Hold On chords by Wilson Phillips (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F
C/F
Bb/F
Fadd9
Dm
F/A
Bb
C9sus4
C
Gm7
C7sus4
C7
C/E

Intro 1

C/F

Bb/F

C/F

Bb/F

Verse 1
F 
C/F 
Bb/F 
I  know this pain
Fadd9 
Dm 
Why do       you lock yourself up
F/A 
Bb 
C9sus4 
in these chains?
F 
C/F 
No one can change your life
Bb/F 
C/F 
except   for you
F 
C/F 
Bb/F 
C/F 
Don't ever let anyone step all    over you
F 
C/F 
Bb/F 
C/F 
Just open your heart and your mind
Dm 
F/A 
Bb 
Is it really fair to feel
C 
this way inside? Whoa

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Chorus 1
F 
Bb/F 
Some day somebody's gonna
make you want to
C/F 
F 
Turn around and say goodbye
Bb/F 
Until then baby   are you going to let them
C/F 
F 
Hold you down  and make you cry
Don't you know?
Bb/F 
Don't you know things can change
C/F 
F 
Things'll go    your way
Bb 
F/A 
Gm7 
If you hold on    for one   more day
C7sus4 
Bb 
F/A 
Gm7 
Can you hold on    for one more  day
C7sus4 
Things'll go your way
C7 
Hold on for one more day

Interlude 1

C/F

Bb/F

C/F

Bb/F

C/F

Verse 2
F 
C/F 
Bb/F 
You could sustain
C/E 
Dm 
Or are   you comfortable
F/A 
Bb 
C7sus4 
with the pain?
F 
C/F 
You've got no one to blame
Bb/F 
C/F 
for your unhappiness
F 
C/F 
Bb/F 
C/F 
You got yourself  into your own    mess
F 
C/F 
Bb/F 
C/E 
Lettin' your worries pass you by
Dm 
F/A 
Bb 
Don't you think it's worth your time
C 
To change your mind?

Chorus 2
F 
Bb/F 
Some day somebody's gonna
make you want to
C/F 
F 
Turn around and say goodbye
Bb/F 
Until then baby   are you going to let them
C/F 
F 
Hold you down  and make you cry
Don't you know?
Bb/F 
Don't you know things can change
C/F 
F 
Things'll go    your way
Bb 
F/A 
Gm7 
If you hold on    for one more  day
C7sus4 
Bb 
F/A 
Gm7 
Can you hold on    for one more  day
C7sus4 
Things'll go your way

Bridge 1
Hold on for one more day
F 
C/F 
I know that  there is pain
Bb/F 
C/F 
But    you hold on for one more day and
F 
C/F 
Bb/F 
Break free from the chains
F 
C/F 
Yeah I know that  there is pain
Bb/F 
C/F 
F 
But    you hold on for one more day and you
C/F 
Bb/F 
Break free, break from the chains

Chorus 3
Some day somebody's gonna
make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry
F 
Don't you know?
Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
Bb 
F/A 
If you hold on
Gm7 
C7sus4 
for one more  day, yeah
F 
Bb/F 
C/F 
F 
Hold on
Bb/F 
C/F 
F 
Bb/F 
Don't you know things can change
C/F 
F 
Things could go    your way
Bb 
F/A 
Gm7 
If you hold on    for one more  day
C7sus4 
F 
Bb/F 
C/F 
F 
Can you hold on
Bb/F 
Can you hold on
C/F 
F 
Bb/F 
C/F 
Mm, Can you hold on baby
F 
Bb 
(Or just one more night)
F/A 
Gm7 
Hold on for   one more day 'cause
C7sus4 
It's gonna go your way
F 
Bb/F 
C/F 
F 
Bb/F 
Don't you know things can change
C/F 
F 
Things could go    your way
Bb/F 
C/F 
F 
If you hold on     for one more day,  yeah
Bb 
F/A 
Can't you   change it this time
Gm7 
C7sus4 
Make up your mind
F 
Hold on
Bb/F 
Hold on
C/F 
F 
Baby    hold on
Bb/F 
C/F 
F 
[Fade out]

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F
C/F
Bb/F
Fadd9
Dm
F/A
Bb
C9sus4
C
Gm7
C7sus4
C7
C/E

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: F majorBPM: 98

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

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C/F: 1-x-x-0-1-0
Bb/F: 1-x-3-3-3-x
Fadd9: x-x-3-2-1-3
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C9sus4: x-3-3-3-3-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
C7sus4: x-3-3-3-1-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Hold On by Wilson Phillips, 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 F major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Wilson Phillips's performance.