I Hold Her Chords
by Bonnie McKee
I Hold Her by Bonnie McKee is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, B/Eb, A, C#m, B, E/G# and F#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: (E B/Eb A) 2x
Verso 1:
E B/Eb
Smokey is my apple
A
And green are my eyes
E B/Eb
Silent is snowfall
A
I whispher goodbye
C#m B
Farewell to the child
A
That I use to be
E
I hold her she's
B A E/G# F#m E
sobbing My baby
(E F#m A A)
Verso 2:
E B
The wolf and the lion
A
Have asked me to play
E
Though she told me
B A
not to I went anyway
C#m B
A pile of matches
A
The truth at my feet
E
I hold her she's
B A
sobbing My baby
C#m B
The cream in my tea
A
Spells out something
E A
to me And they say
That I'll heal by the day
C#m B
But the message I give
A E
Kills off all will to live
A
I'm afriad that I'm losing my way
(E B A) 2x
(C#m B A E B A A)
Verso 3:
E B/Eb
Burning in heaven
A
My destiny lies
E B/Eb
When she read my stars
A
She didn't mention that night
C#m B
I loved you my Bambi
A
I don't want to leave
E
But I hold her
B A E/G# F#m E
she's sobbing My baby
Outro:
E B
I hold her she's sobbing
A
I hold her she's sobbing
E
I hold her she's
B A E B A C#m B/Eb A
sobbing My baby
E B A E B A E B A C#m B A