Holding On — The War on Drugs
Chords and lyrics for Holding On by The War on Drugs (key of C).
Verse 1
The War On Drugs - Holding On
Intro
[C] [Dm] [Am]
[G] [C]
F C Dm C (fast change)
[G]
Verse 1
[C] [Dm]Once I was alive and [Am]I could feel
[C] I was [Dm]holding on to you[Am]
[G] And I [C]redefined the [F]way I [C]looked at [Dm]dawn [C]inside of [G]you
[G]
[C] I [Dm]went down a crooked [Am]highway
[C] I went [Dm]all outside the line[Am]
[G] I've been [C]rejected, [F]now the [C]light has [Dm]turned and [C]I'm out of [G]time
[G]
Chorus 1
Ain't no [F]way I'm gonna last
Hiding in the [Am]seams, I can't [Em]move the past[G]
Feel like [F]I'm about to crash
Riding on on [Am]line, keep [Em]keeping on[G]
Verse 2
[C] [Dm]Once we were apart and [Am]I could see red
[C] [Dm]Never trying to turn back time[Am]
[G] Never [C]meant to bring my [F]pain [C]to the [Dm]front and [C]into your [G]life
[G]
[C] [Dm]Now I'm headed down a [Am]different road
[C] Can we [Dm]walk it side by side?[Am]
Is an [G]old [C]memory [F]just [C]another [Dm]way of [C]saying [G]goodbye?
[G]
Chorus 2
Ain't no [F]way I'm gonna last
Hiding in the [Am]seams, I can't [Em]move the past[G]
Feel like [F]I'm about to crash
Riding on same [Am]line, keep [Em]keeping on[G]
Solo
[C] [Dm] [Am]
[G] [C]
F C Dm C (fast change)
[G]
Bridge
I ain't [F]never going to change
He'll never get in line[Am]
I keep [Em]moving on the path, yeah
[G]Holding on to mine
When you [F]talk about the past
What are we talking of?
Did I [Em]let go too fast?
Was I holding on too long?
Ain't no [F]truths from the past
As silent as the sea
Am I [Em]holding on too long?
But you're right in front of me
And I'm [F]moving on a cast
Shadows on my [Am]seam
I keep [Em]moving to changes, [G]yeah
[G]Ooh
Outro
[C][Dm](till the end)
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