Standard Tuning
Capo 2nd Fret
Chord Reference:
please don't trust me on the chord NAMES.
i'm useless at theory so i'm using Guitar Pro's simple
names to hopefully tell you it right.
C G D B7 Em A7 E Am
E|-0---0---0---2-----------0---0---|
B|-1---0---3---0---8---10--0---1---|
G|-0---0---0---2---0---0---0---2---|
D|-2---0---4---1---5---7---2---2---|
A|-3---2---5---2---7---9---2---0---|
e|-3---3---5---------------0-------|
Some sections are a little tricky but you'll figure it out by listening
I've put helpful notes where I can.
INTRO:
E|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-------------|
B|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-------------| Its a double strum on the open chorded notes.
G|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-------------| Listen closely to the song to figure it out.
D|-----2---1-------|-----2---1---------0-1-2-| x2
A|-------------1-2-|-------------0-1-2-------|
e|-0---------------|-0-----------------------|
VERSE:
The patriots hang flags outside
That’s how they do it nationwide
E|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----------|
B|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----------|
G|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----------|
D|-----2---1-------|-----2---1---------0-2-|
A|-------------1-2-|-------------0-1-2-----|
e|-0---------------|-0---------------------|
C G
But back home we don’t care so much
C G
I might be wrong but that’s how it looks
A B7
We listen to the sound of our minds
I feel as though I’m losing time
With hands of glory pushing rhymes
E|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----|
B|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----|
G|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----|
D|-----2---1-------|-----2---1-------|
A|-------------1-2-|-------------1-2-|
e|-0---------------|-0---------------|
C G
Never been so far before
C G
I drove for days and weeks and more
C D
Hard shoulder where the chaos lies
Em A7
An invitation to the darker side
CHORUS: (plays twice, first time B7 is played for 6 beats)
I’m holding on, holding on as my life it slips away
C G E D
C G B7
PRE-VERSE:
E|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-------------|
B|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-------------|
G|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-------------|
D|-----2---1-------|-----2---1---------0-1-2-|
A|-------------1-2-|-------------0-1-2-------|
e|-0---------------|-0-----------------------|
VERSE:
Spinning out my mind it twits
More worries than I can seem to list
E|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----|
B|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----|
G|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----|
D|-----2---1-------|-----2---1-------|
A|-------------1-2-|-------------1-2-|
e|-0---------------|-0---------------|
C G
I’ve served my purpose true and well
C G
but I haven’t yet got much to tell
Am B7
I listen to the panic in my nerves
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-|
D|---------------|
A|-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-|
e|---------------|
An agonizing journey home
With empty hands I stand alone
E|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----|
B|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----|
G|---0---0---0-3-4-|---0---0---0-5-4-|
D|-----2---1-------|-----2---1-------|
A|-------------1-2-|-------------3-2-|
e|-0---------------|-0---------------|
C G
Face my family, face my friends
C G
I’d better turn around and try again
CHORUS:
I’m holding on, holding on as my life it slips away
C G E D
C G B7
Repeat chorus section till end.
listen to understand the movement of chords
OUTRO E
E|---0---0---0-----|-----------0-|
B|---0---0---0-----|---------0---|
G|---0---0---0-----|-------0-----|
D|-----2---1-------|-----2-------|
A|-------------1-2-|---2---------|
e|-0---------------|-0-----------|
