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Hold On To You

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Tuning: standard
Am:     x02210
Am/G:   302210
Am/F#:  200210
Fmaj7:  033210  
F:      133211
E:      022100
Intro:
AmVerse Am/G1:Am/F#  Fmaj7  
Take the foAmrward path. Have a Am/Gbig slice of the city 
Get the uAm/F#pper hand while yoFmaj7u're still pretty 
But you know wAmhat we're like. No, they will neAm/Gver respect you 
The way you Am/F#want them to respect you. 
I think it's Fmaj7very well understood..
Chorus:
That AmI...  I'm gonna hold on to Am/Gyou 
I'm gonna Am/F#hold on to you 
Fmaj7You, you 
Verse 2:
Your cracAmked up shell. A dead oAm/Gpera house 
You give youAm/F#rself to them now in a gFmaj7ame of cat and mouse 
From the sAmtoryboard to the bAm/Gedroom scene 
Through eAm/F#leven World Wars, other pFmaj7eople you have been 
Chorus x3
Verse 3:
I can cAmome to terms with slowly Am/Ggoing mad 
Am/F#Things we used to fear in the dark and whatFmaj7ever lies beyond us
But I've Amcome to resemble Am/Gmy own shadow 
As it Am/F#falls into the sidewalk I'm no Fmaj7longer anyone I know 
Bridge:
FNo one here reminds me of yEou 
Yet AmI see Fno one Eelse
On the crowAmded sidewalk Am/G  Am/F#  Fmaj7  

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Hold On To You

by Madrugada

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/G

Am/F#

Fmaj7

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Tuning: standard

: x02210

Am/G

: 302210

Am/F#

: 200210

Fmaj7

: 033210

: 133211

: 022100

Intro:

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

Verse 1:

Am Am/G

Take the forward path. Have a big slice of the city

Am/F# Fmaj7

Get the upper hand while you're still pretty

Am Am/G

But you know what we're like. No, they will never respect you

Am/F#

The way you want them to respect you.

Fmaj7

I think it's very well understood..

Chorus:

Am Am/G

That I... I'm gonna hold on to you

Am/F#

I'm gonna hold on to you

Fmaj7

You, you

Verse 2:

Am Am/G

Your cracked up shell. A dead opera house

Am/F# Fmaj7

You give yourself to them now in a game of cat and mouse

Am Am/G

From the storyboard to the bedroom scene

Am/F# Fmaj7

Through eleven World Wars, other people you have been

Chorus x3

Verse 3:

Am Am/G

I can come to terms with slowly going mad

Am/F# Fmaj7

Things we used to fear in the dark and whatever lies beyond us

Am Am/G

But I've come to resemble my own shadow

Am/F# Fmaj7

As it falls into the sidewalk I'm no longer anyone I know

Bridge:

F E

No one here reminds me of you

Am F E

Yet I see no one else

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

On the crowded sidewalk

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