38 Special – Hold On Loosely

INTRO: E | E/Eb | D | D/Db }x2 
 
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You see it all      around you -      good lovin' gone bad. 
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And usually it's      too late when you     realize what you had. 
 C                                     D
    And my mind goes back to a girl I left some years ago, 
who told  me, 
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"Just Hold On      Loosely,       but don't let go. 
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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." 
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It's so   damn      easy           when your feelings are such 
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To overprotect her, to love her too much. 
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And my mind goes back to a girl I left some years ago, who told me, 
 E                  E/Eb         D             A  (D/Db - D - E)
"Just Hold On      Loosely,       but don't let go. 
 E                     E/Eb        D                  A
If you cling too      tight, babe, 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."                     
 
| G     D     G     D | G     D       G    D    | 
                              Don't let her slip a-way 
| D     A     D     A | D     A     D     A     | 
                         sentimental 
| G     D     G     D | G     D        G     D  | 
 fool,                 Don't let your heart get 
| D     A     D   A-A#| B     .      .      .   | 
          In    her   way. 
 
 E                E/Eb            D                D/Db
You see it all      around you -      good lovin' gone bad. 
 E                     E/Eb                 D             D/Db
And usually it's      too late when you     realize what you had. 
 E                  E/Eb           D             A         
"Just Hold On      Loosely,       but don't let go. 
 E                     E/Eb        D                    A
If you cling too      tight, babe, 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. 

OUTRO: 
 E                  E/Eb         D             A (D/Db - D - E)
"Just Hold On      Loosely,       but don't let go. 
 E                     E/Eb               D       A
If you cling too      tightly, you're gonna lose  it 
                           E E/Eb D  A
You're gonna -- lose control.