Biography:
Damien Dempsey (born 1975 in Donaghmede, Dublin) is an Irish singer and songwriter who mixes traditional Irish folk with contemporary lyrics to deliver social commentary on the positive and negative aspects arising from Ireland's Celtic Tiger society. He sings in English, and to a lesser extent in Irish.
Dempsey's earliest musical influences were the post-pub singsongs that his parents used to have at their home when he was a toddler. Good, bad or indifferent, everyone had to sing.
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Other songs:
- Your Pretty Smile
- Sing All Our Cares Away
- Apple Of My Eye
- Bad Time Garda
- Bottle Talk
- Bustin Outta Here
- Canadian Geese Live
- Cardboard City
- Chase The Light
- Colony
- Factories
- Ghosts Of Overdoses
- Go To Sea No More
- Hold Me
- Industrial School
- Its All Good
- Jar Song
- Kelly From Killane
- Negative Vibes
- Not On Your Own Tonight
- Party On
- Patience
- Sam Jenkins
- Schooldays Over
- Seize The Day
- Sing All Your Cares Away
- Spraypaint Backalley
- St Patricks Day
- We Need Community
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An amazing song from Damien Dempsey.
Damien Dempsey
Hold Me
Acoustic
Em Dm Fmaj7 G7 G C
E|------0---------1---------0---------1---------3-------0-|
B|------0---------3---------1---------0---------3-------1-|
G|------0---------2---------2---------0---------0-------0-|
D|------2---------2---------3---------0---------0-------2-|
A|------2---------0---------3---------2---------2-------3-|
E|------0---------x---------x---------3---------3-------3-|
Intro :
-C (hammer on & off D-string) - - Em (hammer on & off D-string)
-Fmaj7 (hammer on & off G-string) - - Dm (hammer on & off E-string)
Verse I :
C Em Fmaj7 Dm
Girl I've been hurt in the past. . . cut up
C Em Fmaj7 Dm
I find it hard to bring down........ my guard.
Chorus :
Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G
Hold me, closely, and softly sweetly kiss..... my lips, my lips
G7 Fmaj7 G Fmaj7
Oh baby baby baby, hold me closely, and softly sweetly kiss your lips, your
G
lips.
Verse II :
Repeat like I
It's been so long since I heard that song,
It always does remind me of us.
Chorus :
Hold me, closely, and softly sweetly kiss my lips, my lips
Oh baby baby baby, hold me closely, and softly sweetly kiss your lips, your lips.
Bridge :
Fmaj7
The last time that I saw you,
G
I shouted and I fought you,
Fmaj7
That awful night we parted,
G
was when this nightmare started.
Fmaj7
But now tonight I see you,
G G7
And jesus how I miss you.
Chorus :
Oh baby baby baby, hold me closely, and softly sweetly kiss my lips, my lips
Oh baby baby baby, hold me closely, I softly sweetly kiss your lips, your lips.
Damien Dempsey
Hold Me
Acoustic
Em Dm Fmaj7 G7 G C
E|------0---------1---------0---------1---------3-------0-|
B|------0---------3---------1---------0---------3-------1-|
G|------0---------2---------2---------0---------0-------0-|
D|------2---------2---------3---------0---------0-------2-|
A|------2---------0---------3---------2---------2-------3-|
E|------0---------x---------x---------3---------3-------3-|
Intro :
-C (hammer on & off D-string) - - Em (hammer on & off D-string)
-Fmaj7 (hammer on & off G-string) - - Dm (hammer on & off E-string)
Verse I :
C Em Fmaj7 Dm
Girl I've been hurt in the past. . . cut up
C Em Fmaj7 Dm
I find it hard to bring down........ my guard.
Chorus :
Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G
Hold me, closely, and softly sweetly kiss..... my lips, my lips
G7 Fmaj7 G Fmaj7
Oh baby baby baby, hold me closely, and softly sweetly kiss your lips, your
G
lips.
Verse II :
Repeat like I
It's been so long since I heard that song,
It always does remind me of us.
Chorus :
Hold me, closely, and softly sweetly kiss my lips, my lips
Oh baby baby baby, hold me closely, and softly sweetly kiss your lips, your lips.
Bridge :
Fmaj7
The last time that I saw you,
G
I shouted and I fought you,
Fmaj7
That awful night we parted,
G
was when this nightmare started.
Fmaj7
But now tonight I see you,
G G7
And jesus how I miss you.
Chorus :
Oh baby baby baby, hold me closely, and softly sweetly kiss my lips, my lips
Oh baby baby baby, hold me closely, I softly sweetly kiss your lips, your lips.
Damso
Dan + Shay
Dan And Drum
Dan And Phil
Dan Andersen