Dean Lewis – Hold Of Me Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Dean Lewis – Hold Of Me Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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ChordsC/GFAm7G

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This is the chord progression of Hold Of Me by Dean Lewis on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
C/G
Walking slowly tryna find a place to go
F
You begin to talk about your ex
F
And the way that he would lose control
C/G
And all your friends are trying to throw me
C/G
They are asking questions I don’t know
F
But baby I’d buy you drinks too
F
But I don’t think you need no more

[Chorus]
Am7                   F               C/G
Then you said, “I need nothing from nobody”
Am7                                           F
I can see it on your face you’re hurting
C/G
Grab a hold of me
Am7          F               C/G
Oh baby, can’t you see?
Am7
That your past is your past
F                             C/G
Oh babe, you’ve got a hold of me
C/G       F               C/G
You’ve got a hold of me
Am7
That your past is your past
F                             C/G
Oh babe, you’ve got a hold of me

[Verse 2]
C/G
I’m tryna figure you out as you stare back at me
F
And you tell me you don’t like your father
F
‘Cause he would never let you be
C/G
And now you=’re standing beside the window
C/G
You=’re covered in the light from the street
F
And I say that it gets cold here in winter
F
“Do you want my coat? You=’ll freeze”

[Chorus]
Am7               F               C/G
Then you said, “I need nothing from nobody”
Am7                             F
I can see it on your face you’re hurting
C/G
Grab a hold of me
Am7      F               C/G
Oh baby, can’t you see?
Am7
That your past is your past
F                             C/G
Oh babe, you’ve got a hold of me
C/G               F               C/G
You’ve got a hold of me
Am7
That your past is your past
F                                           C/G
Oh babe, you’ve got a hold of me

[Bridge]
C/G               F                             G
You’ve been holding on so long
Am7                             C/G
You keep pushing me out
F                           G
You don’t know where you belong

[Chorus]
Am7 F C/G
Then you said, “I need nothing from nobody”
Am7 F
I can see it on your face you’re hurting
C/G
Grab a hold of me
Am7 F C/G
Oh baby, can’t you see?
Am7
That your past is your past
F C/G
Oh babe, you’ve got a hold of me
C/G F C/G
You’ve got a hold of me
Am7
That your past is your past
F C/G
Oh babe, you’ve got a hold of me

How to play Hold Of Me: key, chords and progression

Hold Of Me by Dean Lewis is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 4 chords in all: C/G, F, Am7 and G.

The backbone of the song is F – C/G – Am7 – F (IV – I – vi7 – IV in C major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – lah – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em7, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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Hold Of Me chords: questions

What key is Hold Of Me in?

Hold Of Me by Dean Lewis is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Hold Of Me?

Hold Of Me uses 4 chords: C/G, F, Am7, G.

What is the chord progression of Hold Of Me?

The main progression is F – C/G – Am7 – F (IV – I – vi7 – IV).

Is Hold Of Me easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em7, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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