Hold On

Intro: 0:00 0:07
G C | G C | G C | D  - x2

Verse 1: 0:13
       G            C
As I stepped to the edge
            G          D
'Yond the shadow of a doubt,
 G       C          G  D
With my conscience beating.

          G           C
Like the pulse of a drum
      G             D
That hammers on and on
        C          D       G
'Til I reach the break of day.
0:28
        G         C
As the sun beats down
        G       D
On the halfway house,
 G      C          G  D
Has my conscience beating

     G          C
The sound in my ear,
     G            D
The will to persevere
      C          D       G
As I reach the break of day.

Chorus 1: 0:41
                   Em         G
When you lost all hope and excuses
          D!   D             G
And the cheapskates and the losers,
          Em           G
Nothings left to cling onto.
        C   D
Got to hold on,
 D!            G ->
Hold onto yourself.

Instrumental: 0:56
G C | G C | G C | D

Verse 2: 1:03
    G     C
A cry of hope,
    G       D
A plea for peace,
G       C          G  D
And my conscience beating.

      G          C
It's not what I want for,
     G           D
It's all that I need
    C          D       G
To reach the break of day.
1:17
      G         C
So I run to the edge
             G          D
Beyond the shadow of a doubt,
 G       C           G  D
With my conscience bleeding.

      G         C
Here lies the truth,
           G              D
The lost treasures of my youth
      C                 D       G
As I hold 'til to the break of day.

Chorus 2: 1:30
                   Em         G
When you lost all hope and excuses
          D!   D             G
And the cheapskates and the losers,
          Em           G
Nothings left to cling onto.
        C   D
Got to hold on,
 D!            G ->
Hold onto yourself.

Instrumental: 1:46
G C | G C | G C | D

Solo: (x2) 1:53 2:07
G C | G D | G C | G D
G C | G D | C D | G

Chorus 3: 2:20
                   Em         G
When you lost all hope and excuses
          D!   D             G
And the cheapskates and the losers,
          Em           G
Nothings left to cling onto.
2:31
        C   D
Got to hold on,
        C   D
Got to hold on,
 C   D
Hold on,
 D!            G ->
Hold onto yourself.

Coda: 2:42
G C | G C | G C | D
G!!