Holiday Chords

KeyF CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays628

Holiday by Madonna is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, G, Em and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			F G Em Am...      F G Em Am           F G Em Am         F G Em Am        F G Em Am
           Holiday,         celebrate,       holiday,        celebrate !
       F          G Em Am               F            G Em Am
If we took a holiday,      took some time to celebrate.
          F          G Em Am             F G              Em    Am
Just one day out of life,     it would be,    it would be so nice

         F               G Em Am          F            G    Em   Am
1. Everybody spread the word,    we're gonna have a celebration,
F    G              Em   Am   F      G     Em     Am
    all across the world,         in every nation.
F       G             Em         Am F     G             Em            Am
  It's time for the good times,      forget about the bad times, oh yeah!
         F             G           Em          Am
    One day to come together to release the pressure.
F       G         Em Am
    We need a holida...y  !      + REFRAIN    F G Em Am     F G Em Am

            F                G      Em Am
2. You can turn this world around,
          F         G            Em    Am
    and bring back all of those happy days.
F     G                 Em    Am    F           G       Em   Am
     Put your troubles down,             it's time to celebrate !
F      G        Em   Am    F         G        Em Am
      Let love shi...ne,      and we will fi...nd,
       F             G           Em           Am
    a way to come together, and make things better.
F       G           Em Am
    We need a holida...y !    + REFRAIN      F G Em Am    F G Em Am

       F G Em Am           F G Em Am         F G Em Am          F G Em Am
  Holiday,         celebrate,       holiday,        celebrate !   + REFRAIN 
       F G Em Am         F G Em Am            F G Em Am          F G Em Am
  Holiday,       celebrate,          holiday,        celebrate ....
    	

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