Holding On To You Ukulele chords by Twenty One Pilots

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Difficulty: Novice

These are the chords Tyler uses when he performs it on ukulele.
The same four chords are used throughout the whole song but the
order is changed during the prechorus. He strums on the offbeats
and eighth notes at the chorus.
These are not the same chords used in the studio version.


Verse 1:

      Am          G
I'm taking over my body, back in control, no more shotty,

    F             C
I bet a lot of me was lost, 't's uncrossed and 'I's undotted,

   Am             G
I fought it a lot and it seems a lot like flesh is all I got,

 F         C      (sudden pause)
Not anymore, flesh out the door, swat,

  Am         G
I must've forgot, you can't trust me,

      F
I'm open a moment and close when you show it,

    C
Before you know it I'm lost at sea,

  Am                  G
And now that I write and think about it, And the story unfolds,

   F            C
You should take my life, you should take my soul.

Am  G   F   C
Ladadadadadaladadadadada x2


Pre-chorus:
(Only change of the song)

F    Am     C   G
You are surrounding all my surroundings,

F       Am        C   G
Sounding down the mountain range of my left-side brain,

F    Am     C   G
You are surrounding all my surroundings,

F       Am    C     G
Twisting the kaleidoscope behind both of my eyes.

Am G F             C
    And I'll be holding on to you x2:


Chorus:

   Am             G
Remember the moment you know exactly where you're going,
      F
'Cause the next moment, before you know it,
 C                Am
Time is slowing and it's frozen still,
           G
And the window sill looks really nice, right?
F              C
You think twice about your life, it probably happens at night,
Am        G
Right? Fight it, take the pain, ignite it,
    F              C
Tie a noose around your mind loose enough to breathe fine and tie it,
Am          G
To a tree, tell it, "You belong to me,
   F
This ain't a noose, this is a leash,
      C
And I have news for you, you must obey me."


Pre-chorus:

F    Am     C   G
You are surrounding all my surroundings,

F       Am        C   G
Sounding down the mountain range of my left-side brain,

F    Am     C   G
You are surrounding all my surroundings,

F       Am    C     G
Twisting the kaleidoscope behind both of my eyes.


(Strum eighth notes, no longer on upbeat)
(Chord progression once without vocals then 3x with lyrics)
Am      G   C      F
Entertain my faith, Entertain my faith


x2::
   Am
Lean with it, rock with it,
    G
When we gonna stop with it,
    F                 C
Lyrics that mean nothing, we were gifted with thought,
      Am             G
Is it time to move our feet to an introspective beat,
           F                 C
It ain't the speakers that bump hearts, it's our hearts that make the beat.

Am G F             C
    And I'll be holding on to you (x4)