Hold On

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                Hold On – John Lennon
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Written by: John Lennon
From: "Plastic Ono Band" (1970)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

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[Intro]
  E                                 F#m7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|129-------9-----|----------------|--2---2---------|--2---2---------|
B|9-9---12--9-----|-----------9----|--2---2---------|--2---2---------|
G|9-----9---9-----|--9—--9----9----|--2---2---------|--2---2---------|
D|9-----9---9-----|--9---9h11-9----|--2---2-------2-|--2---2---------|
A|----------------/11--11-------11\|4-----------24-4|4---------------|
E|0-------------0-|----------------|2------------h-h|2-------------0-|

[Verse]
  E                                 F#m7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|129-------9-----|----------------|--2---2---------|--2---2---------|
B|9-9---12--9-----|-----------9----|--2---2---------|--2---2---------|
G|9-----9---9-----|--9—--9----9----|--2---2---------|--2---2---------|
D|9-----9---9-----|--9---9h11-9----|--2---2-------2-|--2---2-------2-|
A|----------------/11--11-------11\|4-----------24-4|4-----------24--|
E|0-------------0-|----------------|2------------h-h|2------------h--|
  G#m7             A6    B6
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|--4---4---------|------7---------|
B|--4---4---------|--7---9---------|
G|--4---4---------|--6---8---------|
D|--4---4---------|--7---9---------|
A|6---------------|----------------|
E|4---------------|5-----7---------|

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CHORDS
         E-A-D-G-B-e
F#m7     2-4-2-2-2-2
G#m7     4-6-4-4-4-4
A6       5-x-7-6-7-x
B6       7-x-9-8-9-7

Bm7/F#   2-2-4-2-3-2  or 7-9-7-7-7-7  (Bm7)
C#m7/G#  4-4-6-4-5-4  or 9-11-9-9-9-9 (C#m7)

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[Intro]
| E | % | F#m7 | % |

[Verse 1]
E 
Hold on John, John hold on
           F#m7
It's gonna be alright
          G#m7            A6 B6
You gonna win the fight
E
Hold on Yoko, Yoko hold on
           F#m7
It's gonna be alright
             G#m7             A6 B6 
You're gonna make the fight

[Chorus]
            Bm7/F# C#m7/G#
When you're by yourself
            Bm7/F# C#m/G#
And there's no one else
         Bm7/F#   C#m/G#
You just have yourself 
        Bm7/F#   C#m7/G#
And you tell yourself
        E
Just to hold on ...

[Interlude] (verse)
| E | % | F#m7 | % |
            (Cookie!)
| G#m7 | A6 B6 |

[Verse 2]
E 
Hold on world, world hold on
           F#m7
It's gonna be alright
             G#m7            A6 B6
You're gonna see the light

[Chorus]
Bm7/F#      C#m7/G#
When you're one
Bm7/F# C#m7/G#
Really one
         Bm7/F#     C#m7/G#
Well you get things done
             Bm7/F#     C#m7/G#
Like they've never been done
   E
So hold on

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Hold On – John Lennon
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: John Lennon
From: "Plastic Ono Band" (1970)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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[Intro]
| E | % | F#m7 | % |
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Interlude] (verse)
| G#m7 | A6 B6 |
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]

Hold On Chords by John Lennon

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Hold On Chords · John Lennon