Hold On chords by Richard Ashcroft (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Fmaj9
G
G6
Am7
F

Intro 1
Fmaj9 
Fmaj9 
G 
G 
G6 
 (F minoraj9)  (F minoraj9)  (G major)  (G major)  (G6) 
Fmaj9 
Fmaj9 
G 
G 
G6 
 (F minoraj9)  (F minoraj9)  (G major)  (G major)  (G6) 
Fmaj9 
Am7 
G 
Am7 
 (F minoraj9) (Hold    on,  (A minor7)  (G major) people hold on)  (A minor7) 
Fmaj9 
Am7 
G 
 (F minoraj9) (Hold    on,  (A minor7)  (G major) people hold on)
Am7 
I  (A minor7) ain't that super

Verse 1
Fmaj9 
 (F minoraj9) stitious
Am7 
G 
And  (A minor7) life  can be so  (G major) vicious
Am7 
Fmaj9 
 (A minor7) Learn ing on your  (F minoraj9) own
Am7 
G 
Can  (A minor7) turn  your heart to  (G major) stone
Am7 
Fmaj9 
A (A minor7) po    calyptic  (F minoraj9) mind
Am7 
G 
My  (A minor7) head  was full of  (G major) sorrow
Am7 
Fmaj9 
 (A minor7) Whis  pered words of  (F minoraj9) logic
Am7 
G 
Am7 
 (A minor7) Things I need to  (G major) learn  (A minor7) 

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Pre-chorus 1

I feel like we are

the on- ly ones alive

I feel like we are

the on- ly ones alive

Chorus 1

So hold on, hold on, hold on

Hold on, you know there ain't a lot of time

But I know that we can make it

You better hold on

Interlude 1

(Hold on, people hold on)

You better hold on

(Hold on, people hold on)

Tear gas and

Verse 2
Fmaj9 
 (F minoraj9) pepper   spray
Am7 
G 
The  (A minor7) water cannon's  (G major) on the way
Am7 
Fmaj9 
 (A minor7) Fighting on your  (F minoraj9) own
Am7 
G 
Can  (A minor7) turn  your heart to  (G major) stone
Am7 
Fmaj9 
And  (A minor7) truth is on the  (F minoraj9) march    again
Am7 
G 
Wipe  (A minor7) those tears  (G major) away
Am7 
Fmaj9 
A (A minor7) pocalyptic  (F minoraj9) mind
Am7 
G 
Am7 
She  (A minor7) soothed me with her  (G major) soul  (A minor7) 

Pre-chorus 2

I feel like we are

the on- ly ones alive

I feel like we are

the on- ly ones alive

Chorus 2
Fmaj9 
G 
So hold  (F minoraj9) on,      hold on, hold  (G major) on
G6 
Fmaj9 
Hold on,  (G6) you know there  (F minoraj9) ain't    a lot of time
G 
But I know that we can  (G major) make it
G6 
You better hold on  (G6) 
Fmaj9 
G 
So hold  (F minoraj9) on,      hold on, hold  (G major) on
G6 
You better hold on  (G6) 
Fmaj9 
You know there  (F minoraj9) ain't    a lot of time
G 
But I know that we can  (G major) make it
G6 
You better hold on  (G6) 

Interlude 2
Fmaj9 
 (F minoraj9) (Hold    on,) You better hold on
G 
G6 
 (G major) (people hold on) You better hold on  (G6) 
Fmaj9 
 (F minoraj9) (Hold    on,) You better hold on
G 
G6 
 (G major) (people hold on) You better hold on  (G6) 
Fmaj9 
G 
G6 
 (F minoraj9) (Hold    on,  (G major) people hold on)  (G6) 

Pre-chorus 3
F 
 (F major) I feel like we are
Am7 
G 
Am7 
 (A minor7) the   on-  (G major) ly ones alive  (A minor7) 
F 
 (F major) I feel like we are
Am7 
G 
Am7 
 (A minor7) the   on-  (G major) ly ones alive  (A minor7) 
Fmaj9 
 (F minoraj9) I feel like we are
Am7 
G 
Am7 
 (A minor7) the   on-  (G major) ly ones alive  (A minor7) 
Fmaj9 
 (F minoraj9) I feel like we are
Am7 
G 
 (A minor7) the   on-  (G major) ly ones alive

Chorus 3
Fmaj9 
Well, you better hold  (F minoraj9) on
G 
You better hold on, hold  (G major) on
G6 
You better hold on  (G6) 
Fmaj9 
You know there  (F minoraj9) ain't    a lot of time
G 
But I know that we can  (G major) make it
G6 
You better hold on  (G6) 
Fmaj9 
G 
So hold  (F minoraj9) on,      you better hold on, hold  (G major) on
G6 
You better hold on  (G6) 
Fmaj9 
You know there  (F minoraj9) ain't    a lot of time
G 
But I know that we can  (G major) make it (Hold on...)
G6 
 (G6) Tear gas and

Bridge 1
Fmaj9 
 (F minoraj9) pepper   spray (...hold on)
G 
The water cannon's  (G major) on the way (Hold on...)
G6 
Fmaj9 
A (G6) pocalyptic  (F minoraj9) mind     (Hold on...)
G 
She soothed me with her  (G major) soul
G6 
Fmaj9 
(Hold on,  (G6) hold  (F minoraj9) on)      I feel like we are
G 
the on-  (G major) ly ones alive (Hold on...)
G6 
Fmaj9 
A (G6) pocalyptic  (F minoraj9) mind
I feel like we are
G 
G6 
the on-  (G major) ly ones alive  (G6) 

Outro 1
Fmaj9 
Fmaj9 
G 
G 
G6 
 (F minoraj9)  (F minoraj9)  (G major)  (G major)  (G6) 
Fmaj9 
Fmaj9 
G 
G 
G6 
 (F minoraj9)  (F minoraj9)  (G major)  (G major)  (G6) 
Fmaj9 
Fmaj9 
G 
G 
G6 
 (F minoraj9)  (F minoraj9)  (G major)  (G major)  (G6) 
Fmaj9 
Fmaj9 
G 
G 
G6 
 (F minoraj9)  (F minoraj9)  (G major)  (G major)  (G6) 
Fmaj9 
Fmaj9 
G 
G 
 (F minoraj9)  (F minoraj9)  (G major)  (G major) 
Fmaj9 
Fmaj9 
G 
G 
 (F minoraj9)  (F minoraj9)  (G major)  (G major) 
[Fade out]

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Fmaj9
G
G6
Am7
F

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: C majorBPM: 128

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Fmaj9: x-x-2-2-1-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
G6: 3-2-0-0-0-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Hold On by Richard Ashcroft, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Hold On the way Richard Ashcroft intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.