Holding Things Together Chords

KeyA Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays409

Holding Things Together by Merle Haggard is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords A, E, A7 and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			CHORUS
st FRET  
(A) HOLDING (E) THINGS (A) TOGETHER
Ain't no easy (A7) thing to (D) do
When it comes to raisin' (A) children
It's a job - meant for (E) two
(A) Alice (E) please be-(A)lieve me
I can't go (A7) on and (D) on
Holding things (A) together (E)
With you (A) gone.

Today was (E) Angie's (A) birthday
I guess it (A7) slipped your (D) mind
I tried twice to (A) call you
But no answer either (E) time
But the (A) postman (E) brought a (A) present
I mailed some (A7)  days (D) ago
I just signed it love from (A) mama
So (E) Angie wouldn't (A) know.

CHORUS

Alice please believe me
I can't go on and on
Holding things together
With you gone.
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante