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A Hold on Me

Diana Jones

 

Capo 1

 

Chord Guide

        231

Am:   x02210

      T 132

F7:   1x121x

       2314

E7:   022130

 

 

Strum: D   D U   U D U

       1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 

Intro:  / Am - - - / - - - - / - - - - / - - - - /

           / F7 - - - / - - - - / Am - - - / - - - - /

           / E7 - - - / - - - - / F7 - - - / - - - - /

           / Am - - - / E7 - - - / Am - - - / - - - - /

          

               Am (4)

This-a world, has a hold on me

This-a world, has a hold on me

   F7 (2)

No sweet surrender will I see

                Am (2)

This-a world, has a hold on me

      E7 (2)

I'm bound to you and everything I

F7 (2)

love is true

                Am  E7                 Am (2)

This-a world, has a hold on me

 

                   Am (4)

And there's a world, gonna set me free

This-a world, gonna set me free

     F7 (2)

No streets of glory will I see

                Am (2)

This-a world, gonna set me free

      E7 (2)

No pearly gates on my dyin' day,

       F7 (2)

No meetin' my maker no hell to pay

                Am  E7                 Am (2)

This-a world, has a hold on me

 

Chorus:

                F7 (2)

This-a world, has a hold on me

       Am (2)

The Lord and the Devil take it seriously

               E7  F7                     Am (4)    

This-a world, has a hold on me

 

               Am (4)

This-a world, that's filled with delight

This-a world, that's filled with delight

   F7 (2)

Pleasure to keep me up all night

                Am (2)

This-a world, that's filled with delight

 E7 (2)

____, cry, scream and moan,

            F7 (2)

You're perfume when I get you home

                Am  E7                 Am (2)

This-a world, has a hold on me

 

Chorus

 

Instrumental:     / F7 - - - / - - - - / Am - - - / - - - - /

                            / E7 - - - / - - - - / F7 - - - / - - - - /

                            / Am - - - / E7 - - - / Am - - - / - - - - /

 

               Am (4)

This-a world, been my own true friend

This-a world, been my own true friend

            F7 (2)

Don't want no stories 'bout the end

                Am (2)

This-a world, been my own true friend

E7 (2)

Nail my feet down to the floor

   F7 (4)

Heaven have to wait on me some more

                Am  E7                 Am (2)

This-a world, has a hold on me

 

Chorus x2

 

                 E7  F7                     Am (10, hold 11th measure)   

This-a world, has a hold on me

has a hold on me

has a hold on me

 

 

Fingerstyle Tab

Vocal Accompaniment (first time through) and Solo (@ measure 16)

 

 

 

 

 

 


This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.