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Hold On

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Gminor

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|                 Gm|                 F6|             Ebmaj7|     Am7-5      D7|
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|                 Gm|                 F6|             Ebmaj7|     Am7-5      D7|
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[Verse 1]
    GmDon't rush F6me, just this Ebmaj7once
I want to Am7-5make this D7moment Gmlast
     Slow down the F6pace, there's no Ebmaj7hurry
I Am7-5can't let a D7nother Gmpass me by F6again
Let me Ebmaj7be the one to say Bbwhen I've had e D7sus4noughD7  
[Verse 2]
Just let Gmme, close my F6eyes, memor Ebmaj7ize
The Am7-5way things D7are this Gmminute
So when you're F6gone, I can go Ebmaj7on
If Am7-5memory can D7hold with Gmin it what I'm F6feeling
Should Ebmaj7time try fading or Bbstealing something a D7sus4wayD7  
[Chorus]
Hold Ebmaj7on, nothing's the Fsame
Tell me F#dimwhy I feel this GmwayF6  
Ebmaj7Life wouldn't be worth Bbmaj9living without Dm7youFm7  Bb7  
All a Ebmaj7long I've been the pre Ftender
But F#dimnow that's gone for GmeverF6  
Ebmaj7Nobody's ever Bbmaj9loved me like you Dm7do
Am7/DNobody's broken 
|                 Gm|                 F6|             Ebmaj7|     Am7-5      D7|
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 through
[Verse 3]
    GmGot to concen F6trate, file a Ebmaj7way
Am7-5Every D7last de Gmtail
I don't want to F6lose what's going Ebmaj7down
I Am7-5want to re D7member Gmeverything I'm F6feeling
Should Ebmaj7time try fading or Bbstealing something a D7sus4wa-a-ayD7  
[Chorus]
Hold Ebmaj7on, nothing's the Fsame
Tell me F#dimwhy I feel this GmwayF6  
Ebmaj7Life wouldn't be worth Bbmaj9living without Dm7youFm7  Bb7  
All a Ebmaj7long I've been the pre Ftender
But F#dimnow that's gone for GmeverF6  
Ebmaj7Nobody's ever Bbmaj9loved me like you Dm7do
Am7/DNobody's broken Gmthrough
[Coda]
(Nobody's F6/Gever loved like Eb/Gyou)
Nobody F6/Gloves me like you Gmdo
(Nobody's F6/Gever broken Eb/Gthrough)
Nobody's F6/Gever broken Gmthrough
(Nobody's F6/Gever loved like Eb/Gyou)
(No nobody's F6/Gloves like Gmyou)
Nobody's F6/Gever broken Eb/Gthrough
(Nobody's F6/Gever broken Gmthrough)
|                 Gm|                 F6|             Ebmaj7|       C/D      D7|
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|                 Gm|                 F6|             Ebmaj7|       C/D      D7|
 *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *
|                 Gm|                 F6|             Ebmaj7|       C/D      D7|
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All chords in this song (17)

Barre (Em shape)

355333

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press3 Fret

Skill · find home

G minor

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

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Hold On

by Ian Thomas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebmaj7

Am7-5

D7sus4

F#dim

Bbmaj9

Dm7

Fm7

Bb7

Am7/D

F6/G

Eb/G

C/D

Gm F6 Ebmaj7 Am7-5 D7

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Gm F6 Ebmaj7 Am7-5 D7

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[Verse 1]

Gm F6 Ebmaj7

Don't rush me, just this once

Am7-5 D7 Gm

I want to make this moment last

F6 Ebmaj7

Slow down the pace, there's no hurry

Am7-5 D7 Gm F6

I can't let a nother pass me by again

Ebmaj7 Bb D7sus4 D7

Let me be the one to say when I've had e nough

[Verse 2]

Gm F6 Ebmaj7

Just let me, close my eyes, memor ize

Am7-5 D7 Gm

The way things are this minute

F6 Ebmaj7

So when you're gone, I can go on

Am7-5 D7 Gm F6

If memory can hold with in it what I'm feeling

Ebmaj7 Bb D7sus4 D7

Should time try fading or stealing something a way

[Chorus]

Ebmaj7 F

Hold on, nothing's the same

F#dim Gm F6

Tell me why I feel this way

Ebmaj7 Bbmaj9 Dm7 Fm7 Bb7

Life wouldn't be worth living without you

Ebmaj7 F

All a long I've been the pre tender

F#dim Gm F6

But now that's gone for ever

Ebmaj7 Bbmaj9 Dm7

Nobody's ever loved me like you do

Am7/D

Nobody's broken

Gm F6 Ebmaj7 Am7-5 D7

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through

[Verse 3]

Gm F6 Ebmaj7

Got to concen trate, file a way

Am7-5 D7 Gm

Every last de tail

F6 Ebmaj7

I don't want to lose what's going down

Am7-5 D7 Gm F6

I want to re member everything I'm feeling

Ebmaj7 Bb D7sus4 D7

Should time try fading or stealing something a wa-a-ay

[Chorus]

Ebmaj7 F

Hold on, nothing's the same

F#dim Gm F6

Tell me why I feel this way

Ebmaj7 Bbmaj9 Dm7 Fm7 Bb7

Life wouldn't be worth living without you

Ebmaj7 F

All a long I've been the pre tender

F#dim Gm F6

But now that's gone for ever

Ebmaj7 Bbmaj9 Dm7

Nobody's ever loved me like you do

Am7/D Gm

Nobody's broken through

[Coda]

F6/G Eb/G

(Nobody's ever loved like you)

F6/G Gm

Nobody loves me like you do

F6/G Eb/G

(Nobody's ever broken through)

F6/G Gm

Nobody's ever broken through

F6/G Eb/G

(Nobody's ever loved like you)

F6/G Gm

(No nobody's loves like you)

F6/G Eb/G

Nobody's ever broken through

F6/G Gm

(Nobody's ever broken through)

Gm F6 Ebmaj7 C/D D7

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Gm F6 Ebmaj7 C/D D7

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Gm F6 Ebmaj7 C/D D7

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