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Aminor

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YesE, it's you, youEaug're the one  in my lifE6e I've known
From the sE7tart that it's you
I'd sAM7pend forever G#m7with
      C#m7           F#m7  C#m7-DM7-D7sus  
So please hold on with me.
You kGnow so Gaugwell that we can't last a    G6day
WithG7out each other
You're CM7all I have and I'm Bm7all that's tEm7here
          Am  Am/G-F-Esus-B7sus  
To keep you go-----in'.
Chorus
HEold on, just keep holdin' Eaugon
It may not be for AM7long
         G#m7      C#m7        DM7  DM7/Db-B7sus  
Just keep on holdin' on  with me.
(Repeat except last word)
    D7/Chold
...me.
Funny hEow we both Eaugtry  to show
That E6we don't rE7eally care
But AM7deep inside the G#m7thing that C#m7matters
           F#m7         C#m7  DM7-D7sus  
Is to have you      by my side.
Let the teGars roll Gaugdown, that's okay
BecG6ause tomorrow no one's G7goin' away
Just CM7let this be and Bm7hold on Em7with me
           Am  Am/G-F-Esus  
Hold on with me.
Repeat Chorus
Ad lib: AM7-G#m7, C#m7, DM7, DM7/Db, B7sus-
Repeat Chorus
Coda: B/A-G#m7-C#m7-D9sus hold
       Am/Fhold Eadd9  

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Hold On

by Side A

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eaug

AM7

G#m7

C#m7

F#m7

DM7

D7sus

Gaug

CM7

Bm7

Em7

Am/G

Esus

B7sus

D7/C

E Eaug E6

Yes, it's you, you're the one in my life I've known

From the start that it's you

AM7 G#m7

I'd spend forever with

C#m7 F#m7 C#m7 DM7 D7sus

So please hold on with me.

G Gaug G6

You know so well that we can't last a day

Without each other

CM7 Bm7 Em7

You're all I have and I'm all that's there

Am Am/G F Esus B7sus

---

To keep you go-----in'.

Chorus

E Eaug

Hold on, just keep holdin' on

AM7

It may not be for long

G#m7 C#m7 DM7 DM7 B7sus

/Db-

Just keep on holdin' on with me.

(Repeat except last word)

D7/C

hold

...me.

E Eaug

Funny how we both try to show

E6 E7

That we don't really care

AM7 G#m7 C#m7

But deep inside the thing that matters

F#m7 C#m7 DM7 D7sus

Is to have you by my side.

G Gaug

Let the tears roll down, that's okay

G6 G7

Because tomorrow no one's goin' away

CM7 Bm7 Em7

Just let this be and hold on with me

Am Am/G F Esus

Hold on with me.

Repeat Chorus

AM7 G#m7 C#m7 DM7 DM7 Db B7sus

Ad lib: -, , , /, -

Repeat Chorus

B/A G#m7 C#m7

Coda: ---D9sus hold

Am/F Eadd9

hold

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