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Holding On For Life - Broken Bells
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Tabbed by: isenheimer
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
This tab is for the official single released on November 21, 2013. This version of
the song can be heard at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhBewKu80Mg
When played live, James Mercer actually plays Bm Bm9 G A throughout the song
instead of Bm Bm G A. The live version can be heard at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=6e5T9HAYJfc#t=8
[Intro]
Bm Bm G A
Bm Bm (guitar comes in)
[Verse 1]
Bm
Girl, take a seat
Bm
Rest your weary bones
G A
The secret's safe in my hands
Bm
Tell me 'bout the years and
Bm
let me buy an hour
G A
Maybe help me to understand
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
Ain't nobody calling
Bm
Ain't nobody home
Em F#
What a lovely day to be lonely
[Chorus]
F#
You're holding on for life
Bm
holding on for life. You're
Bm G A
holding on for love
Bm
You're holding on for life
Bm
holding on for life. You're
Bm G A
holding on for love
[Instrumental] x2
Bm Bm G A
[Verse 2]
Bm
Light another cigarette,
Bm
Burning in the cold
G A
Waiting on the street for your man
Bm
You're trying not to look so
Bm
young & miserable
G A
You gotta get your kicks while you can
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
and in the lighter corner,
Bm
Sitting on your own
Em F#
What a lovely day to be lonely
[Chorus]
F#
You're holding on for life
Bm
holding on for life. You're
Bm G A
holding on for love
Bm
You're holding on for life
Bm
holding on for life. You're
Bm G A
holding on for love
[Bridge]
E
Well you might belong
Cmaj7
To another time
G A
Still you have to carry on here
E Cmaj7
No where else to go and you never know
G A
What to hide and what to show, no.
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm Bm Em F#
[Chorus]
F#
You're holding on for life
Bm
holding on for life. You're
Bm G A
holding on for love
Bm
You're holding on for life
Bm
holding on for life. You're
Bm G A
holding on for love
Bm Bm Em F#
