Chords for Whitney Houston - Hold Me (Live 1987)

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_ _ _ _ If it is true that a performer can be born with music in the blood, _ this young lady is
very rich.
_ _ _ _ _ Her mother is the great CeCe Houston. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ She's got some great cousins, _ Dee Dee and Dion Warwick, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and a close friend of the family,
_ _ the everlasting Aretha Franklin.
Can you believe that? _ _ _
_ She made her singing debut at the age of 11, _ at her mother's church choir. _ _ _
Last year, though, Billboard voted her [N] number one.
_ She was an artist of the year. _ _
_ _ _ And check this out.
Her debut album, her very first album, _ _ sold over 14 million copies. _ _ _
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And that [A] makes it the biggest selling debut album for a singer [N]-artist in the history of pop music.
_ _ _ So ladies and gentlemen, _ with her this evening is the man who composed some of the most popular
songs of our time.
Very good friend of mine.
So this gives me great pleasure. _
_ He wrote songs like Touch Me in the Morning, _ Theme from Hogany, _ It's My Turn, _ If Ever You're
in My Arms Again, _ and many, many more.
He also wrote Hold Me with Linda Creed. _ _ _ _
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_ _ And also, the greatest love [Eb] of all.
Ladies and gentlemen, _ Mr.
Michael [Db] Masher and the fantastic Mr.
Whitney Houston. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Journey that started quite some time [G] ago includes some special friends of mine.
They're all [Bb] here.
Certainly George Benson, I must count on [Gb] as one of my [N] closest friends.
_ And my good [A] friend Whitney Houston.
_ _ [C] And Muhammad Ali, who was the reason that Linda Creed and myself were inspired _ [B]
in a
country such as ours to prove that [C] music can heal the world, everyone has a right to do
what they want, change their name, have free [G] religion, and that's what the United States is about.
_ And [N] Linda Creed, _ _ _ _ well, if you all believe in heaven, even if there isn't, she gave us
a little bit of heaven. _
And she [C] gave me and [A] introduced me to a very special man. _
And [Db] that special man, spiritually, _ [B] is completing a circle [Bb] that's leading me and led me
directly to Whitney [Bm] Houston.
So here's the beginning of a [A] song. Teddy [Bb] Pendergrass.
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_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Teddy Pendergrass.
[Ab] Without whom [Bb] I would not have met Whitney [Eb] Houston.
I met Whitney Houston in the [Bb] nightclub in New York and she was singing the greatest
love of all.
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Teddy Pendergrass.
_ [Ab] _ _ I'll make you [Bb] my girl.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ I'll give [Bb] you my gun. _ _ _ _
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_ [Cm] Tonight our hearts [Ab] will beat as one.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] And God will hold you.
_ _ [Bb] _ Touch [Ab] me and make you my [Bb] _ woman.
_ [Eb] Yes.
[Gm] Yes. _ _
In [Ab] your eyes I _ see [Ab] a _ [Eb] _ _ _ pure [Bb] and simple.
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Only [Eb] in your eyes.
[Gm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] Now _ _ _ [Bb] _
my voice [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
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_ is [Gm] _ _ precious.
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_ _ [Fm] Oh, _ Lord.
This [Bb] moment has to treasure. _ _
[Eb] I'll make [Ab] you my girl.
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I'll give you my [Ab] gun. Forever.
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_ _ [Db] Promise me.
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You'll never [Cm] be sorry.
For the son of [Fm] a bitch.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] For my love.
[Ab] For your love. _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] I believe you. _ _
When you [Ab] _ _ say [Bb] you love me.
[Eb] _ And [Bb] I'll _ _ _ [Ab] _ take you [Bb] for a [Gm] ride.
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_ I [Ab] want _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] you to hold me.
Hold you.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ Make [Bb] me your woman.
_ [Eb] Tonight.
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Someday in your [Ab] eyes I'll see.
I'll give you my _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ gun.
_ [Gm] _
Forever.
You'll [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] never _
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be [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Gm] sorry.
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For _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
the [Bbm] son _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] of a _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] bitch.
For my love.
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_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Someday [Cm] _
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ in your [Db] _
eyes I'll see.
[Eb] I'll make [F] you my woman.
You're on the [Ab] pillow.
Tonight.
[Bb] _ Tonight.
_ _ Tonight. Turn around.
_ _ [A] Turn around.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [F] _ _
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