Chords for Sananda Maitreya - Holding On To You (Official Music Video)

Tempo:
65.1 bpm
Chords used:

F#

C#

D#m

A#m

D#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sananda Maitreya - Holding On To You (Official Music Video) chords
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[C#] Where [A#m] [A#]
[C#] is [A#m] Henry?
[C#] Coast Beauty, [D#m] a girl who she was down by street decree
She swore she'd pull my [F#] ears off me
[C#] Painted lips on a lava, [D#m] a tangerine girl with tambourine eyes
Her face was my favorite magazine, her body was a book to read
[F#] They say that all who have [D#m] been unrequited love
As [F#] all lovers must have [F#] provoking fears
But holding on to [C#] you means letting go of [F#] pain
Means letting go of [C#] tears, means letting go of rain
Means letting go of [D#m] war
[F#] Holding on to [C#] you
On [C#] a seaside baby, [D#m] a chamomile smile
[D#] For every [D#m] moment I breathe her sigh
Her bosom contains my [F#] sweet alibi, yeah
In an emotional mist, she breathes it forth
[D#m] And breathes it out as gush
[D#] [D#m] While me and all the tough talking boys
Heartbeat through [F#] the noise
They say that all poets must [D#m] have unrequited [C#] love
Yes they do
As [F#] all lovers must [D#m] have provoking [F#] fears
But holding on [C#] to you means letting go [F#] of pain
Means letting go [C#] of tears, means letting go [F#] of
Holding on [C#] to you
Means letting [F#] sorrows heal
Means letting [D#m] war [Fm]
[F#] reel, yeah
Holding [C#] on to you [G#] Yeah
[D#m]
For [A#m] [C#]
[F#] [F#] us to must have an [C#] unrequited love
As all lovers must have [F#] provoking fears
But holding [C#] on to you means letting [F#] sorrows heal
Means letting [D#m] go of war
Holding [F#]
[C#] on to you
I left the East Coast for a West Coast beauty
[D#m] A woman who had stole my kisses
[D#] She was down, down [D#m] my street decree
She swore [F#] she'd pull my best years out of [C#] me
Fat wet lips on a sea salt canvas
[D#m] Goodbye Picasso, hello Dolly
The soil is fertile where footsteps trot
She's my new religion, she's all [F#] I got
They say that all [C#] poets must have an unrequited love
Yes they do
[C#] As all lovers must have [F#] provoking fears
But holding [C#] on to you means letting [F#] go of pain
Means letting [C#] go of tears, means letting [F#] go of
Holding [C#] on to you
Means letting [F#] sorrows heal
Means letting go, [C#] means letting go of pain
Means letting [F#] go of pain Yeah
Yeah, [C#] yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [F#] yeah, yeah
Woo!
It means letting go of tears!
[C#] It means letting go of rain!
It [F#] means hurting the pains!
It means letting go of
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To learn Sananda Maitreya - (Edit 2) Holding On To You chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C#, F#, C#, D#m, C#, D#m and F#. A strategic approach would be to train at 32 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 65. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Major.

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_ [C#] Where _ _ [A#m] _ _ [A#] _
_ [C#] is _ _ [A#m] _ Henry?
_ [C#] _ _ Coast Beauty, [D#m] a girl who _ _ she was down by street decree
She swore she'd pull my [F#] ears off me
[C#] Painted lips on a lava, [D#m] a tangerine girl with tambourine eyes
Her face was my favorite magazine, her body was a book to read
[F#] They say that all who have [D#m] been unrequited love
As [F#] all lovers must have [F#] provoking fears
But holding on to [C#] you means letting go of [F#] pain
Means letting go of [C#] tears, means letting go of rain
Means letting go of [D#m] war
_ _ [F#] _ _ Holding on to [C#] you
On _ _ [C#] _ a seaside baby, [D#m] a chamomile smile
_ [D#] For every [D#m] moment I breathe her sigh
Her bosom contains my [F#] sweet alibi, yeah
In an emotional mist, she breathes it forth
[D#m] And breathes it out as gush
[D#] [D#m] While me and all the tough talking boys
Heartbeat through [F#] the noise
They say that all poets must [D#m] have unrequited [C#] love
Yes they do
As [F#] all lovers must [D#m] have provoking [F#] fears
But holding on [C#] to you means letting go [F#] of pain
Means letting go [C#] of tears, means letting go [F#] of
_ Holding on [C#] _ to you
Means letting [F#] sorrows heal
Means letting [D#m] war [Fm] _
_ [F#] reel, yeah
Holding [C#] on to you [G#] Yeah
_ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _
_ For [A#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#] _ [F#] us to must have an [C#] unrequited love _
As all lovers must have [F#] provoking fears
But holding [C#] on to you means letting [F#] sorrows heal
Means letting [D#m] go of war
Holding _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] on to you
I left the East Coast for a West Coast beauty
[D#m] A woman who had stole my kisses
[D#] She was down, down [D#m] my street decree
She swore [F#] she'd pull my best years out of [C#] me
Fat wet lips on a sea salt canvas
[D#m] Goodbye Picasso, hello Dolly
The soil is fertile where footsteps trot
She's my new religion, she's all [F#] I got
They say that all [C#] poets must have an unrequited love
Yes they do
[C#] As all lovers must have [F#] provoking fears
But holding [C#] on to you means letting [F#] go of pain
Means letting [C#] go of tears, means letting [F#] go of
Holding _ [C#] on to you
Means letting [F#] sorrows heal
Means letting go, [C#] means letting go of pain
Means letting [F#] go of pain Yeah
Yeah, [C#] yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [F#] yeah, yeah
Woo!
It means letting go of tears!
[C#] It means letting go of rain!
It [F#] means hurting the pains!
It means letting go of

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This song was written by Terence Trent D’Arby.

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