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Holding On To Yesterday

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[Intro]
  Bm    Bm/G    Em   F#(2x) 
F#Well, I keep Bmholding Eon to BmyesterdayE  
I keep Bmholding E7on  enGmaj7ough to say that I'm wrEm7ongF#m  G/A  Asus  
DI keep Csus4thinking that I'm Cadd9lonely
But it's Bmonly missing you F#inside
DDays wheCsus4n we were once Cadd9together
Seems we'd Bmnever come aF#live
F#susSo I keep hBmolding oE7n to yBmesterdayE7  
I keep Bmholding E7on enoGmaj7ugh to say that it's wrEm7ongF#m  G/A  Asus  
DLord I Csusdon't know when I'll see Cadd9you
I can't Bmreach you F#anymore
DWell if I'd Csusonly known I'd Cadd9need you
Then I'd Bmkeep you like F#before
[Instrumental: Intro]
  Bm    Bm/G    Em   F#(2x)
Ooo ooo ooh
Ahh ahh ahh
F#Well I keep Bmholding E7on to Bmyesterday (yE7esterday)
I keep Bmholding E7on enGmaj7ough to say
That I'm Em7wronF#m7g wrong wrGong to keep Asus7holding on
My Bmyesterdays have all F#gone by...Bm  

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Holding On To Yesterday

by Ambrosia

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm/G

Gmaj7

Em7

F#m

G/A

Asus

Csus4

Cadd9

F#sus

Csus

F#m7

Asus7

[Intro]

Bm Bm/G Em F#

(2x)

F# Bm E Bm E

Well, I keep holding on to yesterday

Bm E7 Gmaj7 Em7 F#m G/A Asus

I keep holding on enough to say that I'm wrong

D Csus4 Cadd9

I keep thinking that I'm lonely

Bm F#

But it's only missing you inside

D Csus4 Cadd9

Days when we were once together

Bm F#

Seems we'd never come alive

F#sus Bm E7 Bm E7

So I keep holding on to yesterday

Bm E7 Gmaj7 Em7 F#m G/A Asus

I keep holding on enough to say that it's wrong

D Csus Cadd9

Lord I don't know when I'll see you

Bm F#

I can't reach you anymore

D Csus Cadd9

Well if I'd only known I'd need you

Bm F#

Then I'd keep you like before

[Instrumental: Intro]

Bm Bm/G Em F#

(2x)

Ooo ooo ooh

Ahh ahh ahh

F# Bm E7 Bm E7

Well I keep holding on to yesterday (yesterday)

Bm E7 Gmaj7

I keep holding on enough to say

Em7 F#m7 G Asus7

That I'm wrong wrong wrong to keep holding on

Bm F# Bm

My yesterdays have all gone by...

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