Hold On To What You Got chords by
Gilbert O'sullivan

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Key: D major•

Verse 1

Edim

Edim

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A

A

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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I've been over and

I've been under

Been through all kinds of hell

Trouble was not only my

middle name

D

D

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It was my first as well

G

G

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Through the years all

Verse 2

I've encountered

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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I've lust one thing to say

G

G

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Hold on to what you got

D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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And don't let it slip away

F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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Verse 3

D

D

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G

G

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I've been taken for far more rides

To places I've never been,

Stabbed so many times in the back

D

D

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I so longer feel a thing

G

G

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Ask me what all this has taught me And

Verse 4

C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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I'll tell you what I'll say

C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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Hold on ...

C

C

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G

G

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Save it for a rainy day

D

D

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And keep a watchful

Verse 5

A

A

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eye on

C

C

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G

G

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anyone that tell_ s you lies

D

D

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A

A

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See that it's true

C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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G

G

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Edim

Edim

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A

A

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D

D

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You get what your en_ titled

G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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A

A

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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A

A

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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to

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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Edim

Edim

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A

A

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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I was brought up same

as you were

Verse 6

G

G

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No different and no worse

You could be sure my

mother would hit me

D

D

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If I tampered with her purse

G

G

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All my life has been a lesson

Verse 7

C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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The most Important to date

C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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Hold on to what you got

C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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F

F

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And don't let It slip away.

C

C

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F

F

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Outro 1

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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Chords

Edim
A
G
D
C
F
Bm
Bb

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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What is the original key of Hold On To What You Got?

The original key of Hold On To What You Got by Gilbert O'Sullivan is D major.

What are the main chords for Hold On To What You Got?

The primary chords used in Hold On To What You Got are Edim, A, G, D, C, F.

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Is Hold On To What You Got beginner-friendly on guitar?

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