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Hold On Tight Tab by Electric Light Orchestra

Hold On Tight tab by Electric Light Orchestra

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	     Hold on Tight To Your Dreams - Electric Light Orchestra
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Tabbed by:  SchecterMan71
Email:  pennyankee32@msn.com

Tuning:  Standard

* There's only one version of this song out there, no power chord formation ones exist
so I made this version myself ... the song itself is a bit unorthodox ... listen to the
patterns ... they can be a bit tricky *

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Hmm....hold on tight to your dream
Yeah...hold on tight to your dream
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A)|-7777777777777--33333333333333333-----------|
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When you see your  ship go sailing
When you feel your heart is breaking

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D)|-7777777777777777777777---------------------|
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Hold on tight..ooh..to your dream

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D)|-7777777777777777777777---55555555555555555-|
A)|-5555555555555555555555---33333333333333333-|
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Hmm....it's a long time to be gone
Oh....time just rolls on and on

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When you need a  shoulder to cry on
When you get so  sick of trying

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D)|-7777777777777777777777---------------------|
A)|-5555555555555555555555---------------------|
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Hold on tight to your dream

Bridge - Repeat pattern
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D)|-------99----77-----------99--------77------|
A)|-------77----55-----------77--------55------|
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When you get so down that you can't get up

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A)|-----99------77--------------99--------77---|
E)|-----77------55--------------77--------55---|
And you want so much but you're all out of luck

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D)|--------99-----77-----------99------77------|
A)|--------77-----55-----------77------55------|
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When you're so downhearted and misunderstood

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D)|--55 ------77-------55-------77-------------|
A)|--33 ------55-------33-------55-------------|
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Just over and over and over you could

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D)|-77777777777777777----55555555555555555-----|
A)|-55555555555555555----33333333333333333-----|
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Accroches-toi a ton reve
Accroches-toi a ton reve

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A)|-7777777777777--33333333333333333-----------|
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Quand tu vois ton  bateau partir
Quand tu sents ton coeur se briser

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D)|-7777777777777777777777---------------------|
A)|-5555555555555555555555---------------------|
E)|--------------------------------------------|
Accroches-toi a ton reve.

Bridge - Repeat pattern
e)|--------------------------------------------|
B)|--------------------------------------------|
G)|--------------------------------------------|
D)|-------99----77-----------99--------77------|
A)|-------77----55-----------77--------55------|
E)|--------------------------------------------|
When you get so down that you can't get up

e)|--------------------------------------------|
B)|--------------------------------------------|
G)|--------------------------------------------|
D)|--------------------------------------------|
A)|-----99------77-------------99--------77----|
E)|-----77------55-------------77--------55----|
And you want so much but you're all out of luck

e)|--------------------------------------------|
B)|--------------------------------------------|
G)|--------------------------------------------|
D)|--------99-----77-----------99------77------|
A)|--------77-----55-----------77------55------|
E)|--------------------------------------------|
When you're so downhearted and misunderstood

e)|--------------------------------------------|
B)|--------------------------------------------|
G)|--------------------------------------------|
D)|--55 ------77-------55-------77-------------|
A)|--33 ------55-------33-------55-------------|
E)|--------------------------------------------|
Just over and over and over you could

e)|--------------------------------------------|
B)|--------------------------------------------|
G)|--------------------------------------------|
D)|-7777777777777777777777----5555555555555555-|
A)|-5555555555555555555555----3333333333333333-|
E)|--------------------------------------------|
Yeah....hold on tight to your dream
Yeah....hold on tight to your dream

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B)|--------------------------------------------|
G)|--------------------------------------------|
D)|-9999999999999--55555555555555555-----------|
A)|-7777777777777--33333333333333333-----------|
E)|--------------------------------------------|
When you see the   shadows falling
When you hear that cold wind calling

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B)|--------------------------------------------|
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D)|-7777777777777777777777---------------------|
A)|-5555555555555555555555---------------------|
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Hold on tight to your dream

Ooh yeah

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G)|--------------------------------------------|
D)|-77777777777777777-55555555555555555--------|
A)|-55555555555555555-33333333333333333--------|
E)|--------------------------------------------|
Hold on tight to your dream

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D)|-77777777777777-------121212---------7--77--|
A)|-55555555555555-------101010-------5555555--|
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Yeah...hold on tight...   To your dream


| /  slide up
|   slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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