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Heart to Hang Onto | guitar tab
Performed by Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane
>From Rough Mix, 1977
Written by Pete Townshend (c)1976 Towser Tunes Inc.
[some chord names implied by the open strummings...]
B(add4) 7x9870
Bsus4/A or Esus2/A x09970
G6 3x5430
F#m7 or A6/F# 2x4220
Dsus2/F# 2x4230
E(no 3rd) 022400
B5(b6) x24000
A7sus2 x0200x
G2 35000x
A7(sus4/sus2) 57x00x
Fsus2#7 13300x
G6/E 055700
A/E 077900
C/E 0 10 10 9 8 0
D6sus2/E 0 12 12 11 0 0
[intro/verse pattern]
||:Badd4 | Bsus4/A :||
| 0 | 0 |
| 7 7 | 7 7 |
| . 8 8 8 | 9 9 9 . |
| .9 9 | 9 9 . |
| | (0) |
| (7) | |
Johnny boy, he's always propping up the bar
He's sees life crystallized through his jar
He says he only lives for beer
But deep in his heart is a cry of fear
G6 F#m7 G6
Give me a heart to hang onto
| 0 | 0 |
| 3 3 | 2 2 |
| . 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 . |
| .5 5 | 4 4 . |
| | |
| (3) | (2) |
F#m7 G6
Give me a soul that's tailored new
D/F# E(no3) [7fr harm.] E
Give me a heart to hang onto
| | 0 | 0 | | | |
| | 3 3 | 0 | <7> | | |
| | 2 2 2 | 4 | <7> | | |
| | 4 4 | 2 | <7> | | |
| | | 2 | | | |
| | (2) | 0 | | | |
B5(b6) A7sus2 G2 A7(sus4/sus2)
A heart to hang onto
| | | | | |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| | 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 | 0 | |
| | 2 2 | 0 0 | 5 5 | 7 7 7 |
| | | | 3 3 / | 5 5 |
[rep. intro pattern]
Sally seems to get bigger everyday
She evens out in a contented way
A finger on the pulse of every guy
But deep in the night you can hear her cry
[repeat chorus]
Give me a heart to hang onto
Give me a life that's tailored new
Give me a heart to hang onto
B5(b6) A7sus2 G2 Fsus2#7
A heart to hang onto
| | | | | |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| | 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 | 0 | |
| | 2 2 | 0 0 | 5 5 | 3 3 3 |
| | | | 3 3 / | 1 1 |
E(no3) G6/E A/E C/E D6sus2/E
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 11 |
| 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 12 |
| 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 12 |
| 0 000000 | 0 000000 | 0 000000 | 0 000 0 000 |
E(no3) G6/E A/E
Give me heart to hang onto
C/E D6sus2/E E(no3)
Give me a soul that's tailored new
G6/E A/E C/E D6sus2/E
Give me a heart to hang onto
Asus2
[interlude]
E/B D/B A/B Bm7 B7 E Bm7 B7
| | | | | |
| | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 9 7 |
| | .9 | 7 | 6 | 7h8 9 7h8 . |
| | .9 | 7 | 7 | 7 9 7 . |
| | | | | |
| 7/7/7 | 7/7/7/7 | 7/7/7/7 | 7/7/7/7 | 7/7/7 |
(use thumb)
B Asus2 (Asus4...Asus2)
[repeat verse pattern]
Danny, he wants to save for a new guitar
He's going to learn to play but he won't get far
He thinks it's an easy goin' high
But his whole life is just another try
[chrorus]
Give me a heart to hang onto
Give me a suit that's tailored true
Give me a heart to hang onto
A heart to hang onto
[repeat middle pattern]
I need a heart... to hang onto...
B A