Hold Up A Light chords by Thrice

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: DmDm

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
DmDm    FF   DmDm     FF
Hold up a light, steady and bright
DmDm     FF         C majorC    DmDm
Cut like a knife through the cold and dark
DmDm     FF   DmDm    FF
These eager flames can't be contained
DmDm     FF       C majorC    DmDm
Cities are claimed by the smallest spark

Pre-Chorus:
Bb majorBb
It's raining and I know we're tired
      G+G
But try to raise your lamps a little higher up


Chorus:
DmDm    FF
Hold up a light
DmDm    FF
Hold up a light
DmDm    FF       C majorC    DmDm
Hold up a light till the morning comes
DmDm    FF
Hold up a light
DmDm    FF
Hold up a light
DmDm    FF       C majorC    DmDm
Hold up a light 'til the world is won


Verse 2:
DmDm     FF    DmDm      FF
Soaking and scared, worse for the wear
DmDm      FF      C majorC     DmDm
But still we dare for the light the day
DmDm    FF     DmDm       FF
Darkness above but we're dreaming of the
DmDm      FF        C majorC   DmDm
New dawn when love burns this night away


Pre-Chorus:
Bb majorBb
It's raining and I know we're tired
      G+G
But try to raise your lamps a little higher up

Chorus:
DmDm    FF
Hold up a light
DmDm    FF
Hold up a light
DmDm    FF       C majorC    DmDm
Hold up a light till the morning comes
DmDm    FF
Hold up a light
DmDm    FF
Hold up a light
DmDm    FF       C majorC    DmDm
Hold up a light 'til the world is won
DmDm    FF
Hold up a light
DmDm    FF
Hold up a light
DmDm    FF       C majorC    DmDm
Hold up a light till the morning comes
DmDm    FF
Hold up a light
DmDm    FF
Hold up a light
DmDm    FF       C majorC    DmDm
Hold up a light 'til the world is won


Bridge:
FF G+G C majorC DmDm

DmDm   FF G+G DmDm DbDb
Hold up
DbDb   FF G+G C majorC DmDm
Hold up
DmDm    AbAb       Eb MajorEb      FF G+G C majorC DmDm
Hold up a light 'til the morning comes
DmDm   FF G+G DmDm DbDb
Hold up
DbDb   FF G+G C majorC DmDm
Hold up
DmDm    AbAb       Eb MajorEb    DmDm
Hold up a light 'til the world is won


Verse 3:
DmDm    FF   DmDm     FF
Hold up a light, steady and bright
DmDm     FF         C majorC    DmDm
Cut like a knife through the cold and dark
DmDm     FF   DmDm    FF
These eager flames can't be contained
DmDm     FF       C majorC    DmDm
Cities are claimed by the smallest spark


Pre-Chorus:
Bb majorBb
It's raining and I know we're tired
      G+G
But try to raise your lamps a little higher


Chorus:
DmDm    FF
Hold up a light
DmDm    FF
Hold up a light
DmDm    FF       C majorC    DmDm
Hold up a light till the morning comes
DmDm    FF
Hold up a light
DmDm    FF
Hold up a light
DmDm    FF       C majorC    DmDm
Hold up a light 'til the world is won (Repeat 2X)


(Finish with AbAb then Eb MajorEb)