Hold On, Hold On Chords

KeyEm Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays548

Hold On, Hold On by Neko Case is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords Em, C, G, D, B7 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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16
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    Em 
The most tender place in my heart is for strangers 
     C                     G                     D 
I know it's unkind but my own blood is much too 
    Em 
dangerous 
    C                   G 
Hangin' round the ceiling half the time 
    C                   G                     Em 
Hangin' round the ceiling half the time 

Em 
Compared to some I've been around, but I really tried so hard 
     C                           G 
That echo chorus lied to me with its 
         D        Em 
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on 
       C             G 
In the end I was the mean girl 
       D            G 
Or somebody's in-between girl 
             Em 
Now it's the devil I love 
              C                   G 
And that's as funny as real love 

D  B7 
            Em       C 
I leave the party at three a.m. 
 G                D 
Alone, thank God 
       Em              C 
With a valium from the bride 
         G        D 
It's the devil I love 
          Em 
It's the devil I love 
              C                   G 
And that's as funny as real love 
              C                   G 
And that's as real as true love 

D  B7 

Em  C  G  D  (2x)  B 

Em 
     C                           G 
That echo chorus lied to me with its 
          D       Em 
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on 

     C                           G 
That echo chorus lied to me with its 
          D        Em 
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on 
    	

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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante