me Now" grew from a moment of reconciliation, written after a resolved argument between band members Alannah Currie and Tom Bailey. This mid-tempo new wave song, released in 1983 on the album Into the Gap, captures the feeling of wanting to mend a connection and keep love alive. With varied instrumentation including keyboards and a xylophone, the music cradles the plea to "warm my heart" and let loving start, a desire for closeness after a rift. It plays like a tender reaching out, a wish for comfort and renewed affection.

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Hold Me Now

by Thompson Twins

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Asus4

[Intro]

D Bm C Am

[Verse 1]

D Bm

I have a picture pinned to my wall

C A

An image of you and of me and we're laughing, we're loving it all

D Bm

Look at our life now, tattered and torn

C Asus4

We fuss and we fight and delight in the tears that we cry until dawn. Oh...

[Chorus]

D Bm

Hold me now. Whoa, warm my heart

C Asus4

Stay with me. Let loving start, let loving start

[Verse 2]

D Bm

You say I'm a dreamer. We're two of a kind

C Asus4 A

Both of us searching for some perfect world we know we'll never find

D Bm

So perhaps I should leave here, yeah, go far away

C Asus4

But you know that there's nowhere that I'd rather be than with you here today. Oh...

[Chorus]

D Bm

Hold me now. Oh, warm my heart

C Asus4

Stay with me. Let loving start, let loving start, oh

D Bm

Hold me now. Whoa, warm my heart

C Asus4

Stay with me. Let loving start, let loving start

[Bridge]

Bb C

Whoa...

Bb C

[Verse 3]

D Bm

You ask if I love you. Well, what can I say?

C Am

You know that I do and that this is just one of those games that we play

D Bm

So I'll sing you a new song. Please don't cry anymore

C Asus4

And then ask your forgiveness though I don't know just what I'm asking it for. Oh...

[Chorus]

Hold me now Oh...

(Hold me in your loving arms)

Warm my heart

(Warm my cold and tired heart)

Stay with me

(Oh, will you stay with me?)

Asus4

Let loving start, let loving start, whoa

(repeat to fade)

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