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[Verse 1]
A
They said take that hat off
E
You can’t wear your hair short
F#mD
You’re just a little child
A
And you’re too young to know yourself
E
When you grow up, you’ll want something else
F#mD
Don’t let your thoughts run wild
A
They told me to stay pretty faced
E
Don’t you change what God creates
F#mD
You’re our Sarah Belle
A
Don’t you pick a new name,
Esus4
That’s not what your mama gave
F#mD
Or you’ll be by yourself
[Chorus]
F#mE
Hold on, hold on
DA
I don’t belong, I don’t belong
F#mEDA
I’m so scared, and I’m so blue
F#mEsus4
And I’m holding on so tightly, I’ll tell them off politely
D
And the going gets more rough the longer I stay true
F#mED
Sometimes you just gotta push through
F#mED
I guess it’s something to get used to
DAA
[Verse 2]
A
They said share your story
Esus4
Come on, say one thing
F#mD
That you wish you knew
A
The wisdom from your now days
Esus4
From the marches and the pride parades
F#mDsus2
But have you seen the news?
A
How did you make it?
Esus4
How’d you stay so patient?
F#m7Dsus2
When the laws attack?
A
And what about this legislation?
Esus4
Will my family embrace it?
F#m7D
Or will they have my back?
[Chorus]
F#mE
Hold on, hold on
DA
You belong, you belong
F#mED
I once was scared like you
F#m
And I held on so tightly
E
I told them off politely
DD
And the going, it gets easier the longer you push through
F#mEsus4Dsus2
It’s just something people like us get used to
F#mEDsus2
It’s just something you’re gonna have to get used to
[Chorus]
F#mEsus4
Hold on, hold on
DA
You belong, you belong
F#mED
I once was scared like you
F#m
So hold on so tightly
E
Tell them off politely
Dsus2
And the going, it gets easier the longer you push through
F#mEsus4D
It’s just something people like us get used to
F#mED
It’s just something you’re gonna have to get used to
F#mED
It’s just something people like us get used to
F#m7ED
It’s just something you’re gonna have to get used to
[Outro]
F#mE
Hold on, Hold on
DA
You belong, you belong
F#mEDmaj7
Hold on, Hold on, you belong
F#mEDA
Hold on, hold on, You belong, you belong
F#mEDD
Hold on, hold on, hold on
A
Hold on