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Hold On by Sarah Mclachlan
Hold On
CAPO 1
G
Hold on
Hold on to yourself
D C
for this is gonna hurt like hell
G
Hold on
Hold on to yourself
D C
you know that only time will tell
Am D
What is it in me that refuses to believe
Am C
this isn't easier than the real thing
(SAME AS ABOVE)
My love
you know that you're my best friend
you know I'd do anything for you
my love
let nothing come between us
my love for you is strong & true
Am D
Am I in heaven here or am I...
Am C
at the crossroads I am standing
Em G
So now you're sleeping peaceful
C D
I lie awake & pray
Em G
that you'll be strong tomorrow & we'll
C D Am D
see another day & we will praise it
Am C
& love the light that brings a smile
G
across your face
Oh god if you're out there
won't you hear me
I know that we've never talked before
oh god the man I love is leaving
won't you take him
when he comes to your door
Am I in heaven here or am I in hell
at the crossroads I am standing
So now you're sleeping peaceful
I lie awake & pray
that you'll be strong tomorrow & we'll
see another day & we will praise it
& love the light that brings a smile
across your face...
Hold on
hold on to yourself
for this is gonna hurt like hell
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version 2
A D E D
Hold on. Hold on to yourself for this is gonna hurt like hell
A D E D
Hold on. Hold on to yourself. You know that only time can tell,
Bm E
what is it in me that refuses to believe,
Bm D
this isn't easier than the real thing.
A D
My love, you know that you're my best friend,
E D
you know that I'd do anything for you and
A D
my love let nothing come between us,
E D
my love for you is strong and true.
Bm E Bm D
Am I in heaven here or am I... at the crossroad I am standing
F#m A D E
So now you're sleeping peaceful I lie awake and pray
F#m A D E
that you'll be strong tomorrow and will see another day
Bm E Bm D
and we will praise it and love the light that brings a smile
Asus4 A
across your face
A D
Oh God, if you're out there won't you hear me.
E D
I know we've never talked before and
A D
Oh God, the man I love is leaving,
E D
won't you take him when he comes to your door.
Bm E
Am I in heaven here or am I in hell,
Bm D
at the crossroad I am standing
F#m A D E
So now you're sleeping peaceful I lie awake and pray
F#m A D E
that you'll be strong tomorrow and will see another day
Bm E Bm D
and we will praise it and love the light that brings a smile
F#m A D E
So now you're sleeping peaceful I lie awake and pray
F#m A D E
that you'll be strong tomorrow and will see another day
Bm E
and we will praise it
Bm D A D
and love the light that brings a smile across your face
A D E D
Hold on. Hold on to yourself for this is gonna hurt like hell
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version 3
Capo 5
Tuning EBEABE (tune G, D and A strings up two half-steps)
Chords
A 004200
D 020000
E 042000 (or 040200, can't really decide)
Bm 200000
D 500200
F#m x24400
A D E D
Hold on. Hold on to yourself for this is gonna hurt like hell
A D E D
Hold on. Hold on to yourself. You know that only time can tell,
Bm E
what is it in me that refuses to believe,
Bm D
this isn't easier than the real thing.
A D
My love, you know that you're my best friend,
E D
you know that I'd do anything for you and
A D
my love let nothing come between us,
E D
my love for you is strong and true.
Bm E Bm D
Am I in heaven here or am I... at the crossroad I am standing
F#m A D E
So now you're sleeping peaceful I lie awake and pray
F#m A D E
that you'll be strong tomorrow and will see another day
Bm E Bm D
and we will praise it and love the light that brings a smile
Asus4 A
across your face
A D
Oh God, if you're out there won't you hear me.
E D
I know we've never talked before and
A D
Oh God, the man I love is leaving,
E D
won't you take him when he comes to your door.
Bm E
Am I in heaven here or am I in hell,
Bm D
at the crossroad I am standing
F#m A D E
So now you're sleeping peaceful I lie awake and pray
F#m A D E
that you'll be strong tomorrow and will see another day
Bm E Bm D
and we will praise it and love the light that brings a smile
F#m A D E
So now you're sleeping peaceful I lie awake and pray
F#m A D E
that you'll be strong tomorrow and will see another day
Bm E
and we will praise it
Bm D A D E D
and love the light that brings a smile across your face
A D E D
Hold on. Hold on to yourself for this is gonna hurt like hell
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version 4
First the twangy guitar intro while keyboards hold a long A major chord. Hammer on with
3rd finger in the last bar:
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--8s10(hold)---|--8s7—8-8(hold)|--8-8-8-(hold)-|---------------|
|--9------------|--7-----9------|--7---7--------|-----------0---|
|--7------------|--9-----11-----|--9---9--------|--------0h2----|
|--0------------|--0-----0------|--0---0--------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Barre the A chord with 3rd finger, strum the rhythm and do the slides with the 3rd
Then this is easily playable:
A Dsus2 Esus4 Dsus2
|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|
|-2-------------|-3-------------|-5-------------|-3-------------|
|-2-------------|-2-------------|-4-------------|-2---------0---|
|-2--------2s4--|-4--------4s6--|-6--------2s4--|-4------0h2----|
|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
In the third bar barre on the 9th fret with the 3rd finger, and in the last bar barre on
7th fret with the 1st finger
A Dsus2 Esus4
|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------9-7---|-10-9-7-9-7----|
|-2-------------|-3-------------|-5-------9--10-|-7----7-7-7-10-|
|-2-------------|-2-------------|-4-------9-----|-7----7--------|
|-2--------2s4--|-4--------4s6--|-6-------9-----|-7----7--------|
|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
On with the verses. A, Dsus2, Esus4 chord shapes as per the intro. The other chords are
follows, in order of appearance. Note there are additional A and Dsus2 versions,
denoted an asterisk, use them where indicated for a more authentic sound.
Likewise the non-standard D chord. There is also this little riff, which
is a variation on the Dsus2 chord
and connects lines of the verse where indicated by (Riff) in the song.
Bm7 x 2 4 2 3 2 Riff |---------------|
E 0 2 2 1 0 0 |-----3-3-------|
D x 5 4 2 3 2 |---2-4-2-2-2---|
A* 5 7 7 6 5 5 |-4-------4-0---|
Dsus2* x 5 7 7 5 5 |---------------|
Asus4 x 0 2 2 3 0 |---------------|
A Dsus2 Esus4 Dsus2
Hold on. Hold on to yourself for this is gonna hurt like hell
A Dsus2 Esus4 Dsus2
Hold on. Hold on to yourself. You know that only time can tell,
(Riff)
Bm7 E
what is it in me that refuses to believe,
Bm7 D
This isn't easier than the real thing.
A Dsus2
My love, you know that you're my best friend,
Esus4 Dsus2
you know that I'd do anything for you and
A Dsus2
my love let nothing come between us,
Esus4 Dsus2
my love for you is strong and true. (Riff)
Bm7 E Bm7 D
Am I in heaven here or am I. . . at the crossroads I am standing
Fm A* Dsus2* E
So now you're sleeping peaceful I lie awake and pray
Fm A* Dsus2* E
that you'll be strong tomorrow and will see another day
Bm7 E Bm7 D
and we will praise it and love the light that brings a smile
Asus4 A
across your face
Now the Solo. Crank up the gain control.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-10s12-12-12s14|--14b15r14b15--|17--12s14-14s10|-10s5-5s10-----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|12s14—14s17--17--17-----17s5---|4b5r4---4b5r4--|---------------|
|-----------17--17--------------|-----5-------5-|5s7-7s9-7-5h7-5|
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|-6-6h7-7s9-----|--7—6s2--------|
|--7------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------| Overdrive off.
A Dsus2
Oh God, if you're out there won't you hear me.
Esus4 Dsus2
I know we've never talked before and (Riff)
A Fm
Oh God, the man I love is leaving,
Dsus2* (stop strumming, vocals only)
won't you take him when he comes to your door.
(resume strumming)
Bm7 E
Am I in heaven here or am I in hell,
Bm7 D
at the crossroads I am standing
Fm A* Dsus2* E
So now you're sleeping peaceful I lie awake and pray
Fm A* Dsus2* E
that you'll be strong tomorrow and will see another day
Bm7 E Bm7 D
and we will praise it and love the light that brings a smile
Fm A* Dsus2* E
So now you're sleeping peaceful I lie awake and pray
Fm A* Dsus2* E
that you'll be strong tomorrow and will see another day
Bm7 E
and we will praise it (slow down)
Bm7 D A Dsus2
and love the light that brings a smile across your face
Esus4 Dsus2 A Dsus2 Esus4 Dsus2
Outro:
A Dsus2 Esus4
Hold on. Hold on to yourself for this is gonna hurt like
Hell
|---0---0---0---|-----0---------|
|-3---2---0-----|-0h2—----------|
|---------------|-2-------------|
|---------------|-2-------------|
|---------------|-0-------------|
|---------------|---------------|
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version 5
Capo 5 - Standard Tuning
E7sus4- 000200 Em7- 020000 Em/C#- x42000---|
Em- 022000 G6add11/A- 530000 Asus2- x02200-|
Bm- x2443x A6sus2- x0420x Bm7- x242--------|3x
"You Are My Sunshine" intro:
E7sus4 Em7 Em/C#
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
E7sus4 Em7 Em/C#
You make me happy when skies are gray
E7sus4 Em7 Em/C#
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
E7sus4 Em7 Em/C#
Please don't take my sunshine away
E7sus4 Em7 [stop]
Please don't take my sunshine...away
Rest of Intro:
E-----------------------------------------|
B-^3/5--^3p2-3--^3--^3--^3~---------------|
G-2p0--/0---0--/2--/2--2p0----------------|
D-/0----------4----/0---------2-----------|
A----------------------------3h5----------|
E-/0--------------------------------------|
Strum-->E7sus4 Em7 Em/C# Em7 and then...
(E7sus4) (Em7) (Em/C#) (Em7)
E--4-4-4-2---4-4-4-2---2-2-2-2/4-2-0--5-5-4-41p0-----|
B--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--------|
G--2-2---2---0-0---0---0-0-0----------0-0-0----------|
D--4-4-------0-0-------2-2------------0--------------|
A--0---------2---------4--------------2--------------|
E--0---------0---------------------------------------|
Verse:
E7sus4 Em7
Hold on, hold on to yourself
Em/C# Em7
For this is gonna hurt like hell
E7sus4 Em7
Hold on, hold on to yourself
Em/C# Em7
You know that only time will tell
Em Asus2
What is it in me that refuses to believe
Em G6add11/A
This isn't easier than the real thing?
E7sus4 Em7
My love, you know that you're my best friend
Em/C# Em7
You know I'd do anything for you
E7sus4 Em7
My love, let nothing come between us
Em/C# Em7
My love for you is strong and true
Prechorus:
Em Asus2
Am I in heaven here or am I
Em G6add11/A
At the crossroads I'm standing?
Chorus:
Bm A6sus2
So now you're sleeping peaceful
G6add11/A Asus2
I lie awake and pray
Bm A6sus2
That you'll be strong tomorrow
G6add11/A Asus2
And you'll see another day
Em Asus2
And we will praise it
Em G6add11/A
And love the light that brings a smile
A6sus2 G6add11/A
Across your face
[Guitar Solo: keep playing E7sus4, Em7, Em/C#, Em7 or play interesting
part of intro, or improvise?]
Verse:
E7sus4 Em7
Oh god, if you're out there won't you hear me?
Em/C# Em7
I know that we've never talked before
A6sus2 Bm7
And oh god, the man I love is leaving
G6add11/A [stop]
Won't you take him when he comes to your door?
prechorus:
Em Asus2
Am I in heaven here or am I in hell
Em G6add11/A
At the crossroads I am standing?
[Play Chorus twice]
Outro:
E7sus4 Em7 Em/C# Em7
E7sus4 Em7
Hold on, hold on to yourself
Em/C# [tacet or Em7]
For this is gonna hurt like...hell
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