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Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got) chords by
Bo Diddley
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Key: C major
Intro 1
E
E

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Verse 1
E
E

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All night and the night befo'

(Don't let it go)

Somebody kept a- knockin'

on the do'

(Don't let it go)

Got up and see what the noise

(Don't let it go)

Spot myself a rowdy young boy

(Don't let it go)
Verse 2
E
E

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Put on my hat, put on my shoes

(Don't let it go)

I ran out the do' to see what

I could do

(Don't let it go)

They were singin' a song

called

(Boo-hoo-hoo)
Verse 3
E
E

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Look out here come the rhythm boys


(Boo-hoo-hoo)

I was out there shakin'

their hands

(Boo-hoo-hoo)

One cat broke out singin',

"I'm A Man"

(Boo-hoo-hoo)

Hold on to what you got

but don't let go

(Don't let it go)
Verse 4
E
E

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Hold on to what you got but don't let

go (yeah, yeah)

(Don't let it go)

Hold on to what you got

but don't let go

(Oh- oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)

(Don't let it go)
Verse 5
E
E

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Hold on to what you got but don't let

go

(Don't let it go)

We've changed the tune and start

singin' a song

(Don't let it go)

(Boo-hoo-hoo)

I like yo' woman ain't gon'

do no harm

(Boo-hoo-hoo)

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Verse 6
E
E

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I said, "Get away beer boy, your mind's messed up"


(Boo-hoo-hoo)

She bring me my coffee in her

favorite cup

(Boo-hoo-hoo)
Verse 7
E
E

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Hold on to what you got but don't let

go

(Don't let it go)

Hold on to what you got

but don't let go

Oh-oh-oh-oh)

(Don't let it go)

Hold on to what you got

but don't let go

(Don't let it go)

Oh-oh-oh-oh)

Hold on to what you got

but don't let go

(Don't let it go)
Verse 8
E
E

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Goin' start to singin', you're singin' in vain


(Don't let it go)

I like a- yo woman,

it's a cryin' shame

(Don't let it go)

I said, 'No, no, no, that won't work,

here'

(Don't let it go)

You better go back, grow up,

come back next year
Verse 9

(Don't let it go)
E
E

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She said, 'Hold on to what you got

but don't let it go'

(Don't let it go)

She said, 'Hold on to what you

got but don't let it go'

(Don't let it go)

She said, 'Hold on to what you got

but don't let it go'

(Don't let it go)

(Oh- oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh)
Verse 10
E
E

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(Say, hey) (Don't let

it go)

(Say, hey)

(Say, hey)

(Don't let it go)

(Say, hey)

(Hey, don't let it go)

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got) by Bo Diddley is C major.

The primary chords used in Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got) are E.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got) is approximately 100 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got) using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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