Hold The Line Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	F#m
Capo:	no capo

Author Nick Papadiohos [a] 285.

6 contributors total, last edit on Oct 24, 2021

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Chords

F#m

C#m

Esus4

Dmaj7

Strumming

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As you hold F#m you can play, if you want, one of these riffs:
 
Riff 1 :  e|---0-2-|         Riff 2 :  e|-------|
          B|-2-----|                   B|-------|
          G|-------|                   G|-------|
          D|-------|                   D|---2-4-|
          A|-------|                   A|-4-----|
          E|-------|                   E|-------|
 
[Intro]
 
F#m  C#m  D  E  Esus4  E  x2
E  C#m  Cm  Bm
 
 
[Verse]
 
Bm              C#m          F#m               C#m Cm Bm
It's not in the way that you hold me  (riff 1)
Bm              C#m             F#m            C#m Cm Bm
It's not in the way you say you care  (riff 2)
Bm              C#m             Dmaj7       E         C#m Cm Bm
It's not in the way you've been treating my friends
Bm              C#m          Dmaj7           E        C#m Cm Bm
It's not in the way that you stayed till the end
Bm              C#m                 D                               E
It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you'll do
 
 
[Chorus]
 
         F#m C#m D E Esus4 E                       F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
Hold the line,        love isn't always on time, oh  oh  oh
         F#m C#m D E Esus4 E                       F#m C#m D E Esus4 E   E C#m Cm Bm
Hold the line,        love isn't always on time, oh  oh  oh
 
 
[Verse]
 
Bm              C#m            F#m                  C#m  Cm  Bm
It's not in the words that you told me, girl (riff 1)
Bm              C#m                F#m              C#m Cm  Bm
It's not in the way you say you're mine (riff 2)
Bm              C#m          Dmaj7        E         C#m Cm  Bm
It's not in the way that you came back to me
Bm              C#m           Dmaj7        E        C#m Cm  Bm
It's not in the way that your love set me free
Bm              C#m                 D                               E
It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you'll do
 
 
[Chorus]
 
         F#m C#m D E Esus4 E                       F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
Hold the line,        love isn't always on time, oh  oh  oh
         F#m C#m D E Esus4 E                       F#m C#m D E Esus4 E   E C#m Cm Bm
Hold the line,        love isn't always on time, oh  oh  oh
 
 
[Verse]
 
Bm              C#m            F#m                    C#m Cm  Bm
It's not in the words that you told me, girl (riff 1)
Bm              C#m                F#m                C#m Cm  Bm
It's not in the way you say you're mine, ooh (riff 2)
Bm              C#m          Dmaj7        E           C#m Cm  Bm
It's not in the way that you came back to me
Bm              C#m           Dmaj7       E           C#m Cm  Bm
It's not in the way that your love set me free
Bm              C#m                 D                               E
It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you'll do
 
 
[Chorus]
 
         F#m C#m D E Esus4 E                       F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
Hold the line,        love isn't always on time, oh  oh  oh
         F#m C#m D E Esus4 E                       F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
Hold the line,        love isn't always on time, (Love isn't always on time)
         F#m C#m D E Esus4 E                       F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
Hold the line,        love isn't always on time, (Love isn't always, love isn't always on time)
         F#m C#m D E Esus4 E                       F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
Hold the line,        love isn't always on time,
                             F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
Love isn't always on time
                             F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
Love isn't always on time
                             F#m C#m D E Esus4 E     E C#m Cm Bm
Love isn't always on time, whoa oh oh oh
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F#m - A/C# - D6 - E Esus4 E F#m - A/C# - D6 - E Esus4 E C#m - Cm - Bm Bm C#m F#m ***Bridge C#m Cm It's not in the way that you hold me Bm C#m F#m ***Bridge C#m Cm It's not in the way you say you care Bm C#m D E C#m Cm It's not in the way you've been treating my friends Bm C#m D E C#m Cm It's not in the way that you stayed till the end Bm C#m D E It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you'll do F#m A/C# D6 E Esus4 E F#m A/C# D6 E Esus4 E Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh F#m A/C# D6 E Esus4 E F#m A/C# D6 E C#m Cm Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh Bm C#m F#m ***Bridge C#m Cm It's not in the words that you told me, girl Bm C#m F#m ***Bridge C#m Cm It's not in the way you say you're mine, ooh Bm C#m D E C#m Cm It's not in the way that you came back to me Bm C#m D E C#m Cm It's not in the way that your love set me free Bm C#m D E It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you'll do F#m A/C# D6 E Esus4 E F#m A/C# D6 E Esus4 E Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh F#m A/C# D6 E Esus4 E F#m A/C# D6 E Esus4 E Hold the line, love isn't always on time, oh oh oh

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Good chords, man! Thanks

You could say that, but mainly playing the same thing over and over 5 times in the row -to my ears- sounds a bit boring. So i tried to change it and moreover now it feels like there is a continuity while playing the chord progressions. That's all my friend!