------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLD ME DOWN LIVE AT VEVO LIFT - Halsey ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPO: 7th fret NOTE: Play along to the video TIMING GUIDE: |---1---2---3---4-|-1---2---3---4-|-1---2---3---4-|-1---2---3---4-| INTRO: Em7 Cadd9 G G e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----| B|---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2 D|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------| A|---2---------------3-------------------2---------------2---------| E|-----------------------------------3---------------3-------------|
VERSE 1: Em7 Cadd9 G G e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----| B|---------------3---------------3-------------------------------3-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------| A|---2---------------3-------------------2-------------------------| E|-----------------------------------3-------------------3---------| (My demons, are begging me to open up my mouth,) Em7 Cadd9 G G e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----| B|---------------3---------------3-------------------------------3-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------| A|---2---------------3-------------------2-------------------------| E|-----------------------------------3-------------------3---------| (I need them, mechanically make the words come out,) Em7 Cadd9 G e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------------| B|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------| A|---2---------------3-------------------2-------------------------| E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------| (They fight me, vigorous and angry, watch them pounce,) Em7 D G e|-----------3---------------2---------------3---------------------| B|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------| G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------| D|-------2-----------0---------------------------------------------| A|---2-----------------------------------2-------------------------| E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------| (Ignite me, licking up the flames they bring about.) PRE-CHORUS: Em7 D Cadd9 e|-----------3---------------2-------------------------------------| B|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------| G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------| D|-------2-----------0---------------2-----------------------------| A|---2-------------------------------3-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (I sold my soul to a three-piece, and he told me I was-) Em7 D e|-----------3-----------------------------------------------------| B|---------------3-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------2---------------------------------------------| D|-------2-----------0---------------------------------------------| A|---2-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (-holy, he’s got me down on both knees, but it’s the devil that’s tryna..) CHORUS: Em7 Cadd9 G e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---2---------------2---------------------------------------------| A|---2---------------3---------------2-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------| (Hold me down, hold me down, sneaking out the back door, make no sound,) Em7 Cadd9 G e|-----------------------------------------------------------3---2-| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---2---------------2---------------------------------------------| A|---2---------------3---------------2-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------| (Knock me out, knock me out, saying that I want more, this is what I life for,) Em7 Cadd9 G e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---2---------------2---------------------------------------------| A|---2---------------3---------------2-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------| (Hold me down, hold me down, throw me in the deep end, watch me drown,) Em7 D G e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------2---------------------------------------------| D|---2---------------0---------------------------------------------| A|---2-------------------------------2-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------| (Knock me out, knock me out, saying that I want more, this is what I life for.) VERSE 2: Em7 Cadd9 G G e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----| B|---------------3---------------3-------------------------------3-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------| A|---2---------------3-------------------2-------------------------| E|-----------------------------------3-------------------3---------| (Selfish, taking what I want and call it mine,) Em7 Cadd9 G G e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----| B|---------------3---------------3-------------------------------3-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------| A|---2---------------3-------------------2-------------------------| E|-----------------------------------3-------------------3---------| (I’m helpless, clinging to a little bit of spine,) Em7 Cadd9 G e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------------| B|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------| A|---2---------------3-------------------2-------------------------| E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------| (They rush me, telling me I’m running out of time,) Em7 D e|-----------x---------------x-------------------------------------| B|---------------x---------------x---------------------------------| G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------| D|-------2-----------0---------------------------------------------| A|---2-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (They shush me, walking me across a fragile line.) PRE-CHORUS: Em7 D Cadd9 e|-----------3---------------2-------------------------------------| B|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------| G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------| D|-------2-----------0---------------2-----------------------------| A|---2-------------------------------3-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (I sold my soul to a three-piece, and he told me I was-) Em7 D Cadd9 e|-----------3---------------2---------------3---------------------| B|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------| G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------| D|-------2-----------0-------------------2-------------------------| A|---2-------------------------------3-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (-holy, he’s got me down on both knees, but it’s the devil that’s tryna..) CHORUS: Em7 Cadd9 G e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---2---------------2---------------------------------------------| A|---2---------------3---------------2-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------| (Hold me down, hold me down, sneaking out the back door, make no sound,) Em7 Cadd9 G e|-----------------------------------------------------------3---2-| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---2---------------2---------------------------------------------| A|---2---------------3---------------2-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------| (Knock me out, knock me out, saying that I want more, this is what I life for,) Em7 Cadd9 G e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---2---------------2---------------------------------------------| A|---2---------------3---------------2-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------| (Hold me down, hold me down, throw me in the deep end, watch me drown,) Em7 D G e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------2---------------------------------------------| D|---2---------------0---------------------------------------------| A|---2-------------------------------2-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------| (Knock me out, knock me out, saying that I want more, this is what I life for.) BRIDGE: Em7 D Cadd9 Cadd9 e|-----------3---------------2---------------3---------------3-----| B|---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-| G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------| D|-------2-----------0-------------------2---------------2---------| A|---2-------------------------------3---------------3-------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (Hold me down now, hold me down-) Em7 D Cadd9 e|-----------3---------------2-------------------------------------| B|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------| G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------| D|-------2-----------0---------------------------------------------| A|---2-------------------------------3-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (-now, hold me down, -own) OUTRO: Em7 D Cadd9 e|-----------3---------------2-------------------------------------| B|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------| G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------| D|-------2-----------0---------------2-----------------------------| A|---2-------------------------------3-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (I sold my soul to a three-piece, and he told me I was-) Em7 D Cadd9 Cadd9 e|-----------3---------------2---------------3---------------------| B|---------------3---------------3---------------3-----------------| G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------| D|-------2-----------0-------------------2-------------------------| A|---2-------------------------------3---------------3~------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (-holy, he’s got me down on both knees, but it’s the devil that’s tryna..) END. ************************************ | / slide up | slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend
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