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Hold On To What You Believe - Mumford & Sons
Tabbed by: Thom
Email: thom.curran@gmail.com
      Cx32010
     Amx02210
      G320003
  Fmaj7x33210
     C2x32030
Can add melody notes to interlude chords to give
Am7 G Am6 C
    Am7x02213
    Am6x02212
[Intro]
 Am   G     Cx3
G      Am
[Verse]
AmI
I can't promise you that I won't lGet Fmaj7you doCwn
And AmI
I can't promise you that I will be the Gonly Fmaj7one arCound
When your Ghope Fmaj7falls dCown
But we're Amyoung
Open flowers in the windy fields of this GwarFmaj7-torn wCorld
And Amlove
This city breathes the plague of loving Gthings Fmaj7more tChan their  GcrFmaj7e-at-orCs
(little riff interlude)
e|---0----1----1----1----1----111----|
B|---1----0----0----0----0----000----|
G|---2----0----0----0----0----000----|
D|---2----0----0----0----0----000----|
A|-0-0--2-2--3-3--5-5--7-7----xxx----|
E|--------------------------3-333----|
[Verse]
I ran Amaway
I could not take the burden of both Gme Fmaj7and youC  
It was too Amfast
Casting love on me as if it were a spell I Gcould Fmaj7not brCeak
When it was a Gpromise Fmaj7I could not Cmake
[Pre-chorus]
But what if AmI waCs wGrong?
O what if AmI waCs wGrong?
[Chorus]
But Amhold Gon to Cwhat you believe Amin thGe ligCht
When the Amdarkness Ghas Crobbed you of all your siC2ght
But Amhold Gon to Cwhat you believe Amin thGe ligCht
When the Amdarkness Ghas Crobbed you of all your siC2ght
(little riff interlude - play tabbed way round then play in reverse then play 
 tabbed way round - listen to recording you'll get the timing)
e|---0----1----1----1----1----111----|
B|---1----0----0----0----0----000----|
G|---2----0----0----0----0----000----|
D|---2----0----0----0----0----000----|
A|-0-0--2-2--3-3--5-5--7-7----xxx----|
E|--------------------------3-333----|
And now this Amland
Means less and less to me without you breathing GthrougFmaj7h its tCrees
At every Amturn
The water runs away from me and the Ghalo Fmaj7dis-appCears
I'm not whole when Gyou're Fmaj7not neCar
[Pre-chorus]
So what if AmI wCas Gwrong?
O what if AmI waCs wGrong?
O what if AmI waCs wGrong?
[Chorus]
But Amhold Gon to Cwhat you believe Amin thGe ligCht
When the Amdarkness Ghas Crobbed you of all your siC2ght
But Amhold Gon to Cwhat you believe Amin thGe ligCht
When the Amdarkness Ghas Crobbed you of all your siC2ght
[Interlude] (x2)
Am G Am C
Am G Am C
Am G Am C
G
[Chorus] (one strum)
So hold Amon to Gwhat you beClieved Amin Gthe Clight

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Hold On To What You Believe

by Mumford & Sons

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Hold On To What You Believe - Mumford & Sons

Tabbed by: Thom

Email: thom.curran@gmail.com

x32010

x02210

320003

Fmaj7

x33210

x32030

Can add melody notes to interlude chords to give

Am7 G Am6 C

Am7

x02213

Am6

x02212

[Intro]

Am G C

G Am

[Verse]

G Fmaj7 C

I can't promise you that I won't let you down

And I

G Fmaj7 C

I can't promise you that I will be the only one around

G Fmaj7 C

When your hope falls down

But we're young

G Fmaj7 C

Open flowers in the windy fields of this war-torn world

And love

G Fmaj7 C G Fmaj7 C

This city breathes the plague of loving things more than their cre-at-ors

(little riff interlude)

e|---0----1----1----1----1----111----|

B|---1----0----0----0----0----000----|

G|---2----0----0----0----0----000----|

D|---2----0----0----0----0----000----|

A|-0-0--2-2--3-3--5-5--7-7----xxx----|

E|--------------------------3-333----|

[Verse]

I ran away

G Fmaj7 C

I could not take the burden of both me and you

It was too fast

G Fmaj7 C

Casting love on me as if it were a spell I could not break

G Fmaj7 C

When it was a promise I could not make

[Pre-chorus]

Am C G

But what if I was wrong?

Am C G

O what if I was wrong?

[Chorus]

Am G C Am G C

But hold on to what you believe in the light

Am G C C2

When the darkness has robbed you of all your sight

Am G C Am G C

But hold on to what you believe in the light

Am G C C2

When the darkness has robbed you of all your sight

(little riff interlude - play tabbed way round then play in reverse then play

tabbed way round - listen to recording you'll get the timing)

e|---0----1----1----1----1----111----|

B|---1----0----0----0----0----000----|

G|---2----0----0----0----0----000----|

D|---2----0----0----0----0----000----|

A|-0-0--2-2--3-3--5-5--7-7----xxx----|

E|--------------------------3-333----|

And now this land

G Fmaj7 C

Means less and less to me without you breathing through its trees

At every turn

G Fmaj7 C

The water runs away from me and the halo dis-appears

G Fmaj7 C

I'm not whole when you're not near

[Pre-chorus]

Am C G

So what if I was wrong?

Am C G

O what if I was wrong?

Am C G

O what if I was wrong?

[Chorus]

Am G C Am G C

But hold on to what you believe in the light

Am G C C2

When the darkness has robbed you of all your sight

Am G C Am G C

But hold on to what you believe in the light

Am G C C2

When the darkness has robbed you of all your sight

[Interlude] (x2)

Am G Am C

[Chorus] (one strum)

Am G C Am G C

So hold on to what you believed in the light

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