Holly Chords

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Holly by Hudson Taylor is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, D, C, Am, Dm and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			G 
Parks been closed, barbed wires on the fences 
        Em                              D                           
theres no-one hanging round since they ripped out the soul of the town 
G 
shut down closed every alteration 
       Em                              D 
theres people leaving home with their bags at the station 
    C                                               Em 
And underneath the pale grey sky is no place for a girl 
                   D 
like you, in this life 
               C                     Am       Em 
and all of the time how i wonder how you're surviving 
                  D 
and i scream your name 
C G D 
Holly (Holly) 
Em           C       G    D 
Hey can you hear me (Holly) 
Em          C    G            D  
Get out of line (get out of line) 
        Em         C G D 
I'll be seeing you soon 
                      G 
where the roses won't die 
G                                                Em 
How longs it been since i walked you down to the shore 
                          D                        G 
through the market in the rain, yeah well that was before 
                                             Em 
the tide turned and broke everybodies spirit  
                     D 
it went out and took everybody with it 
    C                                              Em 
And underneath the pale grey sky is no place for a girl 
                   D 
like you, in this life 
               C                     Am       Em 
and all of the time how i wonder how you're surviving 
                  D 
and i scream your name 
C G D 
Holly (Holly) 
Em          C        G                D 
Hey can you hear me (Hey can you hear me) 
Em         C     G             D 
Get out of line (get out of line) 
        Em         C G D 
I'll be seeing you soon 
                      Em    D    G 
where the roses won't die 
 C G D    C G D   Em  D   G 
ooooo oooooo 
 C G D    C G D 
ooooo oooooo 
Dm             Am            G    D    Em 
got your whole life ahead of you 
Dm                    Am            E 
so don't let lies and hatred get to you 
C G D 
Holly (Holly) 
Em          C        G                      D 
Hey can you hear me (Hey Holly can you hear me) 
Em         C     G            D 
Get out of line (get out of line) 
        Em         C G D 
I'll be seeing you soon 
                      G 
where the roses won't die 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante