Hold On When You Get Love And Let Go When You Give It chords by Stars

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: AbAb

Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse:
AbAb
 There's been a lot of talk of love
AbAb
 But that don't amount to nothing
AbAb
 You can evoke the stars above
AbAb
 But that doesn't make it something

Chorus:
      Ab/C    DbDb  Eb MajorEb
 And the only way to last
AbAb     Ab/C    DbDb   Eb MajorEb
 And the only way to live it
AbAb   Ab/C       DbDb   Eb MajorEb
 Is to hold on when you get love
AbAb   Ab/C     DbDb   Eb MajorEb AbAb
 And let go when you give it... give it

Instrumental:
Ab/C DbDb Eb MajorEb AbAb (x4)

Verse:
      Ab/C   DbDb  Eb MajorEb
 It's a pretty melody
AbAb      Ab/C        DbDb     Eb MajorEb
 It might help you through the night time
AbAb     Ab/C     DbDb  Eb MajorEb
 But it doesn't make it easy
AbAb       Ab/C     DbDb     Eb MajorEb
 To leave the party at the right time

Chorus:
AbAb     Ab/C       DbDb  Eb MajorEb
 If I'm frightened, if I'm high
AbAb     Ab/C       DbDb    Eb MajorEb
 It's my weakness please forgive it
AbAb      Ab/C      DbDb    Eb MajorEb
 At least I hold on when I get love
AbAb    Ab/C    DbDb     Eb MajorEb     AbAb
 And I let go when I give it... give it... give it

Post-Chorus:
Eb MajorEb F minorFm AbAb DbDb
      What do I do when I get lonely?
Eb MajorEb        F minorFm       AbAb
 What do I do? (Hold on when you get love)
DbDb
 What do I do when I get lonely?
Eb MajorEb        F minorFm       AbAb
 What do I do? (Hold on when you get love)
DbDb
 What do I do when I get lonely?
Eb MajorEb        F minorFm       AbAb
 What do I do? (Let go when you give it)
DbDb
 What do I do?

Verse:
AbAb         Ab/C      DbDb  Eb MajorEb
 The world won't listen to this song
AbAb     Ab/C    DbDb    Eb MajorEb
 And the radio won't play it
AbAb      Ab/C     DbDb  Eb MajorEb
 But if you like it sing along
AbAb        Ab/C       DbDb   Eb MajorEb
 Sing cause you don't know how to say it

Chorus:
AbAb      Ab/C      DbDb  Eb MajorEb
 Take the weakest thing in you
AbAb      Ab/C      DbDb  Eb MajorEb
 And then beat the bastards with it
AbAb      Ab/C       DbDb    Eb MajorEb
 And always hold on when you get love
AbAb      Ab/C       DbDb    Eb MajorEb
 So you can let go when you give it

AbAb      Ab/C      DbDb  Eb MajorEb
 Take the weakest thing in you
AbAb      Ab/C      DbDb  Eb MajorEb
 And then beat the bastards with it
AbAb      Ab/C       DbDb    Eb MajorEb
 And always hold on when you get love
AbAb      Ab/C      DbDb     Eb MajorEb     AbAb
 So you can let go when you give it... give it... give it

Post-Chorus:
Eb MajorEb F minorFm AbAb DbDb
      What do I do when I get lonely?
Eb MajorEb        F minorFm       AbAb
 What do I do? (Hold on when you get love)
DbDb
 What do I do when I get lonely?
Eb MajorEb        F minorFm       AbAb
 What do I do? (Let go when you give it)
DbDb
 What do I do when I get lonely?
Eb MajorEb        F minorFm       AbAb
 What do I do? (Hold on when you get love)
DbDb
 What do I do?

Instrumental:
Eb MajorEb F minorFm AbAb DbDb (x2)

Bridge:
Eb MajorEb        F minorFm      AbAb
 I know it's true, at least I think I do
DbDb
 Nothing that you say or do will make you love me
Eb MajorEb        F minorFm   AbAb
 Forget this song, life will go on
DbDb
 I keep seeing you from the dark with you above me

Eb MajorEb        F minorFm      AbAb
 I know it's true, at least I think I do
DbDb
 Nothing that you say or do will make you love me
Eb MajorEb        F minorFm   AbAb
 Forget this song, life will go on
DbDb
 I keep seeing you from the dark with you above me

Chorus:
       AbAb
 Take the weakest thing in you
AbAb
 And then beat the bastards with it
       Ab/C       DbDb    Eb MajorEb
 And always hold on when you get love
AbAb      Ab/C      DbDb     Eb MajorEb     AbAb
 So you can let go when you give it... give it... give it
 Ab/C    DbDb     Eb MajorEb     AbAb
 Give it... give it... give it... give it