Hold On Tightly chords

John Denver

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Intro: 
Em - Em7      4x  


D/F# - G                           Em         Em7 - Em                                    
           Lost in a boat on the      ocean,  
G                          Em      Em7 - Em                                       
    lost in a ship out of     sea,  
C                              G           Gi - G                              
    Lost in the dark of mis -     fortune,  
C                                 D                                    
    where is the light I can see.  

G                            Em          Em7 - Em                                 
    Where is the highway to      heaven,  
G                            Em        Em7 - Em                                  
    where is the love we all     need,  
C                                    G       Gi - G                            
    Where is the peace that we long     for,  
C                            D                                          
    where is the man who is     free. 

C                               G            Gi - G                            
    Here in the heart there is     freedom,  
C                               G                                       
    here in the heart there is     peace 
C                             G          Gi - G                                
    Here in the heart is the     answer,  
   C                              D                                 
to    questions much deeper than    these.  



              G          Gi          G                                
You´ve got to    hold on     tight -    ly,  
Em          Em7          Em                                                   
    let go       light -      ly 
      C             G                                                  
It´s     only sur -    render,  
      C              D                                                  
it´s     all in the     game. 
             G           Gi          G                                     
If you just     hold on      tight -     ly, 
Em          Em7          Em                                                   
    let go       light -      ly 
         C               G                                             
There´s     always for -     giveness  
      D            G                                                    
and     no one to     blame 
Em - Em7      4x  


D/F# - G                             Em           Em7 - Em                               
           Some will take fame over     fortune,  
G                            Em        Em7 - Em                                  
    Some will take love over     gold,  
C                            G          Gi - G                                 
    Some will pray only for     power,  
C                                 D                                     
    some never want to grow old  

G                             Em            Em7 - Em                              
    Some see the day that is      coming,  
G                           Em           Em7 - Em                                 
    some only see what has      passed.  
C                           G                  Gi - G                          
    Someone will always be     first in line,  
C                            D                                           
    someone will always be     last. 

C                               G            Gi - G                            
    Here in the heart there is     freedom,  
C                               G                                       
    here in the heart there is     peace 
C                             G          Gi - G                                
    Here in the heart is the     answer,  
   C                              D                                 
to    questions much deeper than    these.  


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