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Whos Holding Donna Now

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[Intro]
Cadd9 Em7 Am7
Cadd9 Em7 Am7
[Verse]
     Cadd9Sometimes a Em7love Am7won't let Dm7goF/G  
     Cadd9Hard as I Em7try I Am7know it Dm7showsF/G  A7/C#  
   Dm7Everybody's Em7telling Am7meA7/C#  
   Dm7You'll be over her eEm7ventuaAm7llyA7/C#  
   Dm7But Dm7/Chow am I suBm7b5pposed to feel E7#5#9so secureAm7  A9sus  A7  
[Chorus]
When I keep Dmaj7wonderin' who's Dholding Dmaj7Donna now
And I keep Gmaj7wonderin' who's heart she's A/Gknocking aGmaj7round
There's nothing Em7I wouldn't A7do to Em7be in her A7shoes someDmaj7howF6  A9sus  A7  
When I keep Dmaj7wonderin' who's Dholding Dmaj7Donna now
And I keep Gmaj7wonderin' what magic A/Gcan be Gmaj7found
To turn me Em7back to the A7one Em7who's holding A7Donna Fadd9nowG7sus  
[Verse]
     Cadd9The letter Em7started with goodAm7byeDm7  F/G  
     Cadd9I've read it Em7half a million Am7timesDm7  F/G  
   Dm7Tell me this is Em7just a Am7dreamA7/C#  
   Dm7When I wake up she'll be Em7here next to Am7meA7/C#  
   Dm7Tell me it will Dm7/Cbe just the Bm7b5way    E7#5#9it        Am7was, A9susohhA7  
[Chorus]
When I keep Dmaj7wonderin' who's Dholding Dmaj7Donna now
And I keep Gmaj7wonderin' who's heart she's A/Gknocking aGmaj7round
There's nothing Em7I wouldn't A7do to Em7be in her A7shoes someDmaj7howF6  A9sus  A7  
When I keep Dmaj7wonderin' who's Dholding Dmaj7Donna now
And I keep Gmaj7wonderin' what magic A/Gcan be Gmaj7found
To turn me Em7back to the A7one Em7who's holding A7Donna Fadd9nowA9sus  A7  

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XO221O

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press

Skill · find home

A minor

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Whos Holding Donna Now

by DeBarge

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Am7

Dm7

F/G

A7/C#

Dm7/C

Bm7b5

E7#5#9

A9sus

Dmaj7

Gmaj7

A/G

Fadd9

G7sus

[Intro]

Cadd9 Em7 Am7

[Verse]

Cadd9 Em7 Am7 Dm7 F/G

Sometimes a love won't let go

Cadd9 Em7 Am7 Dm7 F/G A7/C#

Hard as I try I know it shows

Dm7 Em7 Am7 A7/C#

Everybody's telling me

Dm7 Em7 Am7 A7/C#

You'll be over her eventually

Dm7 Dm7/C Bm7b5 E7#5#9 Am7 A9sus A7

But how am I supposed to feel so secure

[Chorus]

Dmaj7 D Dmaj7

When I keep wonderin' who's holding Donna now

Gmaj7 A/G Gmaj7

And I keep wonderin' who's heart she's knocking around

Em7 A7 Em7 A7 Dmaj7 F6 A9sus A7

There's nothing I wouldn't do to be in her shoes somehow

Dmaj7 D Dmaj7

When I keep wonderin' who's holding Donna now

Gmaj7 A/G Gmaj7

And I keep wonderin' what magic can be found

Em7 A7 Em7 A7 Fadd9 G7sus

To turn me back to the one who's holding Donna now

[Verse]

Cadd9 Em7 Am7 Dm7 F/G

The letter started with goodbye

Cadd9 Em7 Am7 Dm7 F/G

I've read it half a million times

Dm7 Em7 Am7 A7/C#

Tell me this is just a dream

Dm7 Em7 Am7 A7/C#

When I wake up she'll be here next to me

Dm7 Dm7/C Bm7b5 E7#5#9 Am7 A9sus A7

Tell me it will be just the way it was, ohh

[Chorus]

Dmaj7 D Dmaj7

When I keep wonderin' who's holding Donna now

Gmaj7 A/G Gmaj7

And I keep wonderin' who's heart she's knocking around

Em7 A7 Em7 A7 Dmaj7 F6 A9sus A7

There's nothing I wouldn't do to be in her shoes somehow

Dmaj7 D Dmaj7

When I keep wonderin' who's holding Donna now

Gmaj7 A/G Gmaj7

And I keep wonderin' what magic can be found

Em7 A7 Em7 A7 Fadd9 A9sus A7

To turn me back to the one who's holding Donna now

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