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Hold On
Rosanne Cash
Key of D  (on record it's Eb I think.  Saw her do the song on ACL in D.)
intro     D(E)    Em7  D(E)    Em7    D  A(D)  G(D)  A(D)       (repeat)
             D(E)            Em7  D(E)                    Em7  D  
verse1    If you want to keep a woman like me, you got to hold on
             D(E)             Em7  D(E)                Em7  D  
          If you want to see how good it can be, baby, hold on
          F#mAll my friends think that BmI'm a fool
          F#mI tell you something honey, tAhey're not that cool
             D(E)            Em7  D(E)                    Em7  D  
          If you want to keep a woman like me, you better hold on
verse2    If you want to know how far we can go, you got to hold on
          If you take it slow then I got something to show you
          Baby, hold on
          All those girls with their empty heads
          Can't fill 'em up with the lies they've been fed
          If you want to know how far I can go, you got to hold on
turnaround  like intro
bridge    AShe'll give you reasons for Emher kind
          BmYou might believe it, but DI'm not that bAlind
verse3    If you think you need a woman like me, you better hold on
          If you want to find what I've got on my mind, baby, hold on
          All this small talk that keeps us apart
          Is only hiding how we feel in our hearts
          If you want to keep a woman like me, baby, hold on
outro     like intro
chords:
D(E)       E0 A7 D7 G7 B7 E7
Em7        0 7 9 7 8 7
D          x x 0 7 7 0 (in the intro and verses)
F#m        2 4 4 2 2 2
Bm         x 2 4 4 3 2
A          x 0 2 2 2 0
Em         0 2 2 0 0 0
D          x x 0 2 3 2   (in the bridge)

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Hold On

by Rosanne Cash

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Em7

F#m

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Hold On

Rosanne Cash

Key of D (on record it's Eb I think. Saw her do the song on ACL in D.)

D E Em7 D Em7 D A D G D A D

intro () (E) () () () (repeat)

D E Em7 D Em7 D

() (E)

verse1 If you want to keep a woman like me, you got to hold on

D E Em7 D Em7 D

() (E)

If you want to see how good it can be, baby, hold on

F#m Bm

All my friends think that I'm a fool

F#m A

I tell you something honey, they're not that cool

D E Em7 D Em7 D

() (E)

If you want to keep a woman like me, you better hold on

verse2 If you want to know how far we can go, you got to hold on

If you take it slow then I got something to show you

Baby, hold on

All those girls with their empty heads

Can't fill 'em up with the lies they've been fed

If you want to know how far I can go, you got to hold on

turnaround like intro

A Em

bridge She'll give you reasons for her kind

Bm D A

You might believe it, but I'm not that blind

verse3 If you think you need a woman like me, you better hold on

If you want to find what I've got on my mind, baby, hold on

All this small talk that keeps us apart

Is only hiding how we feel in our hearts

If you want to keep a woman like me, baby, hold on

outro like intro

chords:

E A D G B E

D(E) 0 7 7 7 7 7

Em7 0 7 9 7 8 7

D x x 0 7 7 0 (in the intro and verses)

F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2

Bm x 2 4 4 3 2

A x 0 2 2 2 0

Em 0 2 2 0 0 0

D x x 0 2 3 2 (in the bridge)

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