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Hold On

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1/60

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Chords]
G*   3554xx
    Gxx5433
G**  x-10-9-x-12-x
   Am5755xx
   D7x57575
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------3---|
B|-----8-10-12-10-8--------12-------8-10-12-10-8-----3---|
G|-7-9--------------9---5-------7-9--------------9-4-4---|
D|----------------------7---9----------------------5-5---|
A|----------------------7--10----------------------5-----|
E|----------------------5--------------------------3-----|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----8-10-12-10-8-------12-12-7--8-8-5---|
G|-7-9--------------9--5-------------------|
D|---------------------7--9--9-------------|
A|---------------------7--10-10-5--7-7-3---|
E|---------------------5-------------------|
[Verse 1]
N.C.                    Am  G**
The 7:30 train on a Tuesday
                             G*   G  
Enough to last a week in my suitcase
I never even wanted this lAmife
Hold, hD7old on; hold, hGold on
[Verse 2]
N.C.                            Am  G**
I took an empty seat on the Sound side
                                       G*   G  
The coachman has a smoke because the rain died
The travel talking cuts like a knAmife
Hold, hD7old on; hold, hGold on
[Chorus]
I see that liDghthouse gloEmwing / hold a little lonAmger
I hear them sDhorewaves foClding / hold a little lAmonger
[Verse 3]
N.C.                                     Am  G**
And when you’re driving home late at night dear
                                G*   G  
The Verrazano bridge looks so bright dear
A glass of Cabernet with my wiAmfe
Hold, hD7old on; hold, hoGld on
[Solo]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------9-------------------------------|
D|------5---5-7~----5--5-9~-9-12--7--9-7\5-7---------------------|
A|----7---7-------7---7---------------------7-5------------------|
E|--3-------------------------------------------7-5-3------------|
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
[Chorus]
I see that liDghthouse gloEmwing / hold a little lonAmger
I hear them sDhorewaves foClding / hold a little lAmonger
[Verse 4]
N.C.                                     Am  G**
And when you’re driving home late at night dear
                                G*   G  
The Verrazano bridge looks so bright dear
A glass of Cabernet with my Amwife
Hold, D7hold on; hold, hGold on
[Outro]
N.C.                        Am  
A glass of Cabernet with my wife
Hold, hD7old on; hold, Ghold on
N.C.                     Am  
I never even wanted this life
Hold, D7hold on; hold, Ghold on

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Hold On

by Dan Mills

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Chords]

* 3554xx

xx5433

G** x-10-9-x-12-x

5755xx

x57575

[Intro]

e|---------------------------------------------------3---|

B|-----8-10-12-10-8--------12-------8-10-12-10-8-----3---|

G|-7-9--------------9---5-------7-9--------------9-4-4---|

D|----------------------7---9----------------------5-5---|

A|----------------------7--10----------------------5-----|

E|----------------------5--------------------------3-----|

e|-----------------------------------------|

B|-----8-10-12-10-8-------12-12-7--8-8-5---|

G|-7-9--------------9--5-------------------|

D|---------------------7--9--9-------------|

A|---------------------7--10-10-5--7-7-3---|

E|---------------------5-------------------|

[Verse 1]

Am G

N.C. **

The 7:30 train on a Tuesday

G G

Enough to last a week in my suitcase

I never even wanted this life

D7 G

Hold, hold on; hold, hold on

[Verse 2]

Am G

N.C. **

I took an empty seat on the Sound side

G G

The coachman has a smoke because the rain died

The travel talking cuts like a knife

D7 G

Hold, hold on; hold, hold on

[Chorus]

D Em Am

I see that lighthouse glowing / hold a little longer

D C Am

I hear them shorewaves folding / hold a little longer

[Verse 3]

Am G

N.C. **

And when you’re driving home late at night dear

G G

The Verrazano bridge looks so bright dear

A glass of Cabernet with my wife

D7 G

Hold, hold on; hold, hold on

[Solo]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------9-------------------------------|

D|------5---5-7~----5--5-9~-9-12--7--9-7\5-7---------------------|

A|----7---7-------7---7---------------------7-5------------------|

E|--3-------------------------------------------7-5-3------------|

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

[Chorus]

D Em Am

I see that lighthouse glowing / hold a little longer

D C Am

I hear them shorewaves folding / hold a little longer

[Verse 4]

Am G

N.C. **

And when you’re driving home late at night dear

G G

The Verrazano bridge looks so bright dear

A glass of Cabernet with my wife

D7 G

Hold, hold on; hold, hold on

[Outro]

N.C.

A glass of Cabernet with my wife

D7 G

Hold, hold on; hold, hold on

N.C.

I never even wanted this life

D7 G

Hold, hold on; hold, hold on

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