Holding On Chords by David Gray

Tempo:
107.05 bpm
Chords used:

Db

Ab

Eb

Fm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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David Gray - Holding On chords
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[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Bbm]
[Dbm] [Db]
[Eb] [Bb]
[G] [Fm]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab] goes slack when you [Db] pull it all apart.
[Eb] How to describe the sky,
hard [Db] as cement, beating hard.
[Ab] Guess we're just holding [Db] on.
[Ab] Baby, we're holding on.
[Fm]
[Ab] Honey, we're holding [Eb] on [Db] to the world.
[Ab] Seeking assurances, [Db] some kind of guarantee.
[Ab] Has to be more than this.
Oh, [Db] now, more than me, I can say.
[Eb] Holding the lanterns high while we [Db] sink
to our vanity.
[Ab] Guess we're just holding [Db] on.
[Ab] Baby, we're holding [Fm] on.
[Ab] Honey, we're holding [Eb] on to [Db] the world.
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Db]
[Ab] Hear me out, holding [Db] on.
[Ab] Baby, we're holding [Fm] on.
[Ab] Honey, we're holding [Eb] on to [Db] the world.
[Ab]
[Db] Now,
[Eb] like the [Ab] spring birds from the [Db] grass, [Fm] falling from [Db] the grass,
[Fm] flying from the [Db]
grass.
[Ab] Faces of buildings, trees, [Db] all that is stoned enough.
[Ab] Hearing these empty streets, well, it [Db] sadly does us in.
[Eb] We are just passing ghosts,
honey, [Db] vapors of joy in her.
[Ab] Here we are, holding [Db] on.
[Ab] Baby, we're holding [Fm] on.
[Ab] Honey, we're holding [Eb] on to [Db] the world.
[Ab] Baby, we're holding on.
[Db] Oh, yeah, we're holding on.
[Ab] Hey, now, we're holding on.
[Db] Baby, we're holding on.
[Ab] Here we are, holding [Db] on.
[Ab] Baby, we're holding [Fm] on.
[Ab] Guess we're just holding on [Eb] to [Db] the world.
[Ab] Baby, we're holding [Eb] on [Db] to the world.
Key:  
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
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To learn David Gray - Holding On chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Ab, Db, Ab, Eb and Db. A good strategy is to initiate at 53 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 107 BPM. Considering the song's key of Db Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [G] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ goes slack when you [Db] pull it all apart. _
_ [Eb] How to describe the sky, _
hard [Db] as cement, beating hard.
_ [Ab] Guess we're just holding [Db] on. _
_ _ [Ab] Baby, we're holding on.
[Fm] _
_ _ [Ab] Honey, we're holding [Eb] on [Db] to the world.
_ _ [Ab] Seeking _ assurances, _ _ [Db] some kind of _ guarantee.
_ _ [Ab] Has to be more than this.
Oh, [Db] now, more than me, I can say.
_ _ _ [Eb] Holding the lanterns high while we [Db] sink
to our vanity.
_ _ _ [Ab] Guess we're just holding [Db] on.
_ _ [Ab] Baby, we're holding [Fm] on.
_ _ [Ab] Honey, we're holding [Eb] on to [Db] the world.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] Hear me out, holding [Db] on. _
_ _ [Ab] Baby, we're holding [Fm] on. _
_ _ [Ab] Honey, we're holding [Eb] on to [Db] the _ world.
[Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] Now, _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ like the [Ab] spring birds from the [Db] grass, _ _ [Fm] falling from [Db] the grass,
_ _ [Fm] flying from the _ [Db] _ _ _ _
grass. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] Faces of buildings, trees, _ _ [Db] all that is stoned enough.
_ _ [Ab] Hearing these empty streets, well, it [Db] sadly does us in.
_ _ [Eb] We are just passing ghosts,
honey, [Db] _ vapors of joy in her.
_ _ [Ab] Here we are, holding [Db] on.
_ _ [Ab] Baby, we're holding [Fm] on.
_ _ [Ab] Honey, we're holding [Eb] on to [Db] the world.
_ _ [Ab] Baby, we're holding on.
_ _ [Db] Oh, yeah, we're holding on.
_ _ [Ab] Hey, now, we're holding on.
_ _ [Db] Baby, we're holding on.
_ _ [Ab] Here we are, holding [Db] on.
_ _ _ [Ab] Baby, we're holding [Fm] on.
_ _ [Ab] Guess we're just holding on [Eb] to [Db] the world.
_ [Ab] Baby, we're holding [Eb] on _ _ [Db] to the world. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by David Gray, is featured on the album Foundling.

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