Hold On Chords
by Kansas
Hold On by Kansas is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, Em, C, G, D, C/G, D/F#, F, B7, E and E4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intr: (Am Em C G D C D) 2x
Am C/G
Look in the mirror and tell me
D/F# F G
Just what you see
Am C/G
What have the years of your life
D
Taught you to be
F G
Innocence dyin' in so many ways
F Em
Things that you dream of are lost
D B7
Lost in the haze
Chorus
Em D
Hold on, baby, hold on
C/G D
'Cause it's closer than you think
Am D
And you're standing on the brink
Em D
Hold on, baby, hold on
C/G D
'Cause there's something on the way
Am D E E4 E
Your tomorrow's not the same as today
Am C/G
Don't you recall what you felt
D F G
When you weren't alone
Am C/G
Someone who stood by your side
D
A face you have known
F G
Where do you run when it's too much to bear
F Em
Who do you turn to in need
D B7
When nobody's there
Chorus
Am C/G
Outside your door He is waiting
D F G
Waiting for you
Am C/G
Sooner or later you know
D
He's got to get through
F G
No hesitation and no holding back
F Em
Let it all go and you'll know
D B7
You're on the right track
Chorus