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Johnossi – Press Hold
[Intro]
Riff1                 Riff1
e--0--0-0-------------------------0--0-0-0-0-----------|
B--1--1-1-------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-1-------|
G--2--2-2-------------------------0--0-0-0-0-----2-0-2-|
D--2--2-2--0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--2--2-2-2-2-----------|
A--0--0-0--2--2-2--0-0-0--0--0-0--2--2-2-2-2-----------|
E----------3--3-3--2-2-2--1--1-1--0--0-0-0-0-----------|x2
Am C Am C
[Verse]
Get Amborn, Cand when you see the light you Amwanna close your eyesC  
Grow Amup,  Cand when you do it's like a Amboring day at schoolC  
Sail Amaway,  Cand when you sail away you Amnotice there's no windC  
Oh you'll Amnever find the time to make your Cfuture look bright
AmI wanna see a Csmile on your face when your Amold
You Cknow the future's yet to be Amtold
press Chold, press hold, press hold
[Chorus]
AmI know you C/Bwanted to Cgrow, as a Dperson inside but Fall your dreams collide
AmI know you C/Bwanted to Cgrow, as a Dperson inside but Fall your dreams collide
Riff1
[Verse]
Drive Amaway,  Cand when you drive away you Amnotice there's no roadC  
Fly Amaway,  Cand when you fly away you Amnotice there's no heavenC  
Run Amaway, Cand when you run away you Amnotice there's no groundC  
Grow Amold,  Cand when your old you die Amand when you die your deadC  
So you'll Amnever find the time to make your Cfuture look bright
AmI wanna see a Csmile on your face when your Amold
You Cknow the future's yet to be Amtold
press Chold, press hold, press hold
[Chorus]
AmI know you C/Bwanted to Cgrow, as a Dperson inside but Fall your dreams collide
AmI know you C/Bwanted to Cgrow, as a Dperson inside but Fall your dreams collide
Amand everybC/Body's Calone with their Dperson inside and Fall your dreams are lies
AmI know you C/Bwanted to Cgrow, as a Dperson inside but Fall your dreams collide
Riff1
[Bridge]
MeanAmwhile I keep Crolling make my Dtime innocFent 
I wanna Empress hold and colour the Amgrey
MeanAmwhile I keep Crolling make my Dtime innocFent 
without your Emboundaries I'll be Amok
[Chorus]
AmI know you C/Bwanted to Cgrow, as a Dperson inside but Fall your dreams collide
AmI know you C/Bwanted to Cgrow, as a Dperson inside but Fall your dreams collide
Amand everyC/Bbody's Calone with their Dperson inside and Fall your dreams are lies
AmI know you C/Bwanted to Cgrow, as a Dperson inside but Fall your dreams collide
End on Am

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Press Hold

by Johnossi

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Johnossi – Press Hold

[Intro]

Riff1 Riff1

e--0--0-0-------------------------0--0-0-0-0-----------|

B--1--1-1-------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-1-------|

G--2--2-2-------------------------0--0-0-0-0-----2-0-2-|

D--2--2-2--0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--2--2-2-2-2-----------|

A--0--0-0--2--2-2--0-0-0--0--0-0--2--2-2-2-2-----------|

E----------3--3-3--2-2-2--1--1-1--0--0-0-0-0-----------|x2

Am C Am C

[Verse]

Am C Am C

Get born, and when you see the light you wanna close your eyes

Am C Am C

Grow up, and when you do it's like a boring day at school

Am C Am C

Sail away, and when you sail away you notice there's no wind

Am C

Oh you'll never find the time to make your future look bright

Am C Am

I wanna see a smile on your face when your old

C Am

You know the future's yet to be told

press hold, press hold, press hold

[Chorus]

Am C/B C D F

I know you wanted to grow, as a person inside but all your dreams collide

Am C/B C D F

I know you wanted to grow, as a person inside but all your dreams collide

Riff1

[Verse]

Am C Am C

Drive away, and when you drive away you notice there's no road

Am C Am C

Fly away, and when you fly away you notice there's no heaven

Am C Am C

Run away, and when you run away you notice there's no ground

Am C Am C

Grow old, and when your old you die and when you die your dead

Am C

So you'll never find the time to make your future look bright

Am C Am

I wanna see a smile on your face when your old

C Am

You know the future's yet to be told

press hold, press hold, press hold

[Chorus]

Am C/B C D F

I know you wanted to grow, as a person inside but all your dreams collide

Am C/B C D F

I know you wanted to grow, as a person inside but all your dreams collide

Am C/B C D F

and everybody's alone with their person inside and all your dreams are lies

Am C/B C D F

I know you wanted to grow, as a person inside but all your dreams collide

Riff1

[Bridge]

Am C D F

Meanwhile I keep rolling make my time innocent

Em Am

I wanna press hold and colour the grey

Am C D F

Meanwhile I keep rolling make my time innocent

Em Am

without your boundaries I'll be ok

[Chorus]

Am C/B C D F

I know you wanted to grow, as a person inside but all your dreams collide

Am C/B C D F

I know you wanted to grow, as a person inside but all your dreams collide

Am C/B C D F

and everybody's alone with their person inside and all your dreams are lies

Am C/B C D F

I know you wanted to grow, as a person inside but all your dreams collide

End on Am

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