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Hold On Tight

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[Intro]
Bm A D
[Verse 1]
BmWe built a ship Aand we follDowed the river bed
BmAnd we’re running from our fears
AAs we pDush for steam ahead
BmShe moans just like a whaleA  
Between thDe river and the rest
BmAnd the cracks that are in the hull
AAre the crDacks in all of us
[Pre-Chorus]
And we’ll hGold oGn tighBmt
ABmnd I’m married to the dream
That somAeday I’ll feel Dthe earth again
BmAnd the ground beneath my feet would fAix the bonDes of a broken man
And we’ll hGold Gon tightBm  
BmI will hF#mold on GtighAtBm  Em  
[Chorus]
GAnd if I’ll fall, but if I’ll falAl
BmShe will catch meA  D  
AEmnd we’ll hold on tightG  
GAnd if I’ll fall, but if I’ll falAl
BmShe will catch meA  D  
AnEmd we’ll hold on tightG  
F#mAnd we’ll Ahold on tightBm  A  D  
[Verse 2]
BmAnd we’ve built a ship
And sAhe craDdles us in her arms
BmAnd the fright never stops
AIt just sDettle on her heart
[Pre-Chorus]
And we’ll hGold oGn tighBmt
ABmnd we’ll barge to sea
And wAe’ll searDch the ocean for
ABmnd we’ll find ourselves a home
That Ano one’s eDver seen before
And we’ll hoGld oGn tightBm  
BmTill tF#mhere’s nGothing AelseBm  Em  
[Chorus]
GAnd if I’ll fall, but if I’ll falAl
BmShe will catch meA  D  
AEmnd we’ll hold on tightG  
GAnd if I’ll fall, but if I’ll falAl
BmShe will catch meA  D  
AnEmd we’ll hold on tightG  
F#mAnd we’ll Ahold on tightBm  
[Instrumental]
G A Em Bm G
[Outro]
GAnd if I’m falling, Aif I fallEm  
She will catch mBme
And we’ll hold on Gtight
GAnd if I’m fAalling, if I fallEm  
She will catch Bmme
And we’ll hold on Gtight  (x4)

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Hold On Tight

by Ed Prosek

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F#m

[Intro]

Bm A D

[Verse 1]

Bm A D

We built a ship and we followed the river bed

And we’re running from our fears

A D

As we push for steam ahead

Bm A

She moans just like a whale

Between the river and the rest

And the cracks that are in the hull

A D

Are the cracks in all of us

[Pre-Chorus]

G G Bm

And we’ll hold on tight

And I’m married to the dream

A D

That someday I’ll feel the earth again

Bm A D

And the ground beneath my feet would fix the bones of a broken man

G G Bm

And we’ll hold on tight

Bm F#m G A Bm Em

I will hold on tight

[Chorus]

G A

And if I’ll fall, but if I’ll fall

Bm A D

She will catch me

Em G

And we’ll hold on tight

G A

And if I’ll fall, but if I’ll fall

Bm A D

She will catch me

Em G

And we’ll hold on tight

F#m A Bm A D

And we’ll hold on tight

[Verse 2]

And we’ve built a ship

A D

And she cradles us in her arms

And the fright never stops

A D

It just settle on her heart

[Pre-Chorus]

G G Bm

And we’ll hold on tight

And we’ll barge to sea

A D

And we’ll search the ocean for

And we’ll find ourselves a home

A D

That no one’s ever seen before

G G Bm

And we’ll hold on tight

Bm F#m G A Bm Em

Till there’s nothing else

[Chorus]

G A

And if I’ll fall, but if I’ll fall

Bm A D

She will catch me

Em G

And we’ll hold on tight

G A

And if I’ll fall, but if I’ll fall

Bm A D

She will catch me

Em G

And we’ll hold on tight

F#m A Bm

And we’ll hold on tight

[Instrumental]

G A Em Bm G

[Outro]

G A Em

And if I’m falling, if I fall

She will catch me

And we’ll hold on tight

G A Em

And if I’m falling, if I fall

She will catch me

And we’ll hold on tight (x4)

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