Hold On chords by Chris de Burgh

SimplifiedD · F# · Bm · Em · A …

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D
F#
Bm
Em
A
F#m
F#sus4
G
E
Gdim

Verse 1
D 
F# 
Bm 
Em 
A 
D 
 (D major) Hold on  (F sharp major)  (B minor)  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major) 
F#m 
F# 
F#m 
Somewhere,  (F sharp minor)  (F sharp major) a  (F sharp minor) lonely
F#sus4 
Bm 
Em 
girl  (F sharpsus4) lies  (B minor) weeping,  (E minor) 
A 
D 
Em 
A  (A major) lonely man tries  (D major) sleeping,  (E minor) 
But he's getting nowhere
F#sus4 
 (F sharpsus4) 

Verse 2
F# 
 (F sharp major) 
D 
Sometime,  (D major) 
F# 
Bm 
Em 
 (F sharp major) it may be close to morning,  (B minor)  (E minor) 
A 
D 
Em 
She  (A major) thought she heard him  (D major) calling,  (E minor) 
But there's nobody there
F#sus4 
 (F sharpsus4) 

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Verse 3

And somehow, somehow,

he knows he's got to try to

Verse 4
D 
F#m 
Hold  (D major) on,  (F sharp minor) somewhere
Em 
A 
 (E minor) she's crying  (A major) for him,
D 
Hold  (D major) on,
F#m 
Em 
A 
 (F sharp minor) someday  (E minor) her smile will call  (A major) him.
D 
F#m 
Em 
Hold  (D major) on,  (F sharp minor) there's someone  (E minor) out
Gdim 
there try (Gdim) ing    for him.
G 
Em 
 (G major) Somehow, some (E minor) time,
E 
A 
 (E major) some (A major) where
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 5
Somewhere,
F# 
Bm 
Em 
 (F sharp major) again she sleeps alone,  (B minor)  (E minor) 
A 
D 
Em 
He is  (A major) reaching for the phone,  (D major)  (E minor) 
But he's calling no-one
F#sus4 
 (F sharpsus4) 

Verse 6
F# 
D 
Oh  (F sharp major) Oh some (D major) time,
F# 
F#m 
Bm 
Em 
 (F sharp major) she's dreaming  (F sharp minor) of    her  (B minor) lover,  (E minor) 
A 
D 
Em 
It  (A major) really can't be  (D major) over,  (E minor) 
F#sus4 
F# 
We've only just begun (F sharpsus4)  (F sharp major) 

Verse 7

And somehow, somehow,

I know I've go to try to

Verse 8
D 
F#m 
Hold  (D major) on,  (F sharp minor) somewhere
Em 
A 
 (E minor) she's crying  (A major) for me,
D 
F#m 
Em 
A 
Hold  (D major) on,  (F sharp minor) someday  (E minor) her smile will call  (A major) me,
D 
F#m 
Em 
Hold  (D major) on,  (F sharp minor) there's someone  (E minor) 
Gdim 
out there try (Gdim) ing    for me.
G 
E 
A 
D 
F#m 
Em 
A 
D 
Somehow,  (G major) sometime,  (E major) somewhere,  (A major)  (D major) hold  (F sharp minor)  (E minor)  (A major) on,  (D major) 
F#m 
Em 
A 
D 
F#m 
 (F sharp minor)  (E minor)  (A major) hold  (D major) on,  (F sharp minor) 
Em 
Gdim 
 (E minor)  (Gdim) 