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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[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]
[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
Dm
E
Am
Em
F
Dm
E
[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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [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] _ _ _ _