Don't Hold The Wall Chords

KeyEm Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays442

Don't Hold The Wall by Justin Timberlake is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords Em, Am and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
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Intro: 

Em     Am           Em  Am 
Ooooh, Ooooh, La La La, Laaa 
Em     Am           Em  B 
Ooooh, Ooooh, La La La, Laaa 

Hook: 
Em     Am            
Dance, don't hold the wall 
Em     Am            
Dance, don't, don't, don't hold the wall 
Em            Am            
Dance, dance, don't hold the wall 
Em           Am            
Da-da-dance, don't hold the wall 

Verse 1:
 
Em 
C'mon on the floor with them legs, 
Am 
It's getting down but I'll get up, 
Em                          Am 
Cause I heard you tell your girlfriend that I deserve better, 
Em         Am 
Huh, well, I think you look better 
Em            Am 
But you're so far, I had to come get ya' 

Bridge:
 
Em 
Take you to the light, it's dark in the back 
Am 
You started movin', you put an arch in your back 
Em 
Closer to me, closer to me 
Am 
Sippin' your drink and you're gettin' closer to me 
Em 
Dance in the light, startin' to see 
Am 
You started moving, you're gettin' closer to me 
Em                            Am 
And now you won't even let me go 


             Em       Am 
So baby hold up, dance, don't hold the wall 
    Em       Am 
Let go, dance, don't hold the wall 
          Em       Am 
Baby hold up, dance, don't hold the wall 
    Em       Am 
Let go, dance, don't hold the wall 


Same Chords Here On Out, Listen For The Changes

Hook:  
Dance, (What you do to me?) 
Dance, don't, don't, don't, hold the wall 
Dance, dance, (What you do to me?) 
Da-da-dance, don't hold the wall 

Dance, dance, don't hold the wall 
Da-da-dance, don't hold the wall 

Verse 2:
 
I think I heard what you said 
He's not what you thought and you're fed up 
I heard your girlfriend tell you, you could do better 
Huh, well, huh, I'm the best ever 
But you're so far, I had to come get ya' 

Bridge: 

Take you to the light, 
It's dark in the back 
You started movin', you put an arch in your back 
Closer to me, closer to me 
Sippin' your drink and you're gettin' closer to me 
Dance in the light, startin' to see 
You started moving, you're gettin' closer to me 
And now you won't even let me go 


So baby hold up, 
Dance, don't hold the wall 
Let go, 
Dance, don't hold the wall 
Baby hold up, 
Dance, don't hold the wall 
Let go, 
Dance, don't hold the wall 


Hook:  
Dance, (What you do to me?) 
Dance, don't, don't, don't, hold the wall 
Dance, dance, (What you do to me?) 
Da-da-dance, don't hold the wall 


Dance, don't hold the wall 
Dance, don't hold the wall 

 
So baby hold up, 
Dance, don't hold the wall 
Let go, 
Dance, don't hold the wall 
Baby hold up, 
Dance, don't hold the wall 
Let go, 
Dance, don't hold the wall 


Hook:  
Dance, (What you do to me?) 
Dance, don't, don't, don't, hold the wall 
Dance, dance, (What you do to me?) 
Da-da-dance, don't hold the wall 

Instrumental

Well, how do you like it? 
You shouldn't have to ask me that question 
Well? 
Alright 
Well, how do you like it? 
You shouldn't have to ask me that question 
Well? 
Alright 
How do you like it? 
I love it, love it, alright 
How do you like it? 
I love it, love it, alright 

Bridge: 
 
C'mon the floor with them legs, 
It's getting down but I'll get up (Alright) 
C'mon the floor with them legs, 
It's getting down but I'll get up (Alright) 

Well, how do you like it? 
You shouldn't have to ask me that question 
Well? 

Hook: 
C'mon and dance, 
C'mon baby dance with me 
Take my hand, get on the floor 
C'mon baby dance with me 
Please don't hold the wall 
Please don't hold the wall tonight 
We're gonna do it all, 
So please don't hold the wall tonight 

Dance, 
C'mon baby dance with me 
Take my hand, get on the floor 
C'mon baby dance with me 
Please don't hold the wall 
Please don't hold the wall tonight 
We're gonna do it all, 
So please don't hold the wall tonight 

Outro:
 
Where you running to? 
Where you running to? 
Don't hold the wall 
Where you running to? 
Hey, where you running to? 
Dance, don't hold the wall (5x)  
    	

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