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 | | ts 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 |