To Have And Not To Hold Chords by Madonna

To Have And Not To Hold chords by Madonna

Guitar chords with lyrics

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Bbm

♫ Intro:

Bbm   Fm
Bbm   Fm




♫ Verse 1:
   Bbm      Fm
To have and not to hold
   Bbm  Fm
So hot, yet so cold
   Bbm      Fm
My heart is in your hand
    Bbm
And yet you never stand
Fm                             Bbm   Fm
Close enough for me to have my way

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♫ Verse 2:
   Bbm      Fm
To love but not to keep
   Bbm    Fm
To laugh, not to weep
     Bbm        Fm
Your eyes, they go right through
    Bbm
And yet you never do
Fm                          Bbm   Fm
Anything to make me want to stay


♫ Pre-Chorus:
       Gb        Ab
Like a moth to a flame
     Gb      F
Only I am to blame


♫ Chorus:
Bbm
Ba ba da ba ba ba
Fm
   What can I do?
Bbm
Ba ba da ba ba ba
Fm
I go straight to you
Bbm
Ba ba da ba ba ba
Fm                   Bbm
   I've been told, mmm
Fm                     Bbm
You're to have, not to hold
                  Fm  Bbm              Fm
(Abahu purusakaram
abahu purusakaram)


♫ Verse 3:
   Bbm      Fm
To look but not to see
   Bbm      Fm
To kiss but never be
    Bbm       Fm
The object of your desire
    Bbm
I'm walking on a wire
    Fm
And there's no one at all
            Bbm   Fm
To break my fall


♫ Pre-Chorus:
       Gb        Ab
Like a moth to a flame
     Gb      F
Only I am to blame


♫ Chorus:
Bbm
Ba ba da ba ba ba
Fm
   What can I do?
Bbm
Ba ba da ba ba ba
Fm
I go straight to you
Bbm
Ba ba da ba ba ba
Fm                   Bbm
   I've been told, mmm
Fm                     Bbm
You're to have, not to hold
                  Fm  Bbm
(Abahu purusakaram
abahu purusakaram)
Fm                     Bbm
You're to have, not to hold (Abahu purusakaram)
Fm                  Bbm              Fm
You're to have (And yet you never do)
       Bbm   Fm   Bbm   Fm
Not to hold


♫ Instrumental:
Bbm  Fm


♫ Pre-Chorus:
       Gb        Ab
Like a moth to a flame
     Gb      F
Only I am to blame


♫ Chorus:
Bbm
Ba ba da ba ba ba
Fm
  What can I do?
Bbm
  Ba ba da ba ba ba
Fm
I go straight to you
Bbm
Ba ba da ba ba ba
Fm                  Bbm
  I've been told, mmm
Fm                     Bbm
You're to have, not to hold (Abahu purusakaram)
Fm                     Bbm
You're to have, not to hold (Abahu purusakaram)
Fm                     Bbm
You're to have, not to hold (And yet you never do)


♫ Outro:
Fm            Bbm
You're to have
Fm        Bbm      Fm
   Not to hold (To break my fall)
Bbm  Fm           Bbm
Mmm (Only I am to blame)
Fm            Bbm
(Only I am to blame)
Fm
(Am to blame)
Bbm
(Abahu purusakaram)
Fm
(Abahu purusakaram)

Published: August 21, 2022

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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