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Hold On Forever

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Rob Thomas
Hold on Forever
He just played this live in concert for the first time in the last couple weeks and it hasn't been released
quite yet so this may be a little off but it sounds pretty good either way.
Capo IV
[Verse]
CAnother night and here we Gare again
And all our Ffaults lay out Gahead
CLet it out and let it right back Gin
All thosFe voices in your Ghead
And we Fboth know Geverything but Cwe can’t learn to leaveF  
So I’ll teGll you what you need:
[Chorus]
CFirst thing we make you feel better
GNext stop we pull it all together
DmI’ll keep you warm like a sweater
FTake my hand hold on forever
CJust fall apart if you need to
GI’m here and I won’t leave you nDmow (how)
                                FN.C.
Don’t look down (own), hold on forever
[Verse]
Cso lay down all your troubles Gend to end
they could Freach up to the Gstars
Cso many roads you don’t know Gwhere you’ve been
but you stiFll know who you Gare
and if I seFem prGeoccupied I’m Cwondering what to Fdo
but here’s my reGcipe for you
[Chorus]
CFirst thing we make you feel better
GNext stop we pull it all together
DmI’ll keep you warm like a sweater
FTake my hand hold on forever
CJust fall apart if you need to
GI’m here and I won’t leave you nDmow (how)
                                FN.C.
Don’t look down (own), hold on forever
[Interlude]
C  G  F  C G
[Bridge]
and we boFth know everGything but we Ccan’t learn to leFave
so IG’ll tell you what you need
[Chorus]
CFirst thing we make you feel better
GNext stop we pull it all together
DmI’ll keep you warm like a sweater
FTake my hand hold on forever
CJust fall apart if you need to
GI’m here and I won’t leave you Dmnow (how)
                                FN.C.
Don’t look down (own), hold on forever
[Outro]
C G F
CTake my hand Ghold on forever
C G F
CTake my hand Ghold on foreverC  

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The story behind the song

While the specific meaning of "Hold On Forever" isn't detailed, it emerges from Rob Thomas's third solo album, The Great Unknown, released in 2015. The song seems to capture a moment of knowing everything about a situation but struggling to leave it behind, a plea to "take my hand, hold on forever" even while offering a "recipe" for how things are. It embodies the kind of straightforward, universal lyrics and catchy melodies that critics noted on the album, displaying the various facets of Thomas's voice. It plays like a snapshot of a complex relationship, caught between staying and moving on.

AI-written from these sources:The Great Unknown (Rob Thomas album) — Wikipedia ↗Rob Thomas (musician) — Wikipedia ↗

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Hold On Forever

by Rob Thomas

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Rob Thomas

Hold on Forever

He just played this live in concert for the first time in the last couple weeks and it hasn't been released

quite yet so this may be a little off but it sounds pretty good either way.

Capo IV

[Verse]

C G

Another night and here we are again

F G

And all our faults lay out ahead

C G

Let it out and let it right back in

F G

All those voices in your head

F G C F

And we both know everything but we can’t learn to leave

So I’ll tell you what you need:

[Chorus]

First thing we make you feel better

Next stop we pull it all together

I’ll keep you warm like a sweater

Take my hand hold on forever

Just fall apart if you need to

G Dm

I’m here and I won’t leave you now (how)

N.C.

Don’t look down (own), hold on forever

[Verse]

C G

so lay down all your troubles end to end

F G

they could reach up to the stars

C G

so many roads you don’t know where you’ve been

F G

but you still know who you are

F G C F

and if I seem preoccupied I’m wondering what to do

but here’s my recipe for you

[Chorus]

First thing we make you feel better

Next stop we pull it all together

I’ll keep you warm like a sweater

Take my hand hold on forever

Just fall apart if you need to

G Dm

I’m here and I won’t leave you now (how)

N.C.

Don’t look down (own), hold on forever

[Interlude]

C G F C G

[Bridge]

F G C F

and we both know everything but we can’t learn to leave

so I’ll tell you what you need

[Chorus]

First thing we make you feel better

Next stop we pull it all together

I’ll keep you warm like a sweater

Take my hand hold on forever

Just fall apart if you need to

G Dm

I’m here and I won’t leave you now (how)

N.C.

Don’t look down (own), hold on forever

[Outro]

C G F

C G

Take my hand hold on forever

C G F

C G C

Take my hand hold on forever

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