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Eminor

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[Intro]
Am Em Am
[Verse 1]
AmCold summer night
DSweet smell of wineEm  
EmWatching you tiptoe through the flowers
EmAnd watching your drunk and withered powerAm  
DDeep in your Achest
EmFar past the test
EmOf the day the world turned to devour
EmIn the heart of a people talk to power
EmOh
[Chorus]
EmHold on to what you Chave
'Cause it Ammay not lastEm  
Hold on to what you Chave
'Cause it Ammight not Emlast
Reach Cout Amthrough the Emglass
There's Cgift tying Amyou to the EmpastC  Am  Em  C  Am  Em  
[Verse 2]
AmStraighten your spine
EmStand in the line
EmDon't you forget where you have come from
Don't you forget what you have not Amdone
AmWords of the weary
AmWords of the fearing
EmLosing the game or always mending
EmSo don't play a game that's never ending
EmOh
[Chorus]
EmHold on to what you Chave
'Cause it Ammay not lastEm  
Hold on to what you Chave
'Cause it Ammight not EmlastC  Am  Em  
CReach out Amthrough the Emglass
Theres Cgift Amtying you to the Empast
[Outro]
EmHold on to what you ChaveC  
'Cause it may Anot laEmst

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Hold On

by Elliot Root

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am Em Am

[Verse 1]

Cold summer night

D Em

Sweet smell of wine

Watching you tiptoe through the flowers

Em Am

And watching your drunk and withered power

D A

Deep in your chest

Far past the test

Of the day the world turned to devour

In the heart of a people talk to power

[Chorus]

Em C

Hold on to what you have

Am Em

'Cause it may not last

Hold on to what you have

Am Em

'Cause it might not last

C Am Em

Reach out through the glass

C Am Em C Am Em C Am Em

There's gift tying you to the past

[Verse 2]

Straighten your spine

Stand in the line

Don't you forget where you have come from

Don't you forget what you have not done

Words of the weary

Words of the fearing

Losing the game or always mending

So don't play a game that's never ending

[Chorus]

Em C

Hold on to what you have

Am Em

'Cause it may not last

Hold on to what you have

Am Em C Am Em

'Cause it might not last

C Am Em

Reach out through the glass

C Am Em

Theres gift tying you to the past

[Outro]

Em C C

Hold on to what you have

A Em

'Cause it may not last

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