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

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Ab

Difficulty: Intermediate

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

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

Instrumental:
Ab/C Db Eb Ab (x4)

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

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

Post-Chorus:
Eb Fm Ab Db
      What do I do when I get lonely?
Eb        Fm       Ab
 What do I do? (Hold on when you get love)
Db
 What do I do when I get lonely?
Eb        Fm       Ab
 What do I do? (Hold on when you get love)
Db
 What do I do when I get lonely?
Eb        Fm       Ab
 What do I do? (Let go when you give it)
Db
 What do I do?

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

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

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

Post-Chorus:
Eb Fm Ab Db
      What do I do when I get lonely?
Eb        Fm       Ab
 What do I do? (Hold on when you get love)
Db
 What do I do when I get lonely?
Eb        Fm       Ab
 What do I do? (Let go when you give it)
Db
 What do I do when I get lonely?
Eb        Fm       Ab
 What do I do? (Hold on when you get love)
Db
 What do I do?

Instrumental:
Eb Fm Ab Db (x2)

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

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

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