Song: Hold My Life
Artist: The Replacements
Album: Tim (1985)(Track 1)
Tabbed By: Brandon Karcic

First tab. Pretty simple, awesome song. Thinking of playing it for my Berklee 
audition, if I don't do "Left of the Dial". Be sure to pay attention to the song 
for rhythms, especially on the verses.

DA
D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)  D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)      
Well, well, well I,
D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1) 
found it's [my life]
D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)           
Down on all fives
D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)           
Let me crawl
D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)  AIf (x02220@1)I want, I
D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1) DA DA          
could dye (oh)
D (xx0232@1) Amy (x02220@1)hair

Bm (x24432@1)                      ATime (x02220@1)for decisions to be made
Bm (x24432@1)             A (x02220@1)  Bm (x24432@1)           ECrack (022100@1)up in the sun, lose it in the shade

D (xx0232@1)                              ARazzle, (x02220@1)dazzle, drazzle, drone, time for this one to come home
D (xx0232@1)                            ARazzle, (x02220@1)dazzle, drazzle, die, time for this one to come alive
       D (xx0232@1)CmBm  Aand (x02220@1)hold my life 
D (xx0232@1)Cm (x3101x@1)Bm (x24432@1)  Auntil (x02220@1)I'm ready to use it
D (xx0232@1)  Cm (x3101x@1)Bm (x24432@1)  (riff, see below) 
Hold my life because I just might lose it
(riff)
Because I just might lose it

Riff for "Because I just might lose it"
D|-0-2-4-5-4-2-0-2-0-2
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x

DA
D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1)   D (xx0232@1)  A (x02220@1)      
Well, well, well,
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) 
anyone could tell
D (xx0232@1)  A (x02220@1) DA             
pass it off
   D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)           
a lucky shot
D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1) AOoh, (x02220@1)they do 
D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) DA          
hate 'em, someday soon, 
D (xx0232@1)   Aface (x02220@1)'Em

Bm (x24432@1)                      ATime (x02220@1)for decisions to be made
Bm (x24432@1)             A (x02220@1)  Bm (x24432@1)           ECrack (022100@1)up in the sun, lose it in the shade

D (xx0232@1)                              ARazzle, (x02220@1)dazzle, drazzle, drone, time for this one to come home
D (xx0232@1)                            ARazzle, (x02220@1)dazzle, drazzle, die, time for this one to come alive
       DCm  Bm (x24432@1)   Aand (x02220@1)hold my life 
DCm  Bm (x24432@1) Auntil (x02220@1)I'm ready to use it
D (xx0232@1)  Cm (x3101x@1)Bm (x24432@1)  (riff) 
Hold my life because I just might lose it
(riff)
Because I just might lose it

D A D A

D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)   D (xx0232@1)  A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1) AJust (x02220@1)might, just might, just might...

Bm A

Bm (x24432@1)            A (x02220@1)           Bm (x24432@1)            EWe (022100@1)might crack up in the sun, or we'll lose it in the shade

D (xx0232@1)                              ARazzle, (x02220@1)dazzle, drazzle, drone, time for this one to come home
D (xx0232@1)                            ARazzle, (x02220@1)dazzle, drazzle, die, time for this one to come alive
       DCm  Bm (x24432@1)   Aand (x02220@1)hold my life 
DCm   Bm (x24432@1)  Auntil (x02220@1)I'm ready to use it
D (xx0232@1)  Bm (x24432@1)Cm (x3101x@1)  (riff) 
Hold my life because I just might lose it
(riff)
Because I just might lose it

D (xx0232@1)CmBm   AI (x02220@1)want you to hold my life
               D (xx0232@1)CmBm    AGet (x02220@1)ready to hold my life
DHold (xx0232@1)my, hold my, hold my, hold my...

Close on D

There ya go.
Merry Christmas, fellow 'Mats fans.