Im Still Holding On

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The strumming pattern doesn't match the original song (didn't tab the rythm part out yet), but it should be
fine for just playing along.
The meter is 2/4 at ~78 bpm, atleast until the bridge.
[Intro]
AmCFE
x3
[Verse]
E Am C F
How many times
E Am C F E
Have I been here before?
Am C F E
Like a worn away piece of the night
E Am C F E
Waiting for the dawn
Dm
Daylight breaks
Am F
And the dream is gone
F E
Leaving me to stay
Am C F E
But I'm still holding on
Am C F E
I'm still holding on | x3
E Am
Still holding on
[Bridge]
(Palmmute and crescendo)
Am
x4
[Verse]
Am C F
I used to think I knew
E Am C F E
Just exactly what I took
Am C F
You move in, fast and hard
E Am C F E
And you make your own luck
Dm
Daylight breaks
Am F
And the dream is gone
F E
Leaving me to stay
Am C F E
But I'm still holding on
Am C F E
I'm still holding on | x3
E Am
Still holding on
[Bridge]
(Palmmute and crescendo)
Am
x4
[Instrumental]
Strum each cord for 8 1/8 notes, sounds best with only down strums
E Am E Am Dm Am F E
[Verse]
Am C F
I see it better now
E Am C F E
Smell the tears upon this tracks
Am C F
It's a long long way before it's over
E Am
And what you give out
C F E
Is what you get back
Dm
The easy way out
Am F
It will bite you hard someday
F
You see me smile and learn
E
I find a better way
Am C F E
But I'm still holding on
Am C F E
I'm still holding on | x3
E Am
Still holding on
[Outro]
Am C F E
But I'm still holding on
Am C F E
I'm still holding on | x3
E Am
Still holding on
Repeat the "I'm still holding on" part, until it fades out

Im Still Holding On chords and lyrics

Free chords for Im Still Holding On by Chris Rea. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

The strumming pattern doesn't match the original song (didn't tab the rythm part out yet), but it should be
fine for just playing along.
The meter is 2/4 at ~78 bpm, atleast until the bridge.
[Intro]
Am C F E x3
[Verse]
[Bridge]
(Palmmute and crescendo)
Am x4
[Verse]
[Bridge]
(Palmmute and crescendo)
Am x4
[Instrumental]
Strum each cord for 8 1/8 notes, sounds best with only down strums
E Am E Am Dm Am F E
[Verse]
[Outro]
Repeat the "I'm still holding on" part, until it fades out

Im Still Holding On Chords by Chris Rea

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