Hold my hand    (1994)    (video)    (midi)

 

    A - D - A - D (2x)

 

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1. With a little love        and some tenderness,

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    we‘ll walk upon the water, we‘ll rise above the mess.

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    With a little peace        and some harmony,

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    we‘ll take the world together, we‘ll take them by the hand.

E                               D             A   - E                 D            A

    ‘Cause I‘ve got a hand for you,        I wanna run with you.

 

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 2.   Yesterday        I saw you standing there,

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    your head was down, your eyes were red,

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    no comb had touched your hair.

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    I said: Get up        and let me see you smile,

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    we‘ll take a walk together, walk the road a while, ‘cause…

 

E                    D            A

    I‘ve got a hand for you (I‘ve got a hand for you),

E                 D            A

    I wanna run with you (won‘t you let me run with you ?).

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    Hold my hand ! Want you to hold my hand !

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    Hold my hand ! I‘ll take you to a place where you can be…

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    Hold my hand ! …anything you wanna be, because

D                                                                             A 

    I wanna love you the best that, the best that I can.  +  A - D - A - D (2x)

 

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3. You see I was wasted,      and I was wasting time,

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    till I thought about your problems, I thought about your crimes.

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    Then I stood up,        and then I screamed aloud,

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    I don‘t wanna be part of your problems,

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    don‘t wanna be part of your crowd, no.

 

E                   D            A

    I‘ve got a hand for you (I‘ve got a hand for you),

E                 D            A

    I wanna run with you, let me run with you !

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    Hold my hand, want you to hold my hand !

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    Hold my hand, I‘ll take you to the promised land !

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    Hold my hand ! Maybe we can‘t change the world, but

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    I wanna love you the best that, the best that I can,        yeah.

 

+  A - D - A - D      +  E - D - A (2x)

 

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+  Hold my hand, want  you to hold my hand !

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    Hold my hand, I‘ll take you to a place where you can be…

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    Hold my hand ! …anything you wanna be, but        I, oh, no !

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    Hold my hand, I want you to hold my hand !

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    Hold my hand, I‘ll take you to the promised land !

       A     D    E

    Hold my hand ! Maybe we can‘t change the world, but,

D                                                                            A    - D

    I wanna love you the best that, the best that I can,

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    oh oh,        the best that I can !

 

(orig. = capo 2nd)    (Hootie & The Blowfish)