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T|  Hold On - Triumph (Rik Emmett, 1979)
A|  Tabbed & Chorded By: Da Tickler
B|  
N|  4/4 TIME @ 120 BPM (5 Min. 40 Sec.) in 'D' & 'E'.
A|  
B|  Chords Used:
B|  -----------
E|                    GUITAR               KEYS
R|               E A D G B e    Bass|    Chord
.|              ------------------   ------------------
C|  D        - x x 0 2 3 2     D    A-D-F#
O|  G/D       - x x 0 4 3 3     D    G-B-D
M|  A/D       - x x 0 6 5 5     D    A-C#-E
-|  G/D*      - x x 0 7 8 7     D    B-D-G
T|  A/D*      - x x 0 9 10 9     D    C#-E-A
A|  Em7       - 0 2 2 0 3 0     E    G-B-D-E
B|  A7        - x 0 2 0 2 0     A    A-C#-E-G
N|  C        - x 3 2 0 1 0     C    G-C-E
A|  G        - 3 2 0 0 0 3     G    G-B-D       -OR-
B|            - 3 2 0 0 3 3     G    G-B-D
B|  Bm        - x 2 4 4 3 2     B    B-D-F#
E|  GM7       - 3 2 0 0 0 2     G    G-B-D-F#
R|  F#m       - 2 4 4 2 2 2     F#   A-C#-F#
.|  B7s       - x 2 2 2 0 2     B    B-E-F#-A    -OR-
C|  B7s       - x 2 4 2 5 2     B    B-E-F#-A
O|  E        - 0 2 2 1 0 0     E    G#-B-E
M|  F#m7a4/E - 0 4 4 2 0 0     E    A-B-C#-E-F#
-|  EM7       - 0 6 6 4 0 0     E    G#-B-D#-E
T|  As4       - x 0 2 2 3 0     A    A-D-E
A|  A        - x 0 2 2 2 0     A    A-C#-E
B|  B        - x 2 4 4 4 2     B    B-D#-F#
N|  F#m7      - 2 4 2 2 2 2     F#   A-C#-E-F#
A|  Bs4       - x 2 4 4 5 2     B    B-E-F#      -OR-
B|            - x 2 2 4 5 2     B    B-E-F#
B|  B/E       - x x 2 4 4 2     E    B-D#-F#
E|  D/E       - x x 2 2 3 2     E    A-D-F#
R|  A        - x x 2 2 2 0     E    A-C#-E
.|  EM7/G#    - 4 6 6 4 0 0     G#   G#-B-D#-E
C|  G6        - 3 2 0 0 0 0     G    G-B-D-E
O|  Es4       - 0 2 2 2 0 0     E    A-B-E
M|  
-|  INTRO: [9 M] * Key = 'D' -
T|  -----
A|  
B|  'INTRO' Guitar TAB -
N|  
A|   D               G/D              A/D              G/D
B|   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
B|  e|------2>>>------|------3>>>------|------5>>>------|------3>353>----|
E|  B|----3>----3>----|----3>----3>----|----5>----5>----|----3>------3>--|
R|  G|--2>--------2>--|--4>--------4>--|--6>--------6>--|--4>----------4>|
.|  D|0>------------0>|0>------------0>|0>------------0>|0>--------------|
C|  A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
O|  E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
M|  
-|                                                               A/D*
T|   D               G/D              A/D              A/D G/D*
A|  e|------2>>>------|------3>>>------|------5>>>------|5>>>7>>>9>>>>>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|
B|  B|----3>----3>----|----3>----3>----|----5>----5>----|5>>>8>>>10>>>>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|
N|  G|--2>--------2>--|--4>--------4>--|--6>--------6>--|6>>>7>>>9>>>>>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|
A|  D|0>------------0>|0>------------0>|0>------------0>|0>>>0>>>0>>>>>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|
B|  A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|  E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|  
R|                                                    1   2    3 4 …
.|  |D     |G/D   |A/D   |G/D   |D     |G/D   |A/D   |A/D G/D* A/D* |A/D* |
C|  
O|  VERSE #1: [22 M] * Key = 'D' -
M|  --------
-|  
T|  |D                     |G/D          |A/D                         |G/D     |
A|   Mu-… sic holds… a se-… cret…     To know it can… make… you whole…
B|  
N|  |D                  |G/D                      |A/D                    |
A|     It's not… just… a game… of notes,… it's the sounds… in-side… your
B|  
B|  |G/D          |Em7                   |A7            |D             C       |
E|   soul…     The ma-… gic of… the mel-… o-dy…   runs… through… you… like… a…
R|  
.|  |G              |Em7                     |A7                         |
C|   stream…     The notes… that play… flow… through… your head… like a
O|  
M|  |Bm           |Bm      |GM7     |GM7        |F#m        |F#m     |
-|   dream,…                               like a dream…
T|  
A|  |B7s     |B7s     |
B|                   I
N|  
A|  VERSE #2: [12 M] * Key = 'E' -
B|  --------
B|  
E|  |E                        |F#m7a4/E                  |
R|   sing… this… song… for the com-mon… man,… and for the
.|  
C|  |EM7                    |F#m7a4/E|E                    |
O|   peo-… ple in… de-spair…       I bring… my… song… in-…
M|  
-|  |F#m7a4/E              |EM7                     |F#m7a4/E |
T|  -to… the world,… and I sing… it ev-… 'ry-where…       The
A|  
B|  |E                      |D                     |As4              A     |
N|   sim-… ple… truth… lies… wait-… ing… here… for ev-… 'ry-one… to share…
A|  
B|  |A        |
B|  …      So…
E|  
R|  CHORUS #1: [11 M]
.|  ---------
C|  
O|  |E        B   |B        |D                 A     |A       |
M|   hold…     on,…        and I… will take… you there…
-|  
T|  |E        B   |B        |F#m7    |F#m7       |A          |
A|   hold…     on,…        and I…       will…       take…
B|  
N|  |B        |Bs4     |
A|   you…
B|  
B|  TRANSITION: [10 M] 'Double-Time' Feel -
E|  ----------
R|  
.|   1 & 2 &3&4& 1&2 &3&4& 1 2 3 4 1&2 &3&4& 1&2&3&4& 1&2&3&4&
C|  |E      B/E |D/E A/E |E B/E |D/E A/E |E B    |D A    |
O|   there…
M|  
-|   1&2&3&4& 1&2&3&4&…        1&2&3&4&
T|  |E B    |D A    |E B    |D A      |
A|                                     The
B|  
N|  VERSE #3: [8 M]
A|  --------
B|  
B|  |E                                  |D               A          |
E|   dai-ly rou-… tine takes your soul,… lost with-out a trace…   It
R|  
.|  |E                                        |D               A          |
C|   holds you down… and turns you 'round, and puts you in your place…   An-
O|  
M|  |F#m7       EM7/G#                 |A                        |
-|  -oth-er day,… an-oth-er dol-lar, an-oth-er pret-ty face…   An-
T|  
A|  |F#m7           EM7/G#             |D               A       |
B|  -oth-er chance… to lose… your-self… in the end-less race…
N|  
A|  CHORUS #2: [13 M]
B|  ---------
B|  
E|  |E      B/E    |D/E             A/E       |E      B/E   |
R|   Hold… on,…    hold on to your dreams…    Hold… on…
.|  
C|  |D/E            A/E       |E            B/E        |
O|   ev-en though it seems…    ev-'ry-one a-round… you…
M|  
-|  |D/E               A/E        |E           B/E             |
T|   has their lit-tle schemes…    Lis-ten to… your heart… and
A|  
B|  |F#m7        |A               |E        B    |D A    |E B    |D A    |
N|   ho-…   old…   on…     to your… dreams…
A|  
B|  VERSE #4: [8 M]
B|  --------
E|  
R|  |E                            |D              A        |
.|   Can't you feel… the ma-gic,… feel it ev-'ry-where?…
C|  
O|  |E                                   |D                 A      |
M|   Can't you hear… the mu-sic?… There's some-thin' in the air…
-|  
T|  |F#m7        EM7/G#          |A                      |
A|   There's a cel-… e-bra-tion…   deep with-in a song…
B|  
N|  |F#m7        EM7/G#               |D               A        |
A|   Ce-le-brate… this feel-… in', you… know it can't be wrong…
B|  
B|  CHORUS #3: [13 M]
E|  ---------
R|  
.|  |E      B/E    |D/E             A/E       |E      B/E   |
C|   Hold… on,…    hold on to your dreams…    Hold… on…
O|  
M|  |D/E            A/E       |E            B/E        |
-|   ev-en though it seems…    ev-'ry-one a-round… you…
T|  
A|  |D/E               A/E        |E           B/E             |
B|   has their lit-tle schemes…    Lis-ten to… your heart… and
N|  
A|  |F#m7        |A               |E        B    |D A    |E B    |D A    |
B|   ho-…   old…   on…     to your… dreams…
B|  
E|  REFRAIN #1: [10 M]
R|  ----------
.|  
C|  |E      B/E   |D/E A/E   |E      B/E   |D/E A/E   |
O|   Hold… on…               Hold… on…
M|  
-|  |E      B/E   |D/E A/E   |E      B/E   |NC      |Bs4     |B       |
T|   Hold… on…               Hold… on…
A|  
B|  BRIDGE: [18 M]
N|  ------
A|  
B|  |E                        |G6               |As4    A     |A       |
B|   Caught… up… in… rou-tine,…    you've got… to fake…   it…
E|  
R|  |E                         |G6               |As4    A     |A       |
.|   Time… won't… wait… for us,…    we've got… to make…   it…
C|  
O|  |E                           |G6               |As4    A      |As4 A     |
M|   Fate… gives… you… the chance…    you've got… to take…   it,…
-|  
T|  |Bs4    B     |Bs4 B     |Bs4     |Bs4     |Bs4     |Bs4     |
A|   take…   it…
B|  
N|  INTERLUDE: [10 M]
A|  ---------
B|  
B|  E [8X] - F#m - G - A
E|  
R|  | E | F#m | G | A -B-D| E - B | D - A |
.|  
C|  |?       |?       |
O|  
M|  REFRAIN #2: [16.75 M]
-|  ----------
T|  
A|  |E      B/E   |D/E A/E   |E      B/E   |D/E A/E   |E      B/E   |D/E A/E   |
B|   Hold… on…               Hold… on…               Hold… on…
N|  
A|  |E      B/E   |D/E A/E   |E      B/E   |D/E A/E   |E      B/E   |D/E A/E   |
B|   Hold… on…               Hold… on…               Hold… on…
B|  
E|  |E      B/E   |D/E A/E   |E      B/E   |D/E A/E   |Es4    E |
R|   Hold… on…               Hold… on…               Hold… on…
.|  
C|  
O|       _/_/_/   _/_/     _/_/_/_/_/ _/_/   _/_/   _/ _/   _/     _/_/_/ _/_/_/
M|      _/   _/ _/ _/        _/      _/   _/   _/ _/ _/    _/     _/     _/   _/
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T|   _/   _/ _/   _/      _/      _/   _/   _/ _/ _/   _/     _/     _/ _/
A|   _/_/_/   _/    _/     _/     _/_/    _/_/ _/    _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/    _/
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