Hold On tab by Sarah Mclachlan

Title:   Hold On
Artist:  Sarah McLachlan

First the twangy guitar intro while keyboards hold a long A major chord.
Hammer on with the 3rd finger in the last bar:

|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--8s10(hold)---|--8s7-8-8(hold)|--8-8-8-(hold)-|---------------|
|--9------------|--7-----9------|--7---7--------|-----------0---|
|--7------------|--9-----11-----|--9---9--------|--------0h2----|
|--0------------|--0-----0------|--0---0--------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

Barre the A chord with 3rd finger, strum the rhythm and do the slides with
the 3rd finger. Then this is easily playable:

  A               Dsus2           Esus4           Dsus2
|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|
|-2-------------|-3-------------|-5-------------|-3-------------|
|-2-------------|-2-------------|-4-------------|-2---------0---|
|-2--------2s4--|-4--------4s6--|-6--------2s4--|-4------0h2----|
|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

In the third bar barre on the 9th fret with the 3rd finger, and in the last
bar barre on the 7th fret with the 1st finger

  A               Dsus2           Esus4
|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------9-7---|-10-9-7-9-7----|
|-2-------------|-3-------------|-5-------9--10-|-7----7-7-7-10-|
|-2-------------|-2-------------|-4-------9-----|-7----7--------|
|-2--------2s4--|-4--------4s6--|-6-------9-----|-7----7--------|
|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

On with the verses. A, Dsus2, Esus4 chord shapes as per the intro. The other
chords are as follows, in order of appearance. Note there are additional A
and Dsus2 versions, denoted with an asterisk, use them where indicated for a
more authentic sound. Likewise the non-standard D chord. There is also this
little riff, which is a variation on the Dsus2 chord shape and connects
lines of the verse where indicated by (Riff) in the song.

Bm7     x 2 4 2 3 2                    Riff   |---------------|
E       0 2 3 1 0 0                           |-----3-3-------|
D       x 5 4 2 3 2                           |---2-4-2-2-2---|
A*      5 7 7 6 5 5                           |-4-------4-0---|
Dsus2*  x 5 7 7 5 5                           |---------------|
Asus4   x 0 2 2 3 0                           |---------------|

A        Dsus2               Esus4             Dsus2
Hold on. Hold on             this is gonna     hell
A        Dsus2               Esus4             Dsus2
Hold on. Hold on         You know              can tell, (Riff)

Bm7                     E
what is it            refuses
           Bm7             D
This isn^Òt easier          real thing
A            Dsus2
My love,     know that
    Esus4                         Dsus2
you know that                 for you and
A           Dsus2
my love     nothing come
   Esus4                      Dsus2
my love for you               true.  (Riff)

Bm7                    E                Bm7             D
Am I in                am I             crossroads      standing
   Fm                  A*         Dsus2*    E
So now you^Òre          peaceful   lie       and pray
     Fm                 A*              Dsus2*      E
that you^Òll be        tomorrow          see another day
            Bm7    E      Bm7                 D
and         praise it and love                brings a smile
Asus4       A
across      face

Now the Solo. Crank up the gain control.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-10s12-12-12s14|--14b15r14b15--|17--12s14-14s10|-10s5-5s10-----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

|12s14-14s17--17--17-----17s5---|4b5r4---4b5r4--|---------------|
|-----------17--17--------------|-----5-------5-|5s7-7s9-7-5h7-5|
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|

|---------------|---------------|
|-6-6h7-7s9-----|--7-6s2--------|
|--7------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------| Overdrive off.

A                 Dsus2
Oh God            out there
Esus4                       Dsus2
I know                    before and (Riff)
A           Fm
Oh God      man I love
          Dsus2* (stop strumming, vocals only)
Won^Òt you take him
(Resume strumming)
Bm7                    E
Am I in                am I in
       Bm7        D
at the crossroads I am

   Fm                  A*         Dsus2*    E
So now                 peaceful   lie       and pray
Fm                      A*              Dsus2*      E
that you^Òll be        tomorrow          see         day
            Bm7    E      Bm7                 D
and we will praise it and love                brings a smile
   Fm                  A*         Dsus2*    E
So now                 peaceful   lie       and pray
Fm                      A*              Dsus2*      E
that you^Òll be        tomorrow          see         day
            Bm7    E
and we will praise it (slow down)
    Bm7                 D              A           Dsus2
and love                brings         across      face

Esus4   Dsus2   A    Dsus2   Esus4   Dsus2

Outro:

A        Dsus2                   Esus4
Hold on. Hold on                 this is
Hell

|---0---0---0---|-----0---------|
|-3---2---0-----|-0h2-----------|
|---------------|-2-------------|
|---------------|-2-------------|
|---------------|-0-------------|
|---------------|---------------|