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Holding Out

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Holding Out by Andy Grammer
This song is in 4/4 time.
To make it easier to play, I wrote the chords as though they had four beats each:
A/ / / D/ / / F#m/ / / E/ / /
However, the Aand F#mreally have three beats each while the Dand Ehave five.
It's really supposed to be:
A/ / D/ / / / F#m/ / E/ / / /
[Verse 1:]
AWhen I met you, Dlove, F#mI hadn't done the dirty Eyet,
A   D   F#m(E)
Call me the unicorn, they said that I didn't exist,
ATruth is my heart was Dtorn, the F#mv had a couple of Erips
But AI was still holding Don to the F#medge with my finger Etips
[Pre-chorus:]
With a little bit of Aprayer, little bit of Dporn, sorry,
Couple long F#mnights of sleeping on my Eown
Waiting for the Aright one to come alDong
Waiting for the F#mright one and now I Eknow
[Chorus:]
That I was Aholding out Dfor youF#m  E  
Yeah, I've been Aholding out Dfor youF#m  E  
And the Aneighbors, yeah, they're all Dhaters 'cause they F#msay that we go too Eloud
I've been Aholding out Dfor youF#m  E  
[Verse 2:]
AAnd a couple Dtimes F#mthought I might not Emake it (make it)
A   D   F#m(E)
Laying on the bed, both of us half naked (naked)
ALooking in her Deyes F#msomething in my heart said Esave it (save it!)
AHere we go aDgain, another F#mawkward conversEation
[Pre-chorus:]
With a little bit of Aprayer, little bit of Dporn, sorry,
Couple long F#mnights of sleeping on my Eown
Waiting for the Aright one to come alDong
Waiting for the F#mright one and now I Eknow
[Chorus:]
That I was Aholding out Dfor youF#m  E  
Yeah, I've been Aholding out Dfor youF#m  E  
And the Aneighbors, yeah, they're all Dhaters 'cause they F#msay that we go too Eloud
I've been Aholding out Dfor youF#m  E  
[Bridge:]
ACupid's Dsecret is F#mlove starts beEfore you meet it [4x]
[Pre-chorus:]
With a little bit of Aprayer, little bit of Dporn, sorry,
Couple long F#mnights of sleeping on my Eown
Waiting for the Aright one to come alDong
Waiting for the F#mright one and now I Eknow
[Chorus:]
That I was Aholding out Dfor youF#m  E  
Yeah, I've been Aholding out Dfor youF#m  E  
And the Aneighbors, yeah, they're all Dhaters 'cause they F#msay that we go too Eloud
I've been Aholding out Dfor youF#m  E  
AHolding out Dfor youF#m  E  
Yeah, I was Aholding out Dfor youF#m  E  
And the Aneighbors, yeah, they're all Dhaters 'cause they F#msay that we go too Eloud
Yeah, I've been Aholding out Dfor youF#m  E  
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