Hold the Line — Toto
Chords and lyrics for Hold the Line by Toto (key of Am).
Verse
[Am7]It's not in the [Bm7]way that you [Em7]hold [Bm7]me,[Bbm7]
[Am7]it's not in the [Bm7]way you say you [Em7][Bm7]care[Bbm7]
[Am7]It's not in the [Bm7]way you've been [Cmaj7]treating my [D7][Bm7]friends[Bbm7]
[Am7]It's not in the [Bm7]way that you [Cmaj7]stayed till the [D7][Bm7]end[Bbm7]
[Am7]It's not in the [Bm7]way you look or the [Cmaj7]things that you say that you'll [D7]do
[Chorus] (2x):
Hold the [Em][G/B]line,[D][C6/G]
love isn't [Dsus][D]always on [Em]time,[G/B] [C6/G] [D] [Dsus]oh oh [D]oh
Verse
[Am7]It's not in the [Bm7]words that [Em7]you told [Bm7]me, [Bbm7]girl
[Am7]It's not in the [Bm7]way you say [Em7]you're [Bm7]mine, [Bbm7]ooh
[Am7]It's not in the [Bm7]way that you [Cmaj7]came back to [D7]me[Bbm7][Bm7]
[Am7]It's not in the [Bm7]way that your [Cmaj7]love set me [D7]free[Bbm7][Bm7]
[Am7]It's not in the [Bm7]way you look or the [Cmaj7]things that you say that you'll [D7]do
Chorus
Hold the [Em][G/B]line,[D][C6/G]
love isn't [Dsus][D]always on [Em]time,[G/B] [C6/G] [D] [Dsus]oh oh [D]oh
(Instrumental break - sorry, no chords for that so far)
[Am7]It's not in the [Bm7]words that [Em7]you told [Bm7]me[Bbm7]
[Am7]It's not in the [Bm7]way you say [Em7]you're [Bm7]mine, [Bbm7]ooh
[Am7]It's not in the [Bm7]way that you [Cmaj7]came back to [D7]me[Bbm7][Bm7]
[Am7]It's not in the [Bm7]way that your [Cmaj7]love set me [D7]free[Bbm7][Bm7]
[Am7]It's not in the [Bm7]way you look or the [Cmaj7]things that you say that you'll [D7]do
[Chorus] love isn't always on time
Hold the line, love isn't always on time -
love isn't always, love isn't always on time
Hold the line, love isn't always on time, love isn't always on time
Love isn't always on time, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh
#1: The rhythm is a straight 6/8 throughout, but sometimes they play it
like a 3/4. The accents are as follows (somehow. Listen to the song
Verse
ONE two three FOUR five six [3x and then:] ONE two THREE four FIVE six
|Am7 . . . . . |Bm7 . . . . . |Em7 . . . . .|Em7 . Bm7 . Bbm7 .|
Chorus
|Em . . . . . |G/B . C6/G . . .|D . . . . . |Dsus . . D . . |
#2: The voicing is for playing it with a single (acoustic) guitar. If you
have a band, however, you don't have to play all the notes yourself ;-)
Chords:
Verse
[Am7]EADGhe [Bm7]EADGhe [Bbm7]guess [Em7]EADGhe [Cmaj7]EADGhe [D7]EADGhe
Chorus
[Em]EADGhe [G/B]EADGhe [C6/G]EADGhe [D]EADGhe [Dsus]EADGhe
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