Hold On Tight Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays495

Hold On Tight by De Dijk is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, Bm, G, D, Am and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Em
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16
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Intro: Em      Bm      (4x) 

Em                          G            D 
When you don’t know what to do, and your mind is getting dark 
Em                    G                 D 
And the fire that was burning, has been reduced to just a spark 
Am                    C         G                           D 
Every time things get hard, and you’re worried right to the bone 
Am                     C .   G           Em 
Carry on with what you know, you’re not alone 

 
        Em     G                                D 
Hold on tight, hmm hmm hmm hmmmmm       (3x) 
        Am         C        D       Em   Bm 
Hmm hmm hmmmmm hmm hmm hmm, Hold on tight 

Em      Bm      (2x) 

Em                          G            D 
When you don’t know what to do, and your heart seems to skip a beat 
Em                               G                  D 
When you don’t know which way to move, and the heat start to burn your feet 
Am                     C       G                     D 
Don’t leave me here by myself, I can’t make it on my own 
Am                      C    G          Em 
What would I do without you, we’re not alone 


        Em     G                                D 
Hold on tight, hmm hmm hmm hmmmmm       (3x) 
        Am         C        D       Em   Bm 
Hmm hmm hmmmmm hmm hmm hmm, Hold on tight 

Em      Bm      (4x) 

Am                     C      G                D 
No matter how hard the times, we have to carry on 
Am                          C   G           Em 
When you don’t know what to do, you’re not alone 

 
        Em     G                                     D 
Hold on tight, with all of your might, and don’t let go  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante