Triumph – Hold On chords

Triumph - Great band - here is a great cut from the JUST A GAME album

When the tab says E [open] that means a power E5 chord on the 7th fret with the high B
and E strings open and ringing...  B [open] is the B barre chord on the 7th fret also
with the high B and E strings open and ringing...  the high E note making it a B11 
chord.  The D open chord is the power D5 chord on the 5th fret with the high B and E strings open
and ringing making it a D 6/9 and A open is  the A barre chord on the 5th fret also with 
the high B and E strings open and ringing making it technically a A9 chord...

         E A D G B EE:      [0 7 9 9 0 0]
B:      [7 9 9 6 0 0]
D:      [0 5 7 7 0 0]
A:      [5 7 7 6 0 0]
F#m11/E [0 4 4 2 0 0]
Emaj7:  [0 6 6 4 0 0]




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D             GMusic holds a secret
A              GTo know it can make you whole
D               GIt’s not just a game of notes
A                           GIt’s the sounds inside your soul


Em               A7The magic of the melody
D                Cadd9  G       D/F#Runs through you like a stream
Em                 A7Notes that play go through you head
       Bm                 GLike a dream . . . Like a dream . . .
       Bm             Asus4    ALike a dream

E                        F#m11/EI sing this song for the common man
        Emaj7     F#m11/EFor the people in dispair
  E               F#m11/EI bring my song into the world
      Emaj7        F#m11/EAnd I sing it everywhere

E                     F#m11The simple truth lies waiting here
    D           AFor everyone to share

   E    B[open]     D[open]         A[open]So hold on      And I will take you there
E    B[open]    F#m11  A[open] B[open] EHold on     And I will take    you     There

E     B[open]     D[open]   A[open]  3X

EThe daily routine takes your soul
D              ALost without a trace
   EIt holds you down and turns you ‘round
    D                AAnd puts you in your place

F#m11         Emaj7Another day, another dollar
D              AAnother pretty face
 F#m11            Emaj7Another chance to lose yourself
D              AIn the endless race
Chorus :

E    B[open]Hold on
D[open          A[open]Hold on to your dreams
E    B[open]Hold on
D[open]        A[open]Even though it seems
E         B[open]Everyone around you
D[open]          A[open]Has their little schemes
E         B[open]Listen to your heart
    F#m11    A[open]    EAnd hold     on to your dreams

E     B[open]     D[open]   A[open] 2X

ECan't you feel the magic
D            AFeel it everywhere
ECan't you hear the music
        D                AThere’s something in the air
F#m11        Emaj7Join the celebration
D             ADeep within a song
F#m11           Emaj7Celebrate these feelings
    D                AYou know it can’t be wrong

Chorus :

E    B[open]Hold on
D[open          A[open]Hold on to your dreams
E    B[open]Hold on
D[open]        A[open]Even though it seems
E         B[open]Everyone around you
D[open]          A[open]Has their little schemes
E         B[open]Listen to your heart
    F#m11    A[open]           EAnd hold     on to your dreams

E            GCaught up in routine
              Asus4 A     Asus4 AYou’ve got to fake it
E                   GTime won't wait for us
             Asus4 A     Asus4 AWe’ve got to make it
E                   GFaith gives you the chance
              Asus4 A     Asus4 AYou’ve got to take it
B7sus4    B7    B7sus4    B7Take it

E     B[open]     D[open]   A[open] 2X

Hold on  [repeat and Fade out . . .]


F#m11         Emaj7Another day, another dollar
D              AAnother pretty face
 F#m11            Emaj7Another chance to lose yourself
D              AIn the endless race
Chorus :

E    B[open]Hold on
D[open          A[open]Hold on to your dreams
E    B[open]Hold on
D[open]        A[open]Even though it seems
E         B[open]Everyone around you
D[open]          A[open]Has their little schemes
E         B[open]Listen to your heart
    F#m11    A[open]    EAnd hold     on to your dreams

E     B[open]     D[open]   A[open] 2X

ECan’t you feel the magic
D            AFeel it everywhere
ECan’t you hear the music
        D                AThere’s something in the air
F#m11        Emaj7Join the celebration
D             ADeep within a song
F#m11           Emaj7Celebrate these feelings
    D                AYou know it can’t be wrong

Chorus :

E    B[open]Hold on
D[open          A[open]Hold on to your dreams
E    B[open]Hold on
D[open]        A[open]Even though it seems
E         B[open]Everyone around you
D[open]          A[open]Has their little schemes
E         B[open]Listen to your heart
    F#m11    A[open]           EAnd hold     on to your dreams

E            GCaught up in routine
              Asus4 A     Asus4 AYou've got to fake it
E                   GTime won't wait for us
             Asus4 A     Asus4 AWe've got to make it
E                   GFaith gives you the chance
              Asus4 A     Asus4 AYou've got to take it
B7sus4    B7    B7sus4    B7Take it

E     B[open]     D[open]   A[open] 2X

Hold on  [repeat and Fade out . . .]