Hanging On Too Long Chords

KeyDm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays457

Hanging On Too Long by Duffy is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, Bb, Am, F and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro: Dm  Bb  Am (4x) 

           Dm      Bb  Am 
It was just my mistake 
           Dm      Bb  Am 
Thinking you cared 
           Dm      Bb  Am 
It was just my mistake 
           Dm      Bb  Am 
Thinking you'd be there 
            F        Dm 
That you'd be by my side 
          Am         Bb 
And that you wouldn't lie 
     Dm    Bb Am      Dm   Bb Am 
My mistake 

           Dm      Bb  Am 
It was just my false hope 
           Dm      Bb  Am 
Thinking we'd last, yeah 
           Dm      Bb  Am 
It was just my false hope 
           Dm      Bb  Am 
Forgot all your pests 
c 
All those girls you denied 
            Am 
Smashed up hearts 
        Bb        
Hung out to dry 


Bb  F  Dm   Gm    Bb 
I know it's wrong 
              Dm     F Dm 
Hanging on too long 
          Gm    Bb 
I know it's wrong 
              Dm     F Dm 
Hanging on too long 
              Gm      Bb 
But I beat 'em all 
                Dm   Bb Am      Dm   Bb Am 
Hanging on too long 


           Dm      Bb  Am 
I was a fool for you 
           Dm      Bb  Am 
Right from the start 
Yeah 
           Dm      Bb  Am 
I was a fool for you 
           Dm      Bb  Am 
Hoping for a spark 
     F         Dm 
For some kind of sign 
      Am           Bb 
That you would be mine 

Bb  F  Dm   Gm    Bb 
I know it's wrong 
              Dm     F Dm 
Hanging on too long 
          Gm    Bb 
I know it's wrong 
              Dm     F Dm 
Hanging on too long 

              F 
My heart was clutching 
To one fair right 
My head was pumping 
It could put up a fight 


Bb  F  Dm   Gm    Bb 
I know it's wrong 
              Dm     F Dm 
Hanging on too long 
          Gm    Bb 
I know it's wrong 
              Dm     F Dm 
Hanging on too long 
              Gm      Bb 
And I need to move on 
                Dm   F Dm    Gm  Bb    Dm   F Dm 
I'm hanging on too long 


Bb  F  Dm   Gm    Bb 
I know it's wrong 
              Dm     F Dm 
Hanging on too long 
          Gm    Bb 
I know it's wrong 
              Dm     F Dm 
Hanging on too long 
    	

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