Holding On
by Jamie Grace · posted by Nate_James
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- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
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Tab
Diatonic are on the left and Chromatic are on the Right!
Holding On
All the signs of life
4 -4 5 -4 5 5 -5 6 -5 6
There all around me
3 3 -4 -4 4 3 3 -5 -5 5
With every heartbeat
3 3 -4 -4 4 3 3 -5 -5 5
I feel, so alive
3 5 4 -4 5 3 6 5 -5 6
I am joy, and sadness
3 3 3 -4 -4 4 3 3 3 -5 -5 5
Peace, and madness
3 -4 -4 4 3 -5 -5 5
If only I could fight just a little longer
4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 -7 7 -7 -6 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 -8 8 -8 -7
I know It's gonna make me stronger
-6 -6 6 6 6 6 5 5 -4 -7 -7 7 7 7 7 6 6 -5
I’ll just keep holding on
7 -7 6 5 6 5 8 -8 7 6 7 6
To what I believe
4 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 7 6
Oh I believe in you
5 5 6 5 -4 5 6 6 7 6 -5 5
Give me the strength to fight
7 -7 6 5 6 5 8 -8 7 6 7 6
And the heart to believe
4 -4 5 5 6 5 5 -5 6 6 7 6
When it’s hard to believe in you
4 -4 5 5 6 5 -4 4 5 -5 6 6 7 6 -5 5
Verse Two
Oh and these
5 5 5 6 6 6
Are the times
4 -4 5 5 -5 6
When doubt tries to creep in
3 3 3 -4 -4 4 3 3 3 -5 -5 5
And I need a reason
3 3 3 -4 -4 4 3 3 3 -5 -5 5
That’s lar - ger than life
3 5 4 -4 5 3 6 5 -5 6
When hope seems hard to find
5 7 -7 -6 6 5 -4 4 6 8 -8 -7 7 6 -5 5
If only I could fight just a little longer
5 5 5 6 6 6 6 -7 -6 7 -7 -6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 -8 8 -8 -7
I know its gonna make me stronger
-6 5 5 5 6 6 -6 -7 7 -7 6 6 6 7 7 -7 -8 8
I’ll just keep holding on
7 -7 6 5 6 5 8 -8 7 6 7 6
To what I believe
4 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 7 6
Oh I believe in you
5 5 6 5 -4 5 6 6 7 6 -5 5
Give me the strength to fight
7 -7 6 5 6 5 8 -8 7 6 7 6
And the heart to believe
4 -4 5 5 6 5 5 -5 6 6 7 6
When it’s hard to believe
4 -4 5 5 6 5 -4 5 -5 6 6 7 6 -5
I’ll just keep holding on, holding on, holding on
7 -7 6 5 6 5, 5 6 5, 5 6 5 -4 4 -4 8 -8 7 6 7 6, 6 7 6, 6 7 6 -5 5 -5
Give me the strength to fight
7 -7 6 5 6 5 8 -8 7 6 7 6
And the heart to believe
4 -4 5 5 6 5 5 -5 6 6 7 6
When its hard to believe in you
4 -4 5 5 6 5 -4 4 5 -5 6 6 7 6 -5 5
When its hard to believe in you
4 -4 5 5 6 5 -4 5 5 -5 6 6 7 6 -5 6
I wanna believe
4 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 7 6
If only I could fight just a little longer
4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 -7 7 -7 -6 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 -8 8 -8 -7
I know It's gonna make me stronger
-6 6 6 5 5 -4 -7 7 7 6 6 -5
I’ll just keep holding on, holding on, holding on
7 -7 6 5 6 5, 5 6 5, 5 6 5 -4 4 -4 8 -8 7 6 7 6, 6 7 6, 6 7 6 -5 5 -5
I’ll just keep holding on, holding on, holding on
7 -7 6 5 6 5, 5 6 5, 5 6 5 -4 4 -4 8 -8 7 6 7 6, 6 7 6, 6 7 6 -5 5 -5
I’ll just keep holding on
7 -7 6 5 6 5 8 -8 7 6 7 6
To what I believe
4 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 7 6
Oh I believe in you
5 5 6 5 -4 5 6 6 7 6 -5 5
Give me the strength for the fight
7 -7 6 5 6 5 8 -8 7 6 7 6
And the heart to believe
4 -4 5 5 6 5 5 -5 6 6 7 6
Cause I’ve got to believe
5 -5 6 6 7 -7 4 -4 5 5 6 -6
I’ll just keep holding on, holding on, holding on
7 -7 6 5 6 5, 5 6 5, 5 6 5 -4 4 -4 8 -8 7 6 7 6, 6 7 6, 6 7 6 -5 5 -5
Give me the strength for the fight
7 -7 6 5 6 5 8 -8 7 6 7 6
And the heart to believe
4 -4 5 5 6 5 5 -5 6 6 7 6
Cause I’ve got to believe in you
4 -4 5 5 6 5 -4 4 5 -5 6 6 7 6 -5 5
Yeah I’ve got to believe in you
4 -4 5 5 6 5 6 4 5 -5 6 6 7 6 7 5
Yeah I feel so alive…
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