Hold On

Alabama Shakes

RockMedium for beginners6 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
hide this tab Intro : C/G 
 
 
E |-------------------------------------| 
B |-------------------------------------| 
G |-------------------------------------| 
D |---2---------------------------------| 
A |-------3--0---0-3-3------------------| 
E |--3--3------3------------------------| 
 
 
 
C/G 
    Bless my heart 
C/G 
    Bless my soul 
C/G 
    Didn't think i'd make it to 22 years old 
C/G 
    There must be someone up above sayin': 
 
C/G 
    Come on brittany, 
C/G 
     You got to come on up. 
C/G 
    You got to hold on... 
 
C/G 
    So, bless my heart and bless yours too 
C/G 
    I don't know where i'm gonna go don't what 
C/G 
    What i'm gonna do 
C/G 
    Must be somebody up above sayin': 
 
C/G 
    Come on brittany, 
C/G 
    You got to come on up. 
C/G 
    You got to hold on... 
 
C/G 
    Yeah! you got to wait! 
C/G 
    Yeah! you got to wait! 
C/G 
    But, i don't wanna wait! 
C/G 
    I don't wanna wait... 
 
C/G 
    So, bless my heart 
C/G 
    Bless my mind 
C/G 
    I got so much to do, i ain't got much time 
C/G 
    So, must be someone up above saying: 
 
C/G 
    Come on girl! 
C/G 
    You got to get back up! 
C/G 
    You got to hold on... 
 
C/G 
    Yeah! you got to wait! 
C/G 
    I don't wanna wait! 
C/G 
    Well, i don't wanna wait! 
C/G 
    No, i don't wanna wait! 
 
C/G 
    You got to hold on...

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Chord set

E · B · G · D · A · C

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.