• Song:

    Hold On Live

  • Artist:

    Sarah McLachlan

Capo 5 - Standard Tuning
E74- 000200  Em7- 020000  Em/C#- x42000--- | 
Em- 022000  G6add11/A- 530000  A9- x02200-
Bm- x2443x  A6sus2- x0420x  Bm7- x242-------- | 3x

"You Are My Sunshine" intro:
           E74  Em7       Em/C#
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
            E74     Em7       Em/C#
You make me happy when skies are gray
             E74   Em7          Em/C#
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
             E74 Em7       Em/C#
Please don't take my sunshine away
             E74 Em7         [stop]
Please don't take my sunshine...away

Rest of Intro:

E----------------------------------------- | 
B-^3/5--^3p2-3--^3--^3--^3~--------------- | 
G-2p0--/0---0--/2--/2--2p0---------------- | 
D-/0----------4----/0---------2----------- | 
A----------------------------3h5---------- | 
E-/0-------------------------------------- | 

Strum-->E74  Em7  Em/C#  Em7   and then...

   ( E74 )  ( Em7 )    ( Em/C# )         ( Em7 )
E--4-4-4-2---4-4-4-2---2-2-2-2/4-2-0--5-5-4-41p0----- | 
B--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0-------- | 
G--2-2---2---0-0---0---0-0-0----------0-0-0---------- | 
D--4-4-------0-0-------2-2------------0-------------- | 
A--0---------2---------4--------------2-------------- | 
E--0---------0--------------------------------------- | 

Verse:
E74     Em7
  Hold on, hold on to yourself
    Em/C#                  Em7
For this is gonna hurt like hell
E74     Em7
  Hold on, hold on to yourself
    Em/C#            Em7
You know that only time will tell
Em                          A9
  What is it in me that refuses to believe
           Em               G6add11/A
This isn't easier than the real thing?
E74         Em7
  My love, you know that you're my best friend
Em/C#                    Em7
 You know I'd do anything for you
E74         Em7
  My love, let nothing come between us
   Em/C#                 Em7
My love for you is strong and true

Prechorus:
Em                    A9
 Am I in heaven here or am I
       Em                 G6add11/A
At the crossroads I'm standing?

Chorus:
   Bm               A69
So now you're sleeping peaceful
  G6add11/A  A9
I lie awake and pray
     Bm                 A69
That you'll be strong tomorrow
           G6add11/A     A9
And you'll see another day
            Em   A9
And we will praise it
    Em                   G6add11/A
And love the light that brings a smile
A69  G6add11/A
 Across your face

[Guitar Solo: keep playing E74, Em7, Em/C#, Em7 or play interesting
part of intro, or improvise?]

Verse:
E74              Em7
  Oh god, if you're out there won't you hear me?
Em/C#                          Em7
 I know that we've never talked before
A69           Bm7
 And oh god, the man I love is leaving
          G6add11/A [stop]
Won't you take him when he comes to your door?

prechorus:
Em                    A9
 Am I in heaven here or am I in hell
       Em          G6add11/A
At the crossroads I am standing?

[Play Chorus twice]

Outro:
E74 Em7 Em/C# Em7

E74     Em7
  Hold on, hold on to yourself
    Em/C#                    [tacet or Em7 ]
For this is gonna hurt like...hell
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