Hold On Chords

KeyG Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays461

Hold On by Charlie Simpson is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords G, D, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
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VERSE 

G         D 
Hold on, don't spit me out 
             Em          C 
I have never held you so tight 
G          D 
Run, run, please close your eyes 
              Em          C 
I have never seen you so tired 

G                D 

Em                             C 
Are we just like them? Are we just like them? 

G              D 
I've pushed, pushed you so far 
              Em         C 
It's the only way I know how 

G                            C 
Maybe you, maybe you should know 
G                         D 
That I've lost you, I've lost you 
Em                            C 
That I've lost you now, I've lost you 


G                       D 
Can you hear the choir sing? 
                        Em 
We never made it to the old town, my God 
                       C 
We never made it very far away from here 

VERSE 

G       D 
Days go by without words 
                 Em             C 
Is it 'cause you don't want me around? 
        G                   D 
Just make up, make up your mind 
                    Em           C 
'Cause sometimes it hurts to be kind 

G                            C 
Maybe you, maybe you should know 
G                         D 
That I've lost you, I've lost you 
          Em                  C 
That I've lost you now, I've lost you 

CHORUS 

G                       D 
Can you hear the choir sing? 
                        Em 
We never made it to the old town, my God 
                       C 
We never made it very far away from here 



G                       D 
Can you hear the choir sing? 
                        Em 
We never made it to the old town 
                       C 
We never made it very far away 

       G                       D 
Well, can you hear the sirens sound? 
                       Em 
We only wanted to get messed up 'round here 
                      C 
We only wanted to be sure that we would fall 

G                       D 
Can you hear the choir sing? 
                        Em 
We never made it to the old town, my God 
                       C              G 
We never made it very far away from here 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante