Tabs with lyrics
Title: Hold On
First the twangy guitar intro while keyboards hold a long 
A augmentedA major chord.
Hammer on with the 3rd finger in the last bar:
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|--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--------|---------------|
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Barre the A augmentedA chord with 3rd finger, strum the rhythm and do the slides with
the 3rd finger. Then this is easily playable:
A augmentedA 
Dsus2Dsus2 
Esus4Esus4 Dsus2Dsus2
|-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-------------|
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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
A augmentedA Dsus2Dsus2 Esus4Esus4
|-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-------------|---------------|
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On with the verses. A, Dsus2, Esus4Esus4 chord shapes as per the intro. The other
chords are as follows, in order of appearance. Note there are additional A augmentedA
and Dsus2Dsus2 versions, denoted with an asterisk, use them where indicated for a
more authentic sound. Likewise the non-standard 
D MajorD chord. There is also this
little riff, which is a variation on the Dsus2Dsus2 chord shape and connects
lines of the verse where indicated by (Riff) in the song.
Bm7Bm7 x 2 4 2 3 2 Riff |---------------|
E MajorE 0 2 3 1 0 0 |-----3-3-------|
D 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 |---------------|
Asus4Asus4 x 0 2 2 3 0 |---------------|
A augmentedA Dsus2Dsus2 Esus4Esus4 Dsus2Dsus2
Hold on. Hold on this is gonna hell
A augmentedA Dsus2Dsus2 Esus4Esus4 Dsus2Dsus2
Hold on. Hold on You know can tell, (Riff)
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
what is it refuses
Bm7Bm7 D MajorD
This isn^Òt easier real thing
A augmentedA Dsus2Dsus2
My love, know that
Esus4Esus4 Dsus2Dsus2
you know that for you and
A augmentedA Dsus2Dsus2
my love nothing come
Esus4Esus4 Dsus2Dsus2
my love for you true. (Riff)
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE Bm7Bm7 D MajorD
A minorAm I in am I crossroads standing
F minorFm A* Dsus2* E MajorE
So now you^Òre peaceful lie and pray
F minorFm A* Dsus2* E MajorE
that you^Òll be tomorrow see another day
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE Bm7Bm7 D MajorD
and praise it and love brings a smile
Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
across face
Now the Solo. Crank up the gain control.
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|-10s12-12-12s14|--14b15r14b15--|17--12s14-14s10|-10s5-5s10-----|
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|12s14-14s17--17--17-----17s5---|4b5r4---4b5r4--|---------------|
|-----------17--17--------------|-----5-------5-|5s7-7s9-7-5h7-5|
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|-6-6h7-7s9-----|--7-6s2--------|
|--7------------|---------------|
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|---------------|---------------| Overdrive off.
A augmentedA Dsus2Dsus2
Oh God out there
Esus4Esus4 Dsus2Dsus2
I know before and (Riff)
A augmentedA F minorFm
Oh God man I love
Dsus2* (stop strumming, vocals only)
Won^Òt you take him
(Resume strumming)
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
A minorAm I in am I in
Bm7Bm7 D MajorD
at the crossroads I am
F minorFm A* Dsus2* E MajorE
So now peaceful lie and pray
F minorFm A* Dsus2* E MajorE
that you^Òll be tomorrow see day
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE Bm7Bm7 D MajorD
and we will praise it and love brings a smile
F minorFm A* Dsus2* E MajorE
So now peaceful lie and pray
F minorFm A* Dsus2* E MajorE
that you^Òll be tomorrow see day
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
and we will praise it (slow down)
Bm7Bm7 D MajorD A augmentedA Dsus2Dsus2
and love brings across face
Esus4Esus4 Dsus2Dsus2 A augmentedA Dsus2Dsus2 Esus4Esus4 Dsus2Dsus2
Outro:
A augmentedA Dsus2Dsus2 Esus4Esus4
Hold on. Hold on this is
Hell
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|-3---2---0-----|-0h2-----------|
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Other versions of Hold On
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Hold on by Sarah Mclachlan
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