I Can't Hold On chords by
Karla Bonoff

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Key: B major•

Intro 1

G

G

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F

F

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G

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C

C

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G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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F

F

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C

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Verse 1

C

C

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Oh baby,

G

G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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this time it's a good-bye

C

C

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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C

C

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An d And you can be sure

G

G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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G

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Dm

Dm

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that I won't cry

Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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Our love is just a faded story

Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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I'm walking down the road

Gsus4

Gsus4

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And you've just got to let me go

G

G

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[Chorus] 'Cause

Verse 2

F

F

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C

C

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I can't hold on

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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I can't hold on

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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C

C

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I can't hold on anymore

Verse 3

C

C

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G

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And what was that

C

C

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C

C

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sweet lullaby

Gsus4

Gsus4

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And were all those promises

C

C

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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just lies

Gsus4

Gsus4

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Well, I was just a fool

G

G

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Dm

Dm

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to love you

Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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I knew it all along

I can't look down,

Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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I know I'm falling

Interlude 1

F

F

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C

C

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F

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C

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[Chorus] When

Verse 4

Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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you act

G

G

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the way that you do

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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I want to scream and shout

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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You keep on playing games

Am

Am

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I walk around the block

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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And think maybe you'll change

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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But just when it seems we've

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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got it all worked out

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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You start naming names

Em

Em

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D

D

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I don't believe that I was

the one to blame

Gsus4

Gsus4

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Verse 5

G

G

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C

C

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C

C

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Any maybe next time you'll

G

G

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C

C

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cry

G

G

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When someone like me

Gsus4

Gsus4

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says good-bye

C

C

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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You'll You'll wake up when

Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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she's gone and wonder

G

G

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Dm

Dm

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How you could let her go

Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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But look at me, I'm going under

Outro 1

[Chorus]

F

F

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C

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

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Gsus4
Dm
Dsus4
Am
Em
D

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of I Can't Hold On by Karla Bonoff is B major.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like B, A, E, Bsus4, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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