Hold On Chords by Lucky Dube

Tempo:
72.85 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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LUCKY DUBE - Hold On chords
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[Ab] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] I [Eb] knew [Db] exactly what you [Eb] were going through.
[Ab] It's just that I [Eb] didn't have the [Db] right to discuss [Eb] your problems.
[Ab] I [Eb] saw you struggling [Db] for our [Eb] education.
[Ab] I [Eb] saw you struggling [Db] to get us [Eb] close to home.
[Ab] Mama, this [Eb] man you got married [Db] to, he's [Eb] dead, I lied.
[Ab] [Eb] Over the [Db] years I asked myself [Eb] many questions.
[Ab] Is [Eb] he malnourished or dead?
[Db] Or was I [Eb] just dead?
[Ab] Mama, I know it's [Db] difficult for [Eb] you.
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Db] Just a little bit [Eb] longer.
[Ab] Oh, [Eb] [Ab] [Db] just a little bit [Eb] longer now.
[Ab] Oh, [Eb] oh, oh, now.
[Db]
[Eb] Oh, oh, oh, now.
[Ab] Oh, [Eb] oh, oh, now.
[Db] Just a little bit [Eb] longer now.
[Ab] You [Eb] were a [Db] laughingstock [Eb] in their community.
[Ab] The [Eb] press did read, [Db] making [Eb] news right up to Mama.
[Ab] [Eb] It was the time [Db] before then.
[Eb] Oh, [Ab] that he who laughs last laughs [Db] the best.
[Eb] The way it [Ab] is, yeah.
He who laughs last laughs [Db] the best.
[Eb] That's the way it is, mama.
[Ab] Oh, [Eb] [Db] just a little bit [Eb] longer now.
[Ab] Oh, [Eb] [Db] just a little bit [Eb] longer now.
[Ab] Oh, [Eb] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] oh, [Eb] oh, [Db] just a little bit [Eb] longer now.
[Ab] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] I know it [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Db] was not, [Eb] [Ab] mama.
Oh, [Eb] just [Db] a little bit [Eb] longer now.
[Ab] [Eb] [Db] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] [Db] [Ab]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
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To learn Lucky Dube - (Remastered) Hold On chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Db, Ab, Eb, Ab, Eb, Db, Ab, Db and Eb. For best results, commence at 36 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 73. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Ab Major.

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_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] I [Eb] knew [Db] exactly what you [Eb] were going through.
[Ab] It's just that I [Eb] didn't have the [Db] right to discuss [Eb] your problems.
[Ab] I [Eb] saw you struggling [Db] for our [Eb] education.
[Ab] I [Eb] saw you struggling [Db] to get us [Eb] close to home.
[Ab] Mama, this [Eb] man you got married [Db] to, he's [Eb] dead, I lied.
[Ab] _ [Eb] Over the [Db] years I asked myself [Eb] many questions.
[Ab] Is [Eb] he malnourished or dead?
[Db] Or was I [Eb] just dead?
[Ab] Mama, I know it's [Db] difficult for [Eb] you.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] [Db] Just a little bit [Eb] longer.
_ [Ab] Oh, [Eb] _ [Ab] [Db] just a little bit [Eb] longer now.
[Ab] Oh, [Eb] oh, oh, now.
[Db] _
[Eb] Oh, oh, oh, now.
[Ab] Oh, [Eb] oh, oh, now.
[Db] Just a little bit [Eb] longer now.
[Ab] You [Eb] were a _ [Db] laughingstock [Eb] in their community.
[Ab] The [Eb] press did read, [Db] making [Eb] news right up to Mama.
[Ab] _ [Eb] It was the time [Db] before then.
[Eb] Oh, [Ab] that he who laughs last laughs [Db] the best.
[Eb] The way it [Ab] is, yeah.
He who laughs last laughs [Db] the best.
[Eb] That's the way it is, mama.
[Ab] Oh, [Eb] _ [Db] just a little bit [Eb] longer now.
[Ab] Oh, [Eb] _ [Db] just a little bit [Eb] longer now.
[Ab] Oh, [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] oh, [Eb] oh, [Db] just a little bit [Eb] longer now.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ [Ab] I know it [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] was not, [Eb] _ [Ab] mama.
Oh, [Eb] just [Db] a little bit [Eb] longer now.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _

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This song was featured on the House of Exile album.

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