Chords for Karla Bonoff 07 - I can't hold on

Tempo:
129.2 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

F#m

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Karla Bonoff 07 - I can't hold on chords
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[E] [B] [A]
[E]
[A] [B] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E] I
[F#m] love this [B]
dissipated [F#m] story.
I'm walking [B] down the [F#m] road.
And you just [B] gotta let me [A] go.
[E] I can't hold on.
[A] [E] I can't hold on.
[A] [E] I can't hold on.
Anymore.
Woah, woah, woah.
Sweet love, if I had to.
We're almost [A] promises [E] just like.
[F#m] And I was just a [B] fool to let it [F#m] go.
I knew [B] it all along.
[F#m] I can't look [B] down, I know I'm [A] falling.
[E] Cause I can't hold on.
I can't hold on.
[A] [E] I can't hold on.
Anymore.
[C#m] And if [B] that's the way you [E] do, I wanna scream and shout.
[F#m] And [B] keep on [E] playing games.
[C#m] I walk around the block and [A] I think maybe [E] you'll change.
[B] [F#m] And [B] just when it [E] seems I've got it all worked out.
[F#m] At [B] least I'll say [E] my name.
[G#m] I [C#m] don't believe [F#] that I'm [A] the one you [E] love.
[B]
[E] Maybe next time you cry.
[D#]
[E] And someone [A] like me says [E] goodbye.
[F#m] You wake up when [B] she's gone and wandering.
[A]
[E] [F#m] And [B] within me I'm going on.
[A] [E] Cause I can't hold on.
[A] [E] I can't hold on.
I can't hold on.
Anymore.
No.
I can't hold on.
I can't hold on.
[A] [E] I can't hold on.
Anymore.
[A] [E]
[N]
[D]
[F#]
[G]
[D]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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Let's start jamming Karla Bonoff - (Live) I Cant Hold On chords, Practice these chords sequence - B, E, A, E, B, A, E, F#m and B. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 64 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 129. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Major.

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[E] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ I _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ love this [B]
dissipated [F#m] story.
_ I'm walking [B] down the _ [F#m] road.
_ And you just [B] gotta let me [A] go.
[E] I can't hold on.
_ _ [A] [E] I can't hold on.
[A] _ _ _ [E] I can't hold on.
_ _ _ _ _ Anymore. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Woah, woah, woah. _ _
_ Sweet love, if I had to. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We're almost [A] promises [E] just like. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ And I was just a [B] fool to let it [F#m] go.
_ I knew [B] it all along.
_ [F#m] _ I can't look [B] down, I know I'm [A] falling.
[E] Cause I can't hold on.
I _ _ can't hold on.
_ _ [A] _ [E] I can't hold on.
_ _ _ _ Anymore.
_ [C#m] And if [B] that's the way you [E] do, I wanna scream and shout.
[F#m] And [B] keep on [E] playing games.
_ [C#m] I walk around the block and [A] I think maybe [E] you'll _ change. _
[B] _ _ [F#m] And [B] just when it [E] seems I've got it all worked out.
[F#m] At [B] least I'll say [E] my _ name.
_ [G#m] I [C#m] don't believe [F#] that I'm [A] the one you [E] love.
_ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ Maybe _ _ next _ time you cry.
_ [D#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ And someone [A] like me says [E] goodbye. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ You wake up when [B] she's gone and wandering.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ And [B] within me I'm going on.
[A] _ [E] Cause I can't hold on.
_ [A] _ [E] I can't hold on.
_ _ _ I can't hold on.
_ _ Anymore. _
No.
_ _ _ I can't hold on.
_ _ _ I can't hold on.
_ _ [A] _ [E] I can't hold on.
_ Anymore. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _

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This song is part of All My Life: Mellow Gold album.

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