Hold On Chords

KeyAm Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays405

Hold On by Sons Of The East is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords Am, F, C and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro Am F C Em 


Verse 

Am                           F       C         Em 
Boy walks south down on the broken track, 
Am                  F       C                  Em 
Father said my son come on back 


PRE-Chorus 

Am                      F         C        Em 
So much trouble I must leave behind, 
Am                         F       C       Em 
You can still do well, let me remind 




Am      F    C        Em 
Ho-old, hold on 
Am      F    C        Em 
Ho-old, hold on 


Am F C Em  (2x)


Verse 


I've seen my eyes when they're clouded in dark, 
You call to your god like an old skylark 


PREChorus 


This will show us that the devil preys, 
I am counting down all of my days 


Chorus 


Hold, hold on 
I hold on yeah, I hold on 
Hold, hold on 
I hold on yeah, I hold on 


BREAK: 


I'll hold on now, I'll hold on I 
I'll hold on now, I'll hold on I 


Chorus 


Hold, hold on 
Hold, hold on 


Instrumental 


Chorus 


Hold, hold on 
Come on back, my son, come on back my son 

Hold, hold on 
Before skies are red, and my day is done 

 
    	

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