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John Lennon - Hold On Tabs

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Hold On Tabs

(ver. 1)
John Lennon
e------9-----|
B------9-----|
G------9-----|
D------9-----|
A------9-----|
E------0-----|

  [E]
e----------9-------------------------------------|
B------12--12------------------------------------|
G------9---9-------------------------------------|
D------9---------------9------9h11--9------------|
A-----------------9h11---11-------------11\4-----|
E--------------0---------------------------------|
              (play with right thumb)    (keep left ring           finger in the slide down to 4)

   [F#m7]
e-----2---2-------------------2---2----------|
B-----2---2-------------------2---2----------|
G-----2---2-------------------2---2----------|
D-----2---2--------2----------2---2----------|
A-----4---4----2h4----h4------4---4----------|
E--2-----------------------2-----------------|
(the second time: don´t pluck the A string, just hammer on)


[Verse 1]

e-----12---9--9--9-----------------------------------|
B-----9----9--12-9-----------------------------------|
G-----9----9--9--9-----------------------------------|
D----------------------------9------9h11--9----------|
A-----------------------9h11---11-------------11\4---|
E-----0--------------0-------------------------------|
 [E] "Hold on Jo-hn ,   John hold   on        it's gonna

e-----------2---2------------------2---2----|
B-----------2---2------------------2---2----|
G-----------2---2------------------2---2----|
D-----------2---2----------2-------2---2----|
A-----------4---4------2h4----h4---4---4----|
E--------2-----------------------2----------|
  [F#m7] be alright"
           
e-------------------------4---4----------2------4----|
B-------------------------4---4----------2------4----|
G-------------------------4---4----------2------4----|
D------2------------------4---4----------2------4----|
A--2h4---h4---------------6---6-------0---------2----|
E---------------------4------------------------------|
 "You're gonna [G#m7] win the fight"   [A6]    [B6]


Verse 2: (same lead guitar)

[E] Hold on Yoko , Yoko hold on
It's gonna [F#m7] be alright
You're gonna [G#m7] make the flight [A6] [B6]


[Middle:]

e------------7------------9-----------|
B------------7------------9-----------|
G------------7------------9-----------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E------------7------------9-----------|
When you're [Bm] by your-[C#m]-self
And there's [Bm] no-one [C#m] else
You just [Bm] tell your-[C#m]-self
 "To [E] hold on"

(Instrumental solo, same as one verse)

        "Cookie"


[Verse 3:] (same guitar)

[E] Hold on world , world hold on
It's gonna [F#m7] be alright
You gonna [G#m7] see the light [A6] [B6]


[Outro]

[Bm] When you're [C#m] one,
[Bm] Really [C#m] one
Then you [Bm] get things [C#m] done
Like they've [Bm] never been [C#m] done

e----12--9----|
B----9---9----|
G----9---9----|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E----0--------|
 "So [E] hold on"            
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