Hold On chords by Lucy Simon

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
 FF         G minorGm
What you've got to do is
    C majorC        Bb majorBb
Finish what you have begun
FF         G minorGm
I don't know just how
       DmDm        A minorAm
But it's not over 'til you've won!

Verse 1:
     DmDm
When you see the storm is coming

See the lightning part the skies
         FF
It's too late to run-
     C majorC       A augmentedA
There's terror in your eyes!
     B minorBm      F# minorF#m
What you do then is remember
     G+G         A augmentedA E MajorE
This old thing you heard me say:
      D MajorD   G+G  A augmentedA
"It's the storm, not you
    G+G    A augmentedA  D MajorD
That's bound to blow away."

Chorus:
 FF
Hold on
      C majorC
Hold on to someone standing by
 G+G
Hold on
      D MajorD
Don't even ask how long or why!
      C majorC        G+G
Child, hold on to what you know is true
 Bb majorBb          FF
Hold on 'til you get through
 F7F7  G7G7  A7A7  A augmentedA
Child, oh child!
   D MajorD
Hold on!

Verse 2:
A augmentedA     D MajorD
When you feel your heart is poundin'
     D MajorD
Fear a devil's at your door
           FF
There's no place to hide-
           A augmentedA
You're frozen to the floor!
     G+G        A augmentedA
What you do then is you force yourself
  G+G        A augmentedA
To wake up, and you say:
       D MajorD   G+G  A augmentedA
"It's this dream, not me
     D MajorD   G+G A augmentedA
That's bound to go away."

Chorus 2:
 FF
Hold on
       C majorC
Hold on, the night will soon be by
 G+G
Hold on
        D MajorD
Until there's nothing left to try
      C majorC          G+G
Child, hold on, There's angels on their way!
   FF
Hold on and hear them say
 FF   G+G  A augmentedA
"Child, oh child!"

Bridge:
    E MajorE
And it doesn't even matter
    E MajorE
If the danger and the doom
     E MajorE
Come from up above or down below
  E7E7
Or just come flying
             BB
At you from across the room!

Verse 3:
     FF
When you see a man who's raging
     FF
And he's jealous and he fears
       AbAb
That you've walked through walls
           G+G
He's hid behind for years
 C majorC  C#C# DmDm       A minorAm        DmDm
What you do then is you tell yourself to wait it out
   G+G       FF  Bb majorBb C majorC
And say it's this day, not me
     Bb majorBb   C majorC  FF
That's bound to go away

        FF G+G
Child, oh hold on
      FF  Bb majorBb C majorC
It's this day, not you
    Bb majorBb   C majorC   FF C majorC FF
That's bound to go away!