Holding On

E - 022100
Asus2 - X02200 -  (in the verses he 
does a couple of strums of X02100 
and X02220 live to emulate
                   the "ooh ooooh
                   ooh ooh" backing 
vocals on the record by releasing 
his ring finger and hammering on 
with
                   his little 
finger, try it and you'll get it).
Bm - X24432
C#m - X46654.

[Intro]
E   Asus2



E                              
    Bite my tongue, you wouldn't 
          Asus2
hear me anyway
E                                 
    Hold my nerve, while I wait 
               Asus2
for the fires to fade



Bm                                
    I'm seeing every single word 
        Asus2                      
you don't say but I feel like I've 
         E
seen it all
Bm                                
    How come every time you ask me
    Asus2                     E
 to stay, you're halfway gone?


Continues after the ad
Remove ads
                        Asus2    
If this is the easy way out, then 
                     C#m
why am I finding it hard as hell
               Bm          Asus2  
I'm Wide awake waiting for sleep 
           E
to steal my doubt
                           Asus2   
And everything we had that hurts 
                            C#m
has come back to haunt us but ten 
times worse
               Bm          Asus2
I'm holding on so tight it hurts
                          E
So why are we holding on?


*turnaround is the same as intro, 
with the E from the end of the 
chorus followed by the Asus2*



E                           
   Close my eyes, am I slowly 
           Asus2
slipping away
E                                 
   If I bide my time I'll get lost
                    Asus2
 like a tear in the rain
Bm                                
    How come every time you ask me
    Asus2               E
 to stay you're halfway gone?


                        Asus2    
If this is the easy way out, then 
                     C#m
why am I finding it hard as hell
               Bm          Asus2  
I'm wide awake waiting for sleep 
           E
to steal my doubt
                           Asus2   
And everything we had that hurts 
                            C#m
has come back to haunt us but ten 
times worse
               Bm          Asus2
I'm holding on so tight it hurts
                          E
So why are we holding on?


Why are we holding on? x4


Repeat chorus


(last line of the song in the last 
chorus)

                       E
Why I can't let you go