Holding On For Life
Broken Bells
RockMedium for beginners7 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Bm
G
A
Em
F#Diagram coming soon
E
Cmaj7Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: Bm Bm G A Bm Bm (guitar comes in) verse 1: Bm Bm G A Bm Girl, take a seat Bm Rest your weary bones G A The secret's safe in my hands Bm Tell me 'bout the years and Bm let me buy an hour G A Maybe help me to understand Pre Chorus: Bm Ain't nobody calling Bm Ain't nobody home Em F# What a lovely day to be lonely F# You're holding on for life Bm holding on for life. You're Bm G A holding on for love Bm You're holding on for life Bm holding on for life. You're Bm G A holding on for love Instrumental: Bm Bm G A (2x) verse 2: Bm Light another cigarette, Bm Burning in the cold G A Waiting on the street for your man Bm You're trying not to look so Bm young & miserable G A You gotta get your kicks while you can Pre-Chorus: Bm and in the lighter corner, Bm Sitting on your own Em F# What a lovely day to be lonely F# You're holding on for life Bm holding on for life. You're Bm G A holding on for love Bm You're holding on for life Bm holding on for life. You're Bm G A holding on for love Bridge: E Well you might belong Cmaj7 To another time G A Still you have to carry on here E Cmaj7 No where else to go and you never know G A What to hide and what to show, no. PreChorus: Bm Bm Em F# F# You're holding on for life Bm holding on for life. You're Bm G A holding on for love Bm You're holding on for life Bm holding on for life. You're Bm G A holding on for love Bm Bm Em F#
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Chord set
Bm · G · A · Em · F# · E · Cmaj7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.