J.J. Cale - Hold On Tabs

(Troubadour)

E7#9                                  Am    /    /    /    E7#9    /    /   /
          First time I seen you,

          Am   /   /   /  E7#9   /   /   /             Am             C7                 
 D      E7#9
I knew                                         You had    come un-done for some-one      
   mistreated you


E7#9                                      Am     /    /    /    E7#9    /    /   /
        The ringing in your ears,
                      Am   /   /   /  E7#9   /   /                   Am          C7      
      D               E7#9             Am  / / /
the salt in your tears                            Yes, I know I would feel sick at a 
deal,      yes I do


Am Bbm Bm                            Bbm     Am                                         
 Gm /
                Some bright morning,                    the sun will shine again

/       /                           E7#9
Some bright morning, start all over again

             Am       E7#9                            Am / / /    E7#9 / / /
Hold on,                     you've got to hold on

    Am           C7       D                   E7#9            Am   E7#9
If nothing is real, I know how it feels, yes I do

Pedal steel solo

Am  E7#9   Am   E7#9   Am   E9   E7b9  Am  E7#9

|----------------------------------------------------------10/12—12-15-13-12----|
|----------------------5-8-6-5-5-5---5—5h6p5\3/5—6-6----------------------------|
|---------7-5--------7-------------7-----------------7/9------------------------|
|-----5-7--------6-7------------------------------------------------------------|
|--/7---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---13/15-13--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------14/16---12--10--9-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar solo

Bm  Bbm  Am   Abm  Gm  E7#9

01:25
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7-8-10~---8-7-------------------6-5------------5---5-6-8-6----6-6--8--------|
|-----------------7---7-8--7-9--7-------5--5-4—5-7---7-------------7-----7-5-3--|
|-------------------9----------------------------------------------------------5|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                01:44
|-------------------------------------8-8-10------------------------------------|
|--6-5--5-6-5-------------------5-------------10-10-----------------------------|
|--------------7--5-5-4---------5-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------7-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

            Am       E7                                Am             E7#9
Hold on,                when everything is         gone

          Am        C7             D               E7#9
I know how it feels to get a dirty deal,        I do