Hold On chords by
Shawn Mendes (Official Version)

2017Pop875 views

Key: Db majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Am7

F

C/E

Am7

F

C/E

Verse 1
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
Stop, take it in
C C 
 
And I  breathe for a minute
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
I     think too much when I'm alone
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
I  never win when I
C C 
 
Keep all my thoughts inside
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
So I pick up the phone

Pre-chorus 1

C

F

C

And my dad said, Shawn, stay with me

G

C

F

C

G

Everything will be alright

C

F

C

I know I haven't seen you lately

G

C

F

C

G

But you're always on my mind

Chorus 1
F F 
 
C C 
 
I don't know what
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
You're going through
F F 
 
C C 
 
But there's so much life
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Ahead of you
F F 
 
C C 
 
And it  won't slow down
E7 E7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
No matter  what you do
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
So you just gotta hold on
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
All we can do is hold on, yeah

Verse 2
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
These days are flying by
Weeks feel like minutes
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
I     can't remember being small
Am7 Am7 
 
F F 
 
I try to figure it out
C C 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
I can't seem to find out how
F F 
 
C C 
 
I guess I don't know much at all

Pre-chorus 2

C

F

Am7

And my dad said Shawn, stay with me

G

C

F

Am7

G

Everything will be alright

C

F

Am7

I know I haven't seen you lately

G

C

F

Am7

G

But you're always on my mind

Chorus 2
F F 
 
C C 
 
I don't know what
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
You're going through
F F 
 
C C 
 
But there's so much life
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Ahead of you
F F 
 
C C 
 
And it won't slow down
E7 E7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
No matter what you do
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
So you just gotta hold on

Bridge 1
Am7 Am7 
 
G/B G/B 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
All we can do is hold  on,   yeah
Am7 Am7 
 
G/B G/B 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
All we can do is hold  on
Am7 Am7 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Yeah, you just gotta hold  on
C C 
 
F F 
 
Just, just hold on
Am7 Am7 
 
G/B G/B 
 
F F 
 
Just  hold on    for me

Pre-chorus 3

C

F

Am7

And my dad said Shawn, stay with me

G

C

F

Am7

G

Everything will be alright

Chorus 3
F F 
 
C C 
 
I don't know what
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
You're going through
F F 
 
C C 
 
But there's so much life
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Ahead of you
F F 
 
C C 
 
And it won't slow down
E7 E7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
No matter what you do
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
So you just gotta hold on
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
All we can do is hold on, yeah
F F 
 
C C 
 
Yeah, you just gotta hold on
G G 
 
C C 
 
Just hold on for me

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAm7 F C/E C G...

Chords

Am7
F
C/E
C
G
E7
G/B

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

Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3

Capo: 1

I don't have a capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the original studio version of Hold On by Shawn Mendes, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Db major. It suits players who want to learn Hold On the way Shawn Mendes intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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