Hold On Tight Chords by The Communards

Tempo:
92.05 bpm
Chords used:

F

Dm

E

Am

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Communards - Hold On Tight chords
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[Am] [F]
[E] [Am]
[Dm] [F]
[E] [Em] [Am]
[Dm] I [F] saw the future slowly [E] slip away.
[Am] Seems we've [Dm] got this great divide.
[F] So gain and greed have had their [E] wicked way.
[C]
Now, I'm not afraid to be afraid.
Now we've got our own fears [F] and [Em] words [Dm] and tears.
[Ab] Won't wash this [G] thing away.
[C] Days ahead look bleak, thunderstorm.
[F] The [Em] feast [Dm] for all us [F] has [Em] begun.
[E]
[Am] Hold on tight [Dm]
[F] to [E] what you've got.
[C]
[Am] Hold on tight.
[Dm] Hold on tight.
[F] Hold on tight to [E] what you've [Am] got.
I [Dm] felt this fear at night.
[F] Our fears have surfaced once [E] again.
[Am] Shame, a [Dm] shame that once was done.
[F] I'm making it a little [E] hard for me and you.
[C] Now, I ask what can be done.
[F] Down this [Em] crumbling [Dm] street.
[Ab] Or when the [G] chains are strong.
[C] As I take you in my arms, good friend.
[Dm] [Em] [E]
[Am] Hold on [Dm]
[F] tight to [E] what you've got.
[Am]
Hold on tight.
[Dm]
[F] Hold on tight to [E] what you've got.
[Am] Some have [Dm] seen it all before.
[F] It wasn't all that long [E] ago.
There's [Am] so much glass.
There's [Dm] so much glass.
[F] There's houses in the city [E] that treats us like dogs.
[C] Time to get up off our knees.
[F] [Em] [Dm] Time to walk [Ab] towards the [G] bright day.
[C] Oh, the hopes that I've had and lost.
But [F] they will [Em] give me [Dm] strength to [F] overcome.
[Em] [E]
[C] [G]
[A] Keep on
[F] holding [C]
[F] [Em] [Dm] [Ab] [G]
[C] on.
[F] [Em] [Dm] [Em] [E]
[Am] Hold on tight.
[Dm] Hold on tight.
[F] Hold on tight to [E] what you've got.
[Am]
Hold on tight.
[Dm] Hold on tight.
[F] Hold on tight to [E] what you've got.
Baby, what you've
[Am] got.
[Dm] Hold on tight.
[F] [E] [Em]
[Am] [Dm]
[F] [E]
[Am] [Dm]
[F] [E] [G]
[Am] [Dm]
Key:  
F
134211111
Dm
2311
E
2311
Am
2311
Em
121
F
134211111
Dm
2311
E
2311
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To learn The Communards - Hold On Tight chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Am, Dm, F, E and Am in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 46 BPM before aiming for the song's 92 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Minor in mind.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ I [F] saw the future slowly [E] slip away. _
[Am] _ Seems we've [Dm] got this great divide.
[F] So gain and greed have had their [E] wicked way.
_ [C] _
Now, I'm not afraid to be afraid.
Now we've got our own fears [F] and [Em] words [Dm] and tears.
[Ab] Won't wash this [G] thing away.
[C] _ Days ahead look bleak, thunderstorm.
[F] The [Em] feast [Dm] for all us [F] has [Em] begun.
[E] _ _
[Am] Hold on tight [Dm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ to [E] what you've got.
_ [C] _
[Am] Hold on tight.
[Dm] Hold on tight.
[F] Hold on tight to [E] what you've _ _ [Am] got.
_ I [Dm] felt this fear at night.
[F] Our fears have surfaced once [E] again. _ _
[Am] Shame, a [Dm] shame that once was done.
[F] I'm making it a little [E] hard for me and you.
[C] Now, I ask what can be done.
[F] Down this [Em] crumbling [Dm] street.
[Ab] Or when the [G] chains are strong.
[C] As I take you in my arms, good friend.
[Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
[Am] Hold on _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ tight to [E] what you've got.
_ [Am] _
Hold on tight.
[Dm] _ _ _ _
[F] Hold on tight to [E] what you've got. _ _
[Am] _ Some have [Dm] seen it all before.
[F] It wasn't all that long [E] ago.
There's [Am] so much glass.
There's [Dm] so much glass.
[F] There's houses in the city [E] that treats us like dogs.
[C] _ Time to get up off our knees.
[F] _ [Em] [Dm] Time to walk [Ab] towards the [G] bright day.
[C] Oh, the hopes that I've had and lost.
But [F] they will [Em] give me [Dm] strength to [F] overcome.
[Em] _ [E] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[A] Keep on _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ holding [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ on. _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
[Am] Hold on tight.
[Dm] Hold on tight.
[F] Hold on tight to [E] what you've got.
_ [Am] _
Hold on tight.
_ [Dm] Hold on tight. _
[F] Hold on tight to [E] what you've got.
Baby, what you've _
[Am] _ got.
_ [Dm] Hold on tight. _
[F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Red album.

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