Biography:
Richard Ashcroft (born Richard Paul Ashcroft, on September 11, 1971, in Billinge, Wigan, England) is best known as the front man of The Verve, which he helped form in 1989.
After that band's demise in 1999, Ashcroft began his solo career, releasing Alone with Everybody in 2000, Human Conditions in 2002 and Keys to the World in 2006. He performed vocals for the track Lonely Soul on UNKLE's 1998 release Psyence Fiction and his voice can also be heard on the The Chemical Brothers' album Come With Us track The Test.
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Richard Ashcroft - Hold On
Standard Tuning: EADGBe
No Capo
Chords Used:
Fmaj7: 033210 or 003213
G: 320033 or 320013
To simplify it even further for beginers you can get away with play an Fmaj7 and for the G just slide the
shape up two frets playing 055430. Its not perfect but if you are just starting out, every little helps.
[Intro]
Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G
Fmaj7 G
(People hold on) (People hold on)
Fmaj7 G
(People hold on) (People hold on)
[Verse]
G Fmaj7
I aint so superstitious
G
And life can be so vicious
Fmaj7
Learning on your own
G
Can turn your heart to stone
Fmaj7
Apocalyptic mind
G
My head was full of sorrow
Fmaj7
Whispered words of logic
G
Things I need to learn
[Bridge]
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 G
So hold on, hold on, hold on
Fmaj7
Hold on, you know there ain't no lot of time
G
But I know that we can make it
Fmaj7
You better hold ooooon
G
You better hold ooooon
[Verse]
G Fmaj7
Tear gas and pepper spray
G
The water canons on the way
Fmaj7
Fighting on your own
G
Can turn your heart to stone
Fmaj7
And truth is on the march again
G
Wipe those tears away
Fmaj7
Apocalyptic mind
G
She soothed me with her soul
[Bridge]
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 G
So hold on, hold on, hold on
Fmaj7
Hold on, you know there ain't no lot of time
G
But I know that we can make it
Fmaj7 G
So hold on, hold on, hold on
Fmaj7
Hold on, you know there ain't no lot of time
G
But I know that we can make it
Fmaj7
You better hold ooooon
G
You better hold ooooon
Fmaj7
You better hold ooooon
G
You better hold ooooon
[Bridge]
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
[Chorus]
Fmaj7
Well you better hold on
G
You better hold on, hold on
Fmaj7
You better hold on, you know there ain't no lot of time
G
But I know that we can make it
Fmaj7
You better hold on
G
You better hold on, hold on
Fmaj7
You better hold on, you know there ain't no lot of time
G
But I know that we can make it
[Verse]
G Fmaj7
Tear gas and pepper spray
G
The water canons on the way
Fmaj7
Apocalyptic mind
G
She soothed me with her soul
[Outro]
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
Standard Tuning: EADGBe
No Capo
Chords Used:
Fmaj7: 033210 or 003213
G: 320033 or 320013
To simplify it even further for beginers you can get away with play an Fmaj7 and for the G just slide the
shape up two frets playing 055430. Its not perfect but if you are just starting out, every little helps.
[Intro]
Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G
Fmaj7 G
(People hold on) (People hold on)
Fmaj7 G
(People hold on) (People hold on)
[Verse]
G Fmaj7
I aint so superstitious
G
And life can be so vicious
Fmaj7
Learning on your own
G
Can turn your heart to stone
Fmaj7
Apocalyptic mind
G
My head was full of sorrow
Fmaj7
Whispered words of logic
G
Things I need to learn
[Bridge]
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 G
So hold on, hold on, hold on
Fmaj7
Hold on, you know there ain't no lot of time
G
But I know that we can make it
Fmaj7
You better hold ooooon
G
You better hold ooooon
[Verse]
G Fmaj7
Tear gas and pepper spray
G
The water canons on the way
Fmaj7
Fighting on your own
G
Can turn your heart to stone
Fmaj7
And truth is on the march again
G
Wipe those tears away
Fmaj7
Apocalyptic mind
G
She soothed me with her soul
[Bridge]
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 G
So hold on, hold on, hold on
Fmaj7
Hold on, you know there ain't no lot of time
G
But I know that we can make it
Fmaj7 G
So hold on, hold on, hold on
Fmaj7
Hold on, you know there ain't no lot of time
G
But I know that we can make it
Fmaj7
You better hold ooooon
G
You better hold ooooon
Fmaj7
You better hold ooooon
G
You better hold ooooon
[Bridge]
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
[Chorus]
Fmaj7
Well you better hold on
G
You better hold on, hold on
Fmaj7
You better hold on, you know there ain't no lot of time
G
But I know that we can make it
Fmaj7
You better hold on
G
You better hold on, hold on
Fmaj7
You better hold on, you know there ain't no lot of time
G
But I know that we can make it
[Verse]
G Fmaj7
Tear gas and pepper spray
G
The water canons on the way
Fmaj7
Apocalyptic mind
G
She soothed me with her soul
[Outro]
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
Fmaj7 G
I feel like we are the only ones alive
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