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Hold On To Nothing

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"Hold on to Nothing" by David Gray.  Sell Sell Sell.
tab by Chris Campbell
Capo on fourth Fret, leaving the high E string open (a la Late Night Radio)
-G3--G/C-3---D2---C0--Am-0---|
0h2--1---3---1---1---|
-0---0---2---0---2---|
-0-------0---2---2---|
-2-------0---3---0---|
-3-------2---3-------|
Main Riff:
-G-----3--G/C-3-3-G-----3---|
-----0--0-1-1-----0----|
--0h2----------0h2-----|
-----------------------|
--------------2--------|
-3------------3--------|
GHold on to noG/Cthing hGold on to coG/Cldest sGteel,G/C  G  
Dit chills you down inside Cwhen you see Gjust what is rG/Ceal,G  G/C  
Gpaste it up and tear it dG/Cown Gmove it on along the ruG/Cshing roaGd,G/C  G  G/C  
D17 Fahrenheit Cfeel the winter gGrow,G/C  G  G/C  
AmThere's nowhere to write it there's nowhere to write it
there's noGwhere to write it down,
AmThere's nowhere to write it there's nowhere to write it
there's noGwhere to write it down,
Amnowhere to write it down write it GdownG/C  G  G/C  
GStep down the alley G/CwalkiGng against the sG/Ctony crGowd,G/C  G  G/C  
Dtrying not to listen but they sChout so lGoud,G/C  G  G/C  
Gchew you up and spit you G/Cout, cGrush you between its finger G/Cand its tGhumbG/C,G  G/C  
Dthe world in all its anger Coh and there's always more to cGomeG/C  G  G/C  
AmThere's nowhere to write it there's nowhere to write it
there's noGwhere to write it down,
AmThere's nowhere to write it there's nowhere to write it
there's noGwhere to write it down,
Amnowhere to write it down write it GdownG/C  G  G/C  
Exit:  Am   C   G   Am   C  G  

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Hold On To Nothing

by David Gray

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/C

"Hold on to Nothing" by David Gray. Sell Sell Sell.

tab by Chris Campbell

Capo on fourth Fret, leaving the high E string open (a la Late Night Radio)

G G/C D C Am

-3---3---2---0---0---|

0h2--1---3---1---1---|

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

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

-2-------0---3---0---|

-3-------2---3-------|

Main Riff:

G G/C G

------3---3-3------3---|

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

--0h2----------0h2-----|

-----------------------|

--------------2--------|

-3------------3--------|

G G/C G G/C G G/C G

Hold on to nothing hold on to coldest steel,

D C G G/C G G/C

it chills you down inside when you see just what is real,

G G/C G G/C G G/C G G/C

paste it up and tear it down move it on along the rushing road,

D C G G/C G G/C

17 Fahrenheit feel the winter grow,

There's nowhere to write it there's nowhere to write it

there's nowhere to write it down,

There's nowhere to write it there's nowhere to write it

there's nowhere to write it down,

Am G G/C G G/C

nowhere to write it down write it down

G G/C G G/C G G/C G G/C

Step down the alley walking against the stony crowd,

D C G G/C G G/C

trying not to listen but they shout so loud,

G G/C G G/C G G/C G G/C

chew you up and spit you out, crush you between its finger and its thumb,

D C G G/C G G/C

the world in all its anger oh and there's always more to come

There's nowhere to write it there's nowhere to write it

there's nowhere to write it down,

There's nowhere to write it there's nowhere to write it

there's nowhere to write it down,

Am G G/C G G/C

nowhere to write it down write it down

Am C G Am C G

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