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Hold On by Sarah Mclachlan

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Title:   Hold On

First the twangy guitar intro while keyboards hold a long Chord diagramA augmentedA major chord.
Hammer on with the 3rd finger in the last bar:

|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--8s10(hold)---|--8s7-8-8(hold)|--8-8-8-(hold)-|---------------|
|--9------------|--7-----9------|--7---7--------|-----------0---|
|--7------------|--9-----11-----|--9---9--------|--------0h2----|
|--0------------|--0-----0------|--0---0--------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

Barre the Chord diagramA augmentedA chord with 3rd finger, strum the rhythm and do the slides with
the 3rd finger. Then this is easily playable:

  Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2           Chord diagramEsus4Esus4           Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|
|-2-------------|-3-------------|-5-------------|-3-------------|
|-2-------------|-2-------------|-4-------------|-2---------0---|
|-2--------2s4--|-4--------4s6--|-6--------2s4--|-4------0h2----|
|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

In the third bar barre on the 9th fret with the 3rd finger, and in the last
bar barre on the 7th fret with the 1st finger

  Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2           Chord diagramEsus4Esus4
|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------9-7---|-10-9-7-9-7----|
|-2-------------|-3-------------|-5-------9--10-|-7----7-7-7-10-|
|-2-------------|-2-------------|-4-------9-----|-7----7--------|
|-2--------2s4--|-4--------4s6--|-6-------9-----|-7----7--------|
|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

On with the verses. A, Dsus2, Chord diagramEsus4Esus4 chord shapes as per the intro. The other
chords are as follows, in order of appearance. Note there are additional Chord diagramA augmentedA
and Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 versions, denoted with an asterisk, use them where indicated for a
more authentic sound. Likewise the non-standard Chord diagramD MajorD chord. There is also this
little riff, which is a variation on the Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 chord shape and connects
lines of the verse where indicated by (Riff) in the song.

Chord diagramBm7Bm7     x 2 4 2 3 2                    Riff   |---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE       0 2 3 1 0 0                           |-----3-3-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD       x 5 4 2 3 2                           |---2-4-2-2-2---|
A*      5 7 7 6 5 5                           |-4-------4-0---|
Dsus2*  x 5 7 7 5 5                           |---------------|
Chord diagramAsus4Asus4   x 0 2 2 3 0                           |---------------|

Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2               Chord diagramEsus4Esus4             Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
Hold on. Hold on             this is gonna     hell
Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2               Chord diagramEsus4Esus4             Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
Hold on. Hold on         You know              can tell, (Riff)

Chord diagramBm7Bm7                     Chord diagramE MajorE
what is it            refuses
           Chord diagramBm7Bm7             Chord diagramD MajorD
This isn^Òt easier          real thing
Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
My love,     know that
    Chord diagramEsus4Esus4                         Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
you know that                 for you and
Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
my love     nothing come
   Chord diagramEsus4Esus4                      Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
my love for you               true.  (Riff)

Chord diagramBm7Bm7                    Chord diagramE MajorE                Chord diagramBm7Bm7             Chord diagramD MajorD
Chord diagramA minorAm I in                am I             crossroads      standing
   Chord diagramF minorFm                  A*         Dsus2*    Chord diagramE MajorE
So now you^Òre          peaceful   lie       and pray
     Chord diagramF minorFm                 A*              Dsus2*      Chord diagramE MajorE
that you^Òll be        tomorrow          see another day
            Chord diagramBm7Bm7    Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramBm7Bm7                 Chord diagramD MajorD
and         praise it and love                brings a smile
Chord diagramAsus4Asus4       Chord diagramA augmentedA
across      face

Now the Solo. Crank up the gain control.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-10s12-12-12s14|--14b15r14b15--|17--12s14-14s10|-10s5-5s10-----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

|12s14-14s17--17--17-----17s5---|4b5r4---4b5r4--|---------------|
|-----------17--17--------------|-----5-------5-|5s7-7s9-7-5h7-5|
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|

|---------------|---------------|
|-6-6h7-7s9-----|--7-6s2--------|
|--7------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------| Overdrive off.

Chord diagramA augmentedA                 Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
Oh God            out there
Chord diagramEsus4Esus4                       Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
I know                    before and (Riff)
Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramF minorFm
Oh God      man I love
          Dsus2* (stop strumming, vocals only)
Won^Òt you take him
(Resume strumming)
Chord diagramBm7Bm7                    Chord diagramE MajorE
Chord diagramA minorAm I in                am I in
       Chord diagramBm7Bm7        Chord diagramD MajorD
at the crossroads I am

   Chord diagramF minorFm                  A*         Dsus2*    Chord diagramE MajorE
So now                 peaceful   lie       and pray
Chord diagramF minorFm                      A*              Dsus2*      Chord diagramE MajorE
that you^Òll be        tomorrow          see         day
            Chord diagramBm7Bm7    Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramBm7Bm7                 Chord diagramD MajorD
and we will praise it and love                brings a smile
   Chord diagramF minorFm                  A*         Dsus2*    Chord diagramE MajorE
So now                 peaceful   lie       and pray
Chord diagramF minorFm                      A*              Dsus2*      Chord diagramE MajorE
that you^Òll be        tomorrow          see         day
            Chord diagramBm7Bm7    Chord diagramE MajorE
and we will praise it (slow down)
    Chord diagramBm7Bm7                 Chord diagramD MajorD              Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
and love                brings         across      face

Chord diagramEsus4Esus4   Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2   Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2   Chord diagramEsus4Esus4   Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2


Outro:

Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2                   Chord diagramEsus4Esus4
Hold on. Hold on                 this is
Hell

|---0---0---0---|-----0---------|
|-3---2---0-----|-0h2-----------|
|---------------|-2-------------|
|---------------|-2-------------|
|---------------|-0-------------|
|---------------|---------------|

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