Hold Me Down Chords
by Ben Moody
Hold Me Down by Ben Moody is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords Em, Gmaj7/D, D, Cmaj7, G, D/F#, C, Am7, D6/F# and Em7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
Em Gmaj7/D | Em Gmaj7/D |
(add djembe)
Em D | Em D |
verse 1
Em D
Holding up tight in a drunken haze
Em D Em D | Em D
Shutting out light to stop the day from taking hold
Em D
You cling to me with bloody hands
Em D Em D | Em D
Playing my part, this martyr's dance, it gets so old
Cmaj7
Hold me down
D G D/F# | Em D
If you have to drown, I will drown with you
C D
If you have to burn, I'll burn in hell with you
INTERLUDE 1
Em D | Em D |
verse 2
Em D
I've put to death a hundred times
Em D Em D | Em D |
Ghosts that haunt your weary mind as darkness grows
Em D
Then love breaks through your bitter stare
Em D Em D | Em D |
With all my strength I cannot bear to let you go
Cmaj7
Hold me down
D G D/F# | Em D
If you have to drown, I will drown with you
C D
If you have to burn, I'll burn in hell with you
BRIDGE
Am7 Em D G D6/F#
If I can't pull you up to breathe with me again,
Am7 Em D
Then your pain is mine to share tonight
This fight will take us
INTERLUDE 2
Em D | Em D | Em7 D | Em D |
FINAL Chorus
Cmaj7
Hold me down
D G D/F# | Em D
If you have to drown, I will drown with you
C D
If you have to burn, I'll burn in hell with you
Cmaj7 D
I'll burn in hell with you
Cmaj7 D
I'll burn in hell with you
OUTRO
Em D | Em D | Em D | Em D |
Em D | Em D | Em D | Em D | n.c.