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Hold On IV
[Intro]
N.C.
Bb/G  Am/G  G  Bb/G  Am/G  G
Bb/G  Am/G  G  Bb/G  Am/G  G
G  F/G  C/G  F/G  G  Fadd2/G
Fadd2  F  C/F  F  F/C  C  G/C  C  G
Bb/G  Am/G  G  Bb/G  Am/G  G
G  F/G  C/G  F/G  G  Fadd2/G
Fadd2  F  C/F  F  F/C  C  G/C  C  G
Bb/G  Am/G  G  Bb/G  Am/G  G
Bb/G  Am/G  G  Bb/G  Am/G  G
Dm  C  Am  G  D  G
Dm  C  Am  G  D7add6  G
Dm  C  Am  G  D  G
Dm  C  Am  G  D7add6  G
[Verse 1]
If you’d asked me eighteen months ago
I’m Bdim/Fsure I would have married you
And I’m C/Enot the kind of Fgirl 
To give her Gheart away
But you’d Bbhad it so Amlong Ganyway
If I met myself ten years ago
I’d G/Ffind a way to let her know
How Cabsolutely Fperfect she alGready was
That she shouldn’t try to change herself
G/FJust to please somebody else
That she Cdoesn’t need to Fdo the things
She Gthinks she does
I would tell her not to spend her life
Trying G/Fso damn hard to make things right
When Cwhat was wrong 
Was Ftoo far gone to Gstart with
That her love for him was very real
But it’s G/Fsomething he would never feel
That he’s Cnot the man she’s Fmeant
To share her Gheart with
I would do my best to tell her how
Things G/Flook so very different now
That CI’ve moved on and Ftime has gone byG  
That she’d see how far apart they’d grown
That she’d G/Fbe all right out on her own
That Cone day she would Ffind her wings and Gfly
Bb/G  Am/G  G  Bb/G  Am/G  G
[Verse 2]
I know things now I didn’t then
Though I G/Acouldn’t tell you where or when
I G/Blearned to tell the difference
Between Dmloving you and Cwanting you 
And G/Bneeding youG  
I traded who I was
For someone I G/Athought you would love
For just a G/Bfraction of myself
I wasn’t Dmwhole, I starved my Csoul
For want of G/Bfeeding youG  
We’re attached but not connected
And each G/Atime I’ve been rejected
I have G/Blost a little, cried a little
DmTried a little Charder to be G/Bgood enoughG  
I’ve been playing house with no one home
G/ALiving with you all alone
With G/Bnothing left to call my own
I Dmgave you all I Chad
And it wasn’t G/Bgood enoughG, no
Bb/G  Am/G  G  Bb/G  Am/G  G  Fadd2
[Verse 3]
You only want me when I’m Cadd6brokenFadd2/D  
You only need me when I’m Am7weakAm7/G  Fadd2  
And all the words you’ve never Cadd6spokenFadd2/D  
Say more than I could ever Gadd2speak 
Bb/G  Am/G  G  Bb/G  Am/G  G  G/F#
[Chorus]
But, EmI’ll D/F#hold Gon to whatDever I Ccan
AnyDthing’s Embetter than Dnothing, B/D#rightEm  
I’ll D/F#hold Gon for whatDever it’s Cworth
For whatever DI’m Emworth
And that’s Fadd2nothingF  Fadd2  
[Verse 4]
I am beside myself with Cadd6griefFadd2/D  
You are beside me but not Am7with Am7/GmeFadd2  
I search my heart for some reCadd6leaseFadd2/D  
I wonder if you’ll even Gadd2miss me
A/G  D/G  G
A/G  D/G  G
Gadd2/F#  Gadd2/E  D
[Bridge]
I know I’m a Ccomplicated Gwoman
And I Dknow you won’t ever  CunderAstandD  
You say that you Clove me
When I Gthink that we both Dknow
You don’t know just  Cwho I Aam
A  D/A  G/A  A  D/A  G/A  A
I D/Alook at G/Aall that’s done and AsaiD/AdG/A  A  
I D/Asee the G/Apoint of no reAturD/AnG/A  A  D/A  G/A  A/G  
I D/Gthink beGfore I come to A/GbedA/D  G  A/G  
That D/GI had Gbetter come to Esusterms with itE  
That the Bmhar-Adest F#mpart Eof BallE  
Is that you Bmreally Ado F#mlove me
In your Bmway  Ayou F#mlove me
But not the way I Bneed
EAnd I only Bmhave Amy-F#mself Eto BblameE  
I’ve been Bmhol-Ading F#mon  Eto Bwhat will never Ebe
And things will Bmal-Aways F#mbe  Ethe BsameE  
Just aBmnother AvarF#miation 
EOn an Dold familiar Btheme
[Chorus]
Em  D/F#  G  D  C  D  Em  D  B/D#
Em  D/F#  G  D  C  D  Em  G  Gsus  G
[Coda]
EbI held Bbon for as Flong as I Ccould
I thought Ebanything was Bbbetter than Gnothing
EbI held Bbon for Fall that I was Cworth
For so Eblong I thought that BbI was worth Gnothing
But  Bb/GI    Am/Gheld   Gon,  Bb/GI    Am/Gheld  Gon, 
 Bb/GI    Am/Gheld   Gon,  Bb/GI    Am/Gheld   Gon
I have to Dm/Gfind  C/Gmy   Gway
Tightrope    Dm/GjumpC/G, seasons Gchange
I held on Dm/Gso         C/G  Glong, 
Why I will    Dm/GnevC/Ger   Gknow
I love you with Dm/Gall   C/Gmy   Gheart
But I have to  Bblet yAmou  Ggo
[Outro]
Bb  Am  G  Bb  Am  G

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Hold On 4

by Taylor Giacoma

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb/G

Am/G

F/G

C/G

Fadd2/G

Fadd2

C/F

F/C

G/C

D7add6

Bdim/F

C/E

G/F

G/A

G/B

Cadd6

Fadd2/D

Hold On IV

[Intro]

N.C.

Bb/G Am/G G Bb/G Am/G G

G F/G C/G F/G G Fadd2/G

Fadd2 F C/F F F/C C G/C C G

Bb/G Am/G G Bb/G Am/G G

G F/G C/G F/G G Fadd2/G

Fadd2 F C/F F F/C C G/C C G

Bb/G Am/G G Bb/G Am/G G

Dm C Am G D G

Dm C Am G D7add6 G

Dm C Am G D G

Dm C Am G D7add6 G

[Verse 1]

If you’d asked me eighteen months ago

Bdim/F

I’m sure I would have married you

C/E F

And I’m not the kind of girl

To give her heart away

Bb Am G

But you’d had it so long anyway

If I met myself ten years ago

G/F

I’d find a way to let her know

C F G

How absolutely perfect she already was

That she shouldn’t try to change herself

G/F

Just to please somebody else

C F

That she doesn’t need to do the things

She thinks she does

I would tell her not to spend her life

G/F

Trying so damn hard to make things right

When what was wrong

F G

Was too far gone to start with

That her love for him was very real

G/F

But it’s something he would never feel

C F

That he’s not the man she’s meant

To share her heart with

I would do my best to tell her how

G/F

Things look so very different now

C F G

That I’ve moved on and time has gone by

That she’d see how far apart they’d grown

G/F

That she’d be all right out on her own

C F G

That one day she would find her wings and fly

Bb/G Am/G G Bb/G Am/G G

[Verse 2]

I know things now I didn’t then

G/A

Though I couldn’t tell you where or when

G/B

I learned to tell the difference

Dm C

Between loving you and wanting you

G/B G

And needing you

I traded who I was

G/A

For someone I thought you would love

G/B

For just a fraction of myself

Dm C

I wasn’t whole, I starved my soul

G/B G

For want of feeding you

We’re attached but not connected

G/A

And each time I’ve been rejected

G/B

I have lost a little, cried a little

Dm C G/B G

Tried a little harder to be good enough

I’ve been playing house with no one home

G/A

Living with you all alone

G/B

With nothing left to call my own

Dm C

I gave you all I had

G/B G

And it wasn’t good enough, no

Bb/G Am/G G Bb/G Am/G G Fadd2

[Verse 3]

Cadd6 Fadd2/D

You only want me when I’m broken

Am7 Am7/G Fadd2

You only need me when I’m weak

Cadd6 Fadd2/D

And all the words you’ve never spoken

Gadd2

Say more than I could ever speak

Bb/G Am/G G Bb/G Am/G G G/F#

[Chorus]

Em D/F# G D C

But, I’ll hold on to whatever I can

D Em D B/D# Em

Anything’s better than nothing, right

D/F# G D C

I’ll hold on for whatever it’s worth

D Em

For whatever I’m worth

Fadd2 F Fadd2

And that’s nothing

[Verse 4]

Cadd6 Fadd2/D

I am beside myself with grief

Am7 Am7/G Fadd2

You are beside me but not with me

Cadd6 Fadd2/D

I search my heart for some release

Gadd2

I wonder if you’ll even miss me

A/G D/G G

Gadd2/F# Gadd2/E D

[Bridge]

C G

I know I’m a complicated woman

D C A D

And I know you won’t ever understand

You say that you love me

G D

When I think that we both know

C A

You don’t know just who I am

A D/A G/A A D/A G/A A

D/A G/A A D/A G/A A

I look at all that’s done and said

D/A G/A A D/A G/A A D/A G/A A/G

I see the point of no return

D/G G A/G A/D G A/G

I think before I come to bed

D/G G Esus E

That I had better come to terms with it

Bm A F#m E B E

That the har-dest part of all

Bm A F#m

Is that you really do love me

Bm A F#m

In your way you love me

But not the way I need

E Bm A F#m E B E

And I only have my-self to blame

Bm A F#m E B E

I’ve been hol-ding on to what will never be

Bm A F#m E B E

And things will al-ways be the same

Bm A F#m

Just another variation

E D B

On an old familiar theme

[Chorus]

Em D/F# G D C D Em D B/D#

Em D/F# G D C D Em G Gsus G

[Coda]

Eb Bb F C

I held on for as long as I could

Eb Bb G

I thought anything was better than nothing

Eb Bb F C

I held on for all that I was worth

Eb Bb G

For so long I thought that I was worth nothing

Bb/G Am/G G Bb/G Am/G G

But I held on, I held on,

Bb/G Am/G G Bb/G Am/G G

I held on, I held on

Dm/G C/G G

I have to find my way

Dm/G C/G G

Tightrope jump, seasons change

Dm/G C/G G

I held on so long,

Dm/G C/G G

Why I will never know

Dm/G C/G G

I love you with all my heart

Bb Am G

But I have to let you go

[Outro]

Bb Am G Bb Am G

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