From: [email protected] (Will Pepper)
Date: 8 Jun 1995 15:23:20 GMT
Hold On Loosely — 38 Special
[charted by Dave Hickernell]
[submitted by Rick Schofield ([email protected])]
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INTRO: ||: E . . . | E/Eb . . . | D . . . | D/Db . . . :||
E E/Eb D D/Db
1) You see it all around you — good lovin’ gone bad.
E E/Eb D D/Db
And usually it’s too late when you realize what you had.
C D
And my mind goes back to a girl I left some years ago, who told
Me,
E E/Eb D A (D/Db-D-E)
«Just Hold On Loosely, but don’t let go.
E E/Eb D A
If you cling too tightly, you’re gonna lose control.
F#m B
Your baby needs someone to believe in
F#m A
And a whole lot of space to breathe in.»
E E/Eb D D/Db
2) It’s so damn easy when your feelings are such
E E/Eb D D/Db
To overprotect her, to love her too much.
C D
And my mind goes back to a girl I left some years ago, who told
Me,
E E/Eb D A (D/Db-D-E)
«Just Hold On Loosely, but don’t let go.
E E/Eb D A
If you cling too tight, babe, you’re gonna lose control.
F#m B
Your baby needs someone to believe in
F#m A
And a whole lot of space to breathe in.»
| . . | G D G D | G D G D |
B) Don’t let her slip a-
| D A D A | D A D A |
Way, sentimental
| G D G D | G D G D |
Fool, Don’t let your heart get
| D A D A-A#| B . . . |
In her way.
E E/Eb D D/Db
3) You see it all around you — good lovin’ gone bad.
E E/Eb D D/Db
And usually it’s too late when you realize what you had.
E E/Eb D A (D/Db-D-E)
So Hold On Loosely, but don’t let go.
E E/Eb D A
If you cling too tight babe, you’re gonna lose control.
F#m B
Your baby needs someone to believe in
F#m A
And a whole lot of space to breathe in.
OUTTRO: E E/Eb D A (D/Db-D-E)
So Hold On Loosely, but don’t let go.
E E/Eb D [stop]
If you cling too tight babe, you’re gonna lose it —
A
You’re gonna — lose control.
