Biography:
Matthew Joseph West (born April 25, 1977 in Downers Grove, Illinois) is a Christian singer who was raised in a suburb of Chicago, IL., where he discovered music at an early age. The son of a minister, he grew up in the front pew listening to his mom harmonize and following her lead. By the time he reached high school, Matthew remained involved in music and received a scholarship to study music at Millikin University in Illinois.
It was during his first year of college, that Matthew began playing guitar and writing songs.
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Other songs:
- Strong Enough
- The Motions
- Hello, My Name Is
- A Christmas To Believe In
- A Few More Days
- A Friend In The World
- All In
- All The Broken Pieces
- Becoming Me
- Blessed Assurance My King Is Coming
- Broken Girl
- Broken Things
- Come On Christmas
- Day After Christmas
- Day One
- Do Something
- Dream Again
- Every Second
- Every Tear
- Family Tree
- Forgiveness
- Give This Christmas Away
- Good Adam Eve
- Grace Wins
- Heaven Is The Hope
- Hello My Name Is
- History
- Hold You Up
- I Cant Hear You
- Jesus And You
- Join The Angels
- Leaving Heaven
- Life Inside You
- Mended
- Mercy Is A Song
- More
- Moved By Mercy
- My Own Little World
- Next Thing You Know
- Oh Me Of Little Faith
- One Last Christmas
- One Step Away
- Only Grace
- Out Of My Hands
- Safe And Sound
- Save A Place For Me
- Something To Say
- Stop The World
- Story Of Your Life
- Survivors
- The Beautiful Things We Miss
- The Center
- The Day Before You
- The Healing Has Begun
- The Heart Of Christmas
- The Power Of A Prayer
- The Reason For The World
- To Me
- Tryin
- Two Houses
- Unchangeable
- Unto Us
- Untold
- When I Say I Do
- Wonderfully Made
- World Changers
- Wouldnt Change A Thing
- You Are Everything
- You Know Where To Find Me
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Chords by wardog4 at TTC (thanks, dude!)
Matthew West
Hold You Up
Intro G,Em,C9,G G,Em,C,G
G Em C G
Love is a blessing, Love is a vow,
G Em C G
Love is the reason were standing here now.
G Em C G
The future before us, tomorrow's untold,
G Em C G
But love is the promise that whatever it holds,
Chorus:
G D/F# Am7 Em7 C G D D/F#
I will hold you, I will hold you up.
G D/F# Am7 Em7 C9 D G Em C G Em C G
I will hold you, oh I will hold you up
Verse:
G Em C G
So give me your worst days, give me your fear.
G Em C G
Bring all of your burdens and just lay em down here.
G Em C G
Cause I'm not gonna leave you when your world becomes a war.
G D/F# Em C G
I'm staying in the trenches cause you're worth fighting for.
Chorus:
G D/F# Am7 Em7 C G D D/F#
Yes I will hold you, oh I will hold you up.
G D/F# Am7 Em7 C D G
I will hold you, I will hold you up.
Bridge:
D/F# Am7 Bm7
And I will hold you up in victory, watch your light outshine the stars.
Em D C9
And when you're breaking down and weary, just be weary in my arms.
Verse:
G Em C G
There will be trials, there will be tests.
G Em C G
As hard as I'm trying for you, Im human at best.
G Em C G
But, baby, don't worry if you should start to fall.
G Em C G
Just cling to the one love that's bigger than us all.
Chorus:
A E Bm7 F#m7 D A E
He will hold you, oh, He will hold you up.
E A E Bm7 F#m7 D A E
I know he will hold you, yeah, He will hold you, He will hold you up,
E A E Bm7 F#m7 D E A
And he will hold you, no, no, I know I know He will hold you up.
Matthew West
Hold You Up
Intro G,Em,C9,G G,Em,C,G
G Em C G
Love is a blessing, Love is a vow,
G Em C G
Love is the reason were standing here now.
G Em C G
The future before us, tomorrow's untold,
G Em C G
But love is the promise that whatever it holds,
Chorus:
G D/F# Am7 Em7 C G D D/F#
I will hold you, I will hold you up.
G D/F# Am7 Em7 C9 D G Em C G Em C G
I will hold you, oh I will hold you up
Verse:
G Em C G
So give me your worst days, give me your fear.
G Em C G
Bring all of your burdens and just lay em down here.
G Em C G
Cause I'm not gonna leave you when your world becomes a war.
G D/F# Em C G
I'm staying in the trenches cause you're worth fighting for.
Chorus:
G D/F# Am7 Em7 C G D D/F#
Yes I will hold you, oh I will hold you up.
G D/F# Am7 Em7 C D G
I will hold you, I will hold you up.
Bridge:
D/F# Am7 Bm7
And I will hold you up in victory, watch your light outshine the stars.
Em D C9
And when you're breaking down and weary, just be weary in my arms.
Verse:
G Em C G
There will be trials, there will be tests.
G Em C G
As hard as I'm trying for you, Im human at best.
G Em C G
But, baby, don't worry if you should start to fall.
G Em C G
Just cling to the one love that's bigger than us all.
Chorus:
A E Bm7 F#m7 D A E
He will hold you, oh, He will hold you up.
E A E Bm7 F#m7 D A E
I know he will hold you, yeah, He will hold you, He will hold you up,
E A E Bm7 F#m7 D E A
And he will hold you, no, no, I know I know He will hold you up.
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