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To Be Held Tab by Abby Powledge

To Be Held tab by Abby Powledge

Guitar Tab

  • Capo on 2nd
  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: D

Intro:


e|-------------0---------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|-------0-----------0-------------------0---------------0-------------------|
G|-----2---2-----2-----2--------------2----2-------2-------2-----------------|
D|---3-------3-----3-----3----------3---------3-------3----- 3---------------|
A|-3-----------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-------0---0-------------0-------6----4----3----------------------|
G|------4---4-------4---4---------4---4-----4----3----2----------------------|
D|----5-------5-----------5-----5-------5---5----4----3----------------------|
A|--5-------------------------5-------------5----4----3----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1:



e|-------------0---------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|-------0-----------0-------------------0---------------0-------------------|
G|-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----------2----2-------2-------2--2---------------|
D|---3-------3-----3-----3----------3---------3-------3----- 3---------------|
A|-3-----------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   When I woke up this morning   My whole left arm was numb
e|--------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-------0---0-------------0-------6----4----3----------------------|
G|------4---4-------4---4---4------4---4----4----3----2---------------------|
D|----5-------5-----------5-----5-------5---5----4----3----------------------|
A|--5-------------------------5-------------5----4----3----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  After the toss and turning
must have slept on it wrong.


e|-------------0---------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|-------0-----------0-------------------0---------------0-------------------|
G|-----2---2-----2-----2---2----------2----2-------2-------2---2-------------|
D|---3-------3-----3-----3----------3---------3-------3----- 3---------------|
A|-3-----------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I took it as a chance to       hold my own face for once
e|--------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-------0---0----------------------0-------6----4----3-------------|
G|------4---4-------4---4---4--------------4---4-----4----3----2-------------|
D|----5-------5-----------5--------------5-------5---5----4----3-------------|
A|--5----------------------------------5-------------5----4----3-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Self centred, desperate dance its      It's like I had some one

Chorus:
         C                             C                Cmaj/G       Am
e|--------------0-----------------------------------------------------------0----------------------|
B|--------1-----------1------------------1----------------0------------1----------1----------------|
G|------0---0-----0-----0---0----------0---0---0--------0---0--0------2--2----2-----2---2----------|
D|----2-------2-----2-----2----------2-------2--------2------2-------2----2-----2-----2------------|
A|--3------------------------------3-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
                 I know I'm pathetic and          projecting half the time      And I've had to

     Am               Cmaj/G
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------------0---------------------------------------------------|
G|------2---2---2-------0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------3---------------------------------------------------------|
     compensate with friendships all my

        C                              C              Cmaj/G          Am
e|--------------0-----------------------------------------------------------0----------------------|
B|--------1-----------1------------------1----------------0------------1----------1----------------|
G|------0---0-----0-----0---0----------0---0---0--------0---0--0------2--2----2-----2---2----------|
D|----2-------2-----2-----2----------2-------2--------2------2-------2----2-----2-----2------------|
A|--3------------------------------3-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
    life  I know that I've         acted without   reason without   rhyme      And it makes it

       Am                 C              C7              Am            C/G
e|--------------0----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-----------------1--------------1---------------1--------------1------------------|
G|------2---2-------------0--0---0-------3---3---3-------2---2---2------2--------------------|
D|----2-------2----------2-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------3---------------------|
A|--0------------------3-------------3---------------0----------------3----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    easier to lie     Than to say I'm not the problem   That my path will serve me well

       C                 C7         Am          F          Fmin
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------------1---------1----------------------------------------|
G|------0---0---0-------3---3---3---2--------------2----------1--------------|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2-----2------------3----------3----------------|
A|--3---------------3---------------0----------3----------3------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------1----------1--------------------|
   Cause what they have is what I want     To have and to be held


Verse 2:

e|-------------0---------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|-------0-----------0-------------------0---------------0-------------------|
G|-----2---2-----2-----2---2----------2----2-------2-------2-----------------|
D|---3-------3-----3-----3----------3---------3-------3----- 3---------------|
A|-3-----------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I can't afford the coffee      That i seek out each day
e|--------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-------0---0-------------0-------6----4----3----------------------|
G|------4---4-------4---4---4-----4---4-----4----3----2----------------------|
D|----5-------5-----------5-----5-------5---5----4----3----------------------|
A|--5-------------------------5-------------5----4----3----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   I'm in there way too often   The workers know my name


e|-------------0---------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|-------0-----------0-------------------0---------------0-------------------|
G|-----2---2-----2-----2--------------2----2-------2-------2-----------------|
D|---3-------3-----3-----3----------3---------3-------3----- 3---------------|
A|-3-----------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I take it as a chance to       have someone tend to me
e|--------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-------0---0----------------------0-------6----4----3-------------|
G|------4---4-------4---4------------------4---4-----4----3----2-------------|
D|----5-------5-----------5--------------5-------5---5----4----3-------------|
A|--5----------------------------------5-------------5----4----3-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Pretend its Sunday morning         He brewed it just for me



Chorus:

        C                             C                Cmaj/G       Am
e|--------------0-----------------------------------------------------------0----------------------|
B|--------1-----------1------------------1----------------0------------1----------1----------------|
G|------0---0-----0-----0---0----------0---0---0--------0---0--0------2--2----2-----2---2----------|
D|----2-------2-----2-----2----------2-------2--------2------2-------2----2-----2-----2------------|
A|--3------------------------------3-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
                 I know I'm pathetic and          projecting half the time      And I've had to

     Am               Cmaj/G
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------------0---------------------------------------------------|
G|------2---2---2-------0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------3---------------------------------------------------------|
     compensate with friendships all my

        C                              C              Cmaj/G          Am
e|--------------0--------------------------------------------------------------0-------------------|
B|--------1-----------1-------------------1----------------0-------------1------------1------------|
G|------0---0-----0-----0---0------ ----0---0---0--------0---0--0------2---2------2-----2---2------|
D|----2-------2-----2-----2----------2--------2--------2------2------2-------2------2-----2--------|
A|--3------------------------------3-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
    life  I know that I've         acted out of    anger out of    spite      Cause it makes it

       Am                 C              C7              Am            C/G
e|--------------0----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-----------------1--------------1---------------1------------------1--------------|
G|------2---2-------------0--0---0-------3---3---3-------2---2---2----------2---2---2----------|
D|----2-------2----------2-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2----------3-------3-----------|
A|--0------------------3-------------3---------------0------------------3---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    easier to lie     Than to say I'm not the problem   That my path will serve me well

       C                 C7         Am          F          Fm
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------------1---------1----------------------------------------|
G|------0---0---0-------3---3---3---2--------------2----------1--------------|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2-----2------------3----------3----------------|
A|--3---------------3---------------0----------3----------3------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------1----------1--------------------|
   Cause what they have is what I want     To have and to be held


Bridge:


Strumming
       C      E7                       Am    Cmaj/G  C/G
e|-----0------0------------------------0------0-------0---------------------------|
B|-----1------0------------------------1------0-------1---------------------------|
G|-----0------1------------------------2------0-------2---------------------------|
D|-----2------0------------------------2------2-------3---------------------------|
A|-----3------2------------------------0------0-------3---------------------------|
E|-----0------0------------------------0------3-------0---------------------------|
         To have and to be held         To have and to be held

       C      E7                       Am    Cmaj/G  C/G
e|-----0------0------------------------0------0-------0---------------------------|
B|-----1------0------------------------1------0-------1---------------------------|
G|-----0------1------------------------2------0-------2---------------------------|
D|-----2------0------------------------2------2-------3---------------------------|
A|-----3------2------------------------0------0-------3---------------------------|
E|-----0------0------------------------0------3-------0---------------------------|
         To have and to be held         To have and to be held


       C      E7                       Am    Cmaj/G  C/G
e|-----0------0------------------------0------0-------0---------------------------|
B|-----1------0------------------------1------0-------1---------------------------|
G|-----0------1------------------------2------0-------2---------------------------|
D|-----2------0------------------------2------2-------3---------------------------|
A|-----3------2------------------------0------0-------3---------------------------|
E|-----0------0------------------------0------3-------0---------------------------|
   Cause maybe I don't like going out  Maybe I just like kissing strangers

       C      E7                       Am    Cmaj/G  C/G
e|-----0------0------------------------0------0-------0---------------------------|
B|-----1------0------------------------1------0-------1---------------------------|
G|-----0------1------------------------2------0-------2---------------------------|
D|-----2------0------------------------2------2-------3---------------------------|
A|-----3------2------------------------0------0-------3---------------------------|
E|-----0------0------------------------0------3-------0---------------------------|
   Maybe I never need a haircut       Just for my hair to be played with

       C      E7                       Am    Cmaj/G  C/G
e|-----0------0------------------------0------0-------0---------------------------|
B|-----1------0------------------------1------0-------1---------------------------|
G|-----0------1------------------------2------0-------2---------------------------|
D|-----2------0------------------------2------2-------3---------------------------|
A|-----3------2------------------------0------0-------3---------------------------|
E|-----0------0------------------------0------3-------0---------------------------|
   I can't stand getting my nails done   But i like when they hold my hand

       C      E7                       Am    Cmaj/G  C/G
e|-----0------0------------------------0------0-------0---------------------------|
B|-----1------0------------------------1------0-------1---------------------------|
G|-----0------1------------------------2------0-------2---------------------------|
D|-----2------0------------------------2------2-------3---------------------------|
A|-----3------2------------------------0------0-------3---------------------------|
E|-----0------0------------------------0------3-------0---------------------------|
   I feel like I'm always searching for replacements for a man

Chorus:
*strum once
      C*      E7*                       Am*    Cmaj/G*  C/G*
e|-----0------0------------------------0------0-------0---------------------------|
B|-----1------0------------------------1------0-------1---------------------------|
G|-----0------1------------------------2------0-------2---------------------------|
D|-----2------0------------------------2------2-------3---------------------------|
A|-----3------2------------------------0------0-------3---------------------------|
E|-----0------0------------------------0------3-------0---------------------------|
 I know I'm pathetic and projecting half the time  And I've had to compensate with friendships all my life


       C      E7                       Am    Cmaj/G  C/G
e|-----0------0------------------------0------0-------0---------------------------|
B|-----1------0------------------------1------0-------1---------------------------|
G|-----0------1------------------------2------0-------2---------------------------|
D|-----2------0------------------------2------2-------3---------------------------|
A|-----3------2------------------------0------0-------3---------------------------|
E|-----0------0------------------------0------3-------0---------------------------|
  I know that I've acted out of grievance out of pride  And it makes it easier to lie


       C           C7              Am              C/G
e|-----0-----------0----------------0---------------0----------------------------|
B|-----1-----------1----------------1---------------1----------------------------|
G|-----0-----------3----------------2---------------2----------------------------|
D|-----2-----------2----------------2---------------3----------------------------|
A|-----3-----------3----------------0---------------3----------------------------|
E|-----0-----------0----------------0---------------0----------------------------|
  Than to say I'm not the problem that my path will serve me well

       C           C7        Am        Fm
e|-----0-----------0----------0---------1----------------------------|
B|-----1-----------1----------1---------1----------------------------|
G|-----0-----------3----------2---------2----------------------------|
D|-----2-----------2----------2---------3----------------------------|
A|-----3-----------3----------0---------3----------------------------|
E|-----0-----------0----------0---------1----------------------------|
       Cause what they have is what I want

Outro:

       C      E7                       Am    Cmaj/G  C/G
e|-----0------0------------------------0------0-------0---------------------------|
B|-----1------0------------------------1------0-------1---------------------------|
G|-----0------1------------------------2------0-------2---------------------------|
D|-----2------0------------------------2------2-------3---------------------------|
A|-----3------2------------------------0------0-------3---------------------------|
E|-----0------0------------------------0------3-------0---------------------------|
  To have and to be held             To have and to be held



       C      E7                       Am    Cmaj/G  C/G
e|-----0------0------------------------0------0-------0---------------------------|
B|-----1------0------------------------1------0-------1---------------------------|
G|-----0------1------------------------2------0-------2---------------------------|
D|-----2------0------------------------2------2-------3---------------------------|
A|-----3------2------------------------0------0-------3---------------------------|
E|-----0------0------------------------0------3-------0---------------------------|
  To have and to be held             To have and to be held

     Fm*        C*
e|---1----------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1----------1--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1----------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3----------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3----------3--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---1----------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
   To have and to be held

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