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Maura O'Connell - Hold On
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
  G    C    G    C(4x)
[Verse 1]
The Gwords that I Cspoke, came out Gcrooked and Cbroke
BeGfore I could Cstraighten them GoutC  
The Gcurses I Ccry through my Gharshest of Ctime
And the Glast time CI cried Gout
[Chorus]
EmI just want everything Cright
GSoft summer Dkisses in Emfirefly Clight
So, when Emeverything I say seems Cwrong
Hold Gon, hold Don, hold GonC  G  C  
[Verse 2]
All the Gthings that you Clove, I Gemptied you Cof
BeGfore I could Cput them all GbackC  
WhatGever I Cgave, it was aGgain and aCgain
It was Gsomething CI couldn't Gstop
[Chorus]
EmI just want everything Cright
GSoft summer Dkisses in Emfirefly Clight
So, when Emeverything I say seems Cwrong
Hold Gon, hold Don, hold Con
[Bridge]
'Cause DI'm___ AmlosingC  
DI'm___ AmlosingC  
DI'm__Am___ losing C- you
[Verse 3]
The Gpinafore's Cgone, there's Gno use holding ConG  
To the Cway that it GwasC  
I Gpromise I'll Ctry and do Gbetter next CtimeG  
I'll do better Cnext time, Gbetter next CtimeG  
[Chorus]
'Cause EmI just want everything Cright
Your Gsoft summer Dkisses in Emfirefly Clight
So, when Emeverything I say seems Cwrong
Hold Gon, hold Don, hold Con
Hold Gon, hold Don, hold ConG  C  G  

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Hold On

by Maura O'Connell

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Maura O'Connell - Hold On

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

G C G C

(4x)

[Verse 1]

G C G C

The words that I spoke, came out crooked and broke

G C G C

Before I could straighten them out

G C G C

The curses I cry through my harshest of time

G C G

And the last time I cried out

[Chorus]

Em C

I just want everything right

G D Em C

Soft summer kisses in firefly light

Em C

So, when everything I say seems wrong

G D G C G C

Hold on, hold on, hold on

[Verse 2]

G C G C

All the things that you love, I emptied you of

G C G C

Before I could put them all back

G C G C

Whatever I gave, it was again and again

G C G

It was something I couldn't stop

[Chorus]

Em C

I just want everything right

G D Em C

Soft summer kisses in firefly light

Em C

So, when everything I say seems wrong

G D C

Hold on, hold on, hold on

[Bridge]

D Am C

'Cause I'm___ losing

D Am C

I'm___ losing

D Am C

I'm_____ losing - you

[Verse 3]

G C G C G

The pinafore's gone, there's no use holding on

C G C

To the way that it was

G C G C G

I promise I'll try and do better next time

C G C G

I'll do better next time, better next time

[Chorus]

Em C

'Cause I just want everything right

G D Em C

Your soft summer kisses in firefly light

Em C

So, when everything I say seems wrong

G D C

Hold on, hold on, hold on

G D C G C G

Hold on, hold on, hold on

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