Hold On chords by
Richard Ashcroft (Official Version)
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Key: C majorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G G 
 
G G 
 
G6 G6 
 
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G G 
 
G G 
 
G6 G6 
 
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
(Hold    on,   people hold on)
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
(Hold    on,   people hold on)
Am7 Am7 
 
I ain't that super

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

Pre-chorus 1

Fmaj9

I feel like we are

Am7

the on- ly ones alive

Fmaj9

I feel like we are

Am7

the on- ly ones alive

Chorus 1

Fmaj9

So hold on, hold on, hold on

Fmaj9

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

Fmaj9

(Hold on, people hold on)

You better hold on

Fmaj9

(Hold on, people hold on)

Tear gas and

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

Pre-chorus 2

Fmaj9

I feel like we are

Am7

the on- ly ones alive

Fmaj9

I feel like we are

Am7

the on- ly ones alive

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

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

Pre-chorus 3
F F 
 
I feel like we are
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
the   on- ly ones alive
F F 
 
I feel like we are
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
the   on- ly ones alive
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
I feel like we are
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
the   on- ly ones alive
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
I feel like we are
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
the   on- ly ones alive

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

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

Outro 1
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G G 
 
G G 
 
G6 G6 
 
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G G 
 
G G 
 
G6 G6 
 
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G G 
 
G G 
 
G6 G6 
 
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G G 
 
G G 
 
G6 G6 
 
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G G 
 
G G 
 
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
 
G G 
 
G G 
 
[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsFmaj9 G G6 Am7 F

Chords

Fmaj9
G
G6
Am7
F

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

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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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.

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