NOTE: Play the G bar chord I find that helps with the picking. Intro: and Verse: Am F C e|---------------------|----------------------| B|--1-------1-------1--|--1-----1--------1----| G|--2--2----2--2-------|--0--0--0--0----------| x6 D|--2-------3----3-----|--2-----2-----2-------| A|--0-------3----------|--3-----3-------------| E|---------------------|----------------------| Pre-Chorus: And my dad said, "Shawn stay with me..." C F Am G e|----------------------|------------------------| B|--1-------1--------1--|--1-------3--------3----| G|--0--0----2--2--------|--2--2----4--4----------| x4 D|--2-------3-----3-----|--2-------5-----5-------| A|--3-------3-----------|--0-------5-------------| E|----------------------|------------------------|
Chorus: I don't know what / you're going through... F C G Am e|----------------------|----------------------| B|--1-------1--------1--|--3-------1--------1--| G|--2--2----0--0--------|--4--4----2--2--------| x2 D|--3-------2-----2-----|--5-------2-----2-----| A|--3-------3-----------|--5-------0-----------| E|----------------------|----------------------| And it won't slow down / no matter what you do / So you just gotta F C E7 Am e|---------------------|--------------------------| B|--1-------1-------1--|--0-------1--------1------| G|--2--2----0--0-------|--1--1----2--2------------| D|--3-------2----2-----|--0-------2-----2---------| A|--3-------3----------|--2-------0---------------| E|---------------------|--------------------------| hold on / All we can do is F C G C e|----------------------|--------------------------| B|--1-------1--------1--|--3-------1--------1------| G|--2--2----0--0--------|--4--4----0--0------------| D|--3-------2-----2-----|--5-------2-----2---------| A|--3-------3-----------|--5-------3---------------| E|----------------------|--------------------------| hold on F C G C* e|----------------------|--------------------------| B|--1-------1--------1--|--3-------1---------------| G|--2--2----0--0--------|--4--4----0---------------| D|--3-------2-----2-----|--5-------2---------------| A|--3-------3-----------|--5-------3---------------| E|----------------------|--------------------------| (*play once) Verse: These days are flying by... Am F C e|---------------------|----------------------| B|--1-------1-------1--|--1-----1--------1----| G|--2--2----2--2-------|--0--0--0--0----------| x4 D|--2-------3----3-----|--2-----2-----2-------| A|--0-------3----------|--3-----3-------------| E|---------------------|----------------------| Pre-Chorus: And my dad said, "Shawn stay with me..." C F Am G e|----------------------|------------------------| B|--1-------1--------1--|--1-------3--------3----| G|--0--0----2--2--------|--2--2----4--4----------| x4 D|--2-------3-----3-----|--2-------5-----5-------| A|--3-------3-----------|--0-------5-------------| E|----------------------|------------------------| Chorus: I don't know what / you're going through... F C G Am e|----------------------|------------------------| B|--1-------1--------1--|--3-------1--------1----| G|--2--2----0--0--------|--4--4----2--2----------| x2 D|--3-------2-----2-----|--5-------2-----2-------| A|--3-------3-----------|--5-------0-------------| E|----------------------|------------------------| And it won't slow down / no matter what you do / So you just gotta F C E7 Am e|---------------------|------------------------| B|--1-------1-------1--|--0-------1--------1----| G|--2--2----0--0-------|--1--1----2--2----------| D|--3-------2----2-----|--0-------2-----2-------| A|--3-------3----------|--2-------0-------------| E|---------------------|------------------------| hold on F C G C e|----------------------|------------------------| B|--1-------1--------1--|--3-------1--------1----| G|--2--2----0--0--------|--4--4----0--0----------| D|--3-------2-----2-----|--5-------2-----2-------| A|--3-------3-----------|--5-------3-------------| E|----------------------|------------------------| All we can do is hold on F G/B** B** F** e|----------------------|----------------------------| B|--1-------0--------0--|--5-------10----------10----| G|--2--2----0--0--------|--5--5----10--10------------| D|--3-------0-----0-----|--5-------10------10--------| A|--3-------2-----------|--3-------8-----------------| E|----------------------|----------------------------| (**Different from first chorus: F chord played on 8th fret) Bridge: All we can do is hold on... Am G/B B F e|----------------------|----------------------------| B|--1-------0--------0--|--5-------10----------10----| G|--2--2----0--0--------|--5--5----10--10------------| x2 D|--2-------0-----0-----|--5-------10------10--------| A|--0-------2-----------|--3-------8-----------------| E|----------------------|----------------------------| Just hold on for me Am G/B F e|----------------------|-----------------------------| B|--1-------0--------0--|--10--13*--------------------| G|--2--2----0--0--------|--10-------------------------| D|--2-------0-----0-----|--10-------------------------| A|--0-------2-----------|--8--------------------------| E|----------------------|-----------------------------| (*slight difference which you can hear in the song) Pre-Chorus: And my dad said, "Shawn stay with me / Everything C F Am G e|----------------------|------------------------| B|--1-------1--------1--|--1-------3--------3----| G|--0--0----2--2--------|--2--2----4--4----------| D|--2-------3-----3-----|--2-------5-----5-------| A|--3-------3-----------|--0-------5-------------| E|----------------------|------------------------| will be alright." C F Am G* e|----------------------|-------------------------| B|--1-------1--------1--|--1-------3--------------| G|--0--0----2--2--------|--2--2----4--------------| D|--2-------3-----3-----|--2-------5--------------| A|--3-------3-----------|--0-------5--------------| E|----------------------|-------------------------| (*play once) Chorus: I don't know what / you're going through... F C G Am e|----------------------|----------------------| B|--1-------1--------1--|--3-------1--------1--| G|--2--2----0--0--------|--4--4----2--2--------| x2 D|--3-------2-----2-----|--5-------2-----2-----| A|--3-------3-----------|--5-------0-----------| E|----------------------|----------------------| And it won't slow down / no matter what you do / So you just gotta F C E7 Am e|---------------------|------------------------| B|--1-------1-------1--|--0-------1--------1----| G|--2--2----0--0-------|--1--1----2--2----------| D|--3-------2----2-----|--0-------2-----2-------| A|--3-------3----------|--2-------0-------------| E|---------------------|------------------------| hold on... F C G C e|----------------------|------------------------| B|--1-------1--------1--|--3-------1--------1----| G|--2--2----0--0--------|--4--4----0--0----------| x2 D|--3-------2-----2-----|--5-------2-----2-------| A|--3-------3-----------|--5-------3-------------| E|----------------------|------------------------| Outro: Yeah, you just gotta hold on / Just hold on for me F C G* C* e|----------------------|--------------------------| B|--1-------1--------1--|--3-------1---------------| G|--2--2----0--0--------|--4-------0---------------| D|--3-------2-----2-----|--5-------2---------------| A|--3-------3-----------|--5-------3---------------| E|----------------------|--------------------------| (*play once)
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