Sentient Cement Coverpile - 38 Special

Hold On Loosely - 38 Special

079900 ....|. -69 ....|. -577 ....|. 57 ..../B/A (x2)

079900          |    -69               | -577                   |        57 .../C#/B/A
... You see it all around you ........ good lovin' gone bad
079900              |    -69                         | -577                 |       57 ||||||||
... And usually it's too late when you .... realize what you had
C2                                                     D2
. And my mind goes back to a girl I met some years ago who told me
079900||||||     -69|||||| -577|||||||                      A   A - D9
.... Hold on loosely . . . but don't let go
E                           Emaj7 b- D D9                               A   /A-/G#
.. 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

079900        |     -69    | -577                               |     57 .../C#/B/A
... It's so damn easy ........ when your feelings are such
079900       |    -69         | -577                  |      57
... To overprotect her ......... to love her too much
C2                                                      D2
. And my mind goes back to a girl I left some years ago who told me
079900||||||         -69|||||| -577|||||||                      A   A - D9
... Just hold on loosely ......... but don't let go
E                           Emaj7 b- D D9                               A   /A-/G#
.. If you cling too tightly . . . . . you're gonna lose control
F#m                        B
...Your baby needs someone to believe in
F#m                             A(sust.)                  . . . . D4/A D D4 D
... And a whole lot of space to breathe in

D4/A    | -D    D4   D A6 A A6 AA6 |-A           D4/A D D4 D
Don't let her slip a . way . . . . sentimental fool
D4/A        |-D      D4        D      D     /A-/Bb-B
. . Don't let your heart get . in the way

079900          |    -69               | -577                   |        57 /C#/B/G/
... You see it all around you ........ good lovin' gone bad
E                       |    Emaj7(02110)       D                      |        A A B
... And usually it's too late when you .... realize what you had
079900||||||       -69|||||| -577|||||||                       A   A - D9
... So hold on loosely . . . but don't let go
E                           Emaj7 b- D D9                               A   /A-/G#
.. If you cling too tightly . . . . . you're gonna lose control
F#m                        B
...Your baby needs someone to believe in
F#m                             A(sust.)
... And a whole lot of space to breathe in
079900||||||       -69||||||      D                        A   A - D9
... So hold on loosely . . . but don't let go
E                       Emaj7 D(stac.)
If you cling too tightly . . . you're gonna lose it
A(stac.)                         /C# /D# E2 -
   You're gonna . lose control

079900 ....|. -69 ....|. -577 ....|. 57 ..../B/A (x2)
Yeah yeah
E                     Emaj7     D                              A A-D9
... So hold on loosely . . . but don't let her go
E                           B      b- D D9                       D /C#/B/A/G#/A/B
.. If you cling too tightly ....... you're gonna lose control
E                 Emaj7      D                        A   A-D9
. Hold . . on loosely ......... but don't let go
E                          Emaj7           D                             D
.. If you cling too tightly to her .. yer gonna lose control yeah yeahee
E              Emaj7 D               A   E   Emaj7 D /C#/B/A/G#/A/B
Yeah ooooooo . . . don't let go . . .               D /C#/B/A/G#/A/B E

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