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Hold On Tight

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Capo 1
[Intro]
G C G G
[Verse 1]
I've been Gselling my name 
For the Csake of Gwho knows
I've been Gtrying to explain
How it's Call gonnGa go
I don't take my Clife
For grantedG  
I've been Gwaking up tight
CDay after Gday
Hope is taGking it's time
To Cgo my wayG  
[Chorus]
But I don't take my Clife for grantedG  
I'm gonna Emhold on tight
To Dwhat I've been handedG  
COhG  
[Verse 2]
I'll try not Gto complain
About the Cthings GI have lost
Cause when you Ghave something great
That just means there's a Cgreater Gloss
So when you Glook at yourself
Tell me Cwho dGo you see
Is it the Emperson you been
Or the Dperson you're gonna CbeG  
[Chorus]
Don't take your Clife for grantedG  
Don't take your Clife for grantedG  
Why don't you Emhold on tight
To Dwhat you've been handedG  
[Bridge]
GOh
COh Oh GOh
GOh
COh Oh GOh
EmOhD  
Oh Oh COhG  
EmOh DOh GOh
[Chorus/Outro]
Don't take your Clife for grantedG  
Don't take your Clife for grantedG  
Don't take your Clife for grantedEm  
Why don't you Emhold on tight
To Dwhat you've been handedC  G  
Cause you Emjust don't know how lDong you will have itG  

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Hold On Tight

by Greg Holden

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

[Intro]

G C G G

[Verse 1]

I've been selling my name

C G

For the sake of who knows

I've been trying to explain

C G

How it's all gonna go

I don't take my life

For granted

I've been waking up tight

C G

Day after day

Hope is taking it's time

C G

To go my way

[Chorus]

C G

But I don't take my life for granted

I'm gonna hold on tight

D G

To what I've been handed

C G

[Verse 2]

I'll try not to complain

C G

About the things I have lost

Cause when you have something great

C G

That just means there's a greater loss

So when you look at yourself

C G

Tell me who do you see

Is it the person you been

D C G

Or the person you're gonna be

[Chorus]

C G

Don't take your life for granted

C G

Don't take your life for granted

Why don't you hold on tight

D G

To what you've been handed

[Bridge]

C G

Oh Oh Oh

C G

Oh Oh Oh

Em D

C G

Oh Oh Oh

Em D G

Oh Oh Oh

[Chorus/Outro]

C G

Don't take your life for granted

C G

Don't take your life for granted

C Em

Don't take your life for granted

Why don't you hold on tight

D C G

To what you've been handed

Em D G

Cause you just don't know how long you will have it

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