Hold You Now Chords
Hold You Now by Vampire Weekend is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords C, G, Am and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
C G Am (G)
I know the reason why you think you gotta leave
F C G
Promises of future glory don't make a case for me
C G Am
I did my best and all the rest is hidden by the clouds
(G) F G C
I can't carry you forever, but I can hold you now
verse 2
C G Am (G)
Leaving on your wedding day, all calm and dressed in white
F C G
All I'll keep's the memory of one last crooked night
C G Am
The pews are getting filled up, the organ's playing loud
(G) F G C
I can't carry you forever, but I can hold you now
N.C.
Alright
C G Am (G)
God, yu tekem laef blong mi
F C G
Mi mi givim nao long yu
C G Am (G)
Bak mi giv mi evride
F G C
Blong leftemap nem blong yu
verse 3
C G Am (G)
I know the reason why you think I oughta stay
F C G
Funny how you're telling me on my wedding day
C G Am
Crying in those rumpled sheets like someone's 'bout to die
(G) F G C
You just watch your mouth when talking 'bout the father of the bride
verse 4
C G Am (G)
Why's your heart grown heavy, boy, when things were feeling light?
F C G
Turning this June morning into some dark judgment night
C G Am
This ain't the end of nothing much, it's just another round
(G) F G C
I can't carry you forever, but I can hold you now
G Am (G)
God, yu tekem laef blong mi
F C G
Mi mi givim nao long yu
C G Am (G)
Bak mi giv mi evride
F G C
Blong leftemap nem blong yu
Outro
N.C.
Alright