Piano Diana Blog: How To Play Hold On

Hold On

Songwriters: Carnie Wilson, Glen Ballard, and Chynna Phillips

Hello Readers!

How are you doing and what are you listening to through this most challenging time? I have been thinking of how I could encourage someone and this song came to mind... Hold On! Things will change... Just Hold On! Do you remember this one? It's from the 90s!

Key of F

Tempo: 4/4 Moderate Rock

Intro

F C/F Bb(add9)F (2x)

Verse 1

F C/F

I know there's pain

F F/E Dm7 Bb Bb/C
Why do you lock yourself up in these chains?

F C/F Bb/F
No one can change your life except for you

C/F F C/F Bb/F C
Don't ever let anyone step all over you

F C/F Bb/F C/E
Just open your heart and your mind

Dm F(add9)/A Bb Bb/C
Is it really fair to feel this way inside?

Chorus

F Bb/F

Some day somebody's gonna make you want to

C/F F
Turn around and say goodbye

Bb/F
Until then baby are you going to let them

C/F F
Hold you down and make you cry
Don't you know?

Bb/F
Don't you know things can change

C/F F
Things'll go your way

Bb F/A Gm7
If you hold on for one more day

Gm7/C Bb F/A Gm7
Can you hold on for one more day

Gm7/C
Things'll go your way

F C/F Bb(add9)/F (2xs)
Hold on for one more day

Verse 2

You could sustain
Or are you comfortable with the pain?
You've got no one to blame for your unhappiness
You got yourself into your own mess
Lettin' your worries pass you by
Don't you think it's worth your time
To change your mind?

Chorus... then,

F C/F

I know that there is pain

Bb/F C/F
But you hold on for one more day and ya

F C/F Bb/F
Break free from the chains

F C/F
Yeah I know that there is pain

Bb/F C/F
But you hold on for one more day and you

Break free, break from the chains

Some day somebody's gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry
Don't you know?
Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way

Bb F/A Gm7 Gm7/C
If you hold on for one more day yeah

F Bb/F C/F F C/F F
If you hold on

Bb/F

Don't you know things can change

Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day
If you hold on
Can you hold on
Hold on baby
Won't you tell me now
Hold on for one more day 'cause
It's gonna go your way

Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day
Can't you change it this time

Make up your mind
Hold on
Hold on
Baby hold on

Chords Played in the Song:

Intro: F = F/CFAC and C/F= F/CEGC and F/DFBbC

F(add9)/A = A/FGC

Gm7/C = C/FBbC

Bb(add9)/F = F/CDFBb

Have fun playing it on the piano or guitar with your awesome vocals!

Take good care!