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Nov172017

Fall Out Boy – Hold Me Tight or Don’t Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

ChordsC#m E F#m D#G#A B

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THIS IS THE CHORD PROGRESSION OF HOLD ME TIGHT OR DONT BY FALL OUT BOY.

[Intro]
C#m E F#m E F#m E D#
C#m E F#m E

[Verse 1]
C#m F#m
I never really feel a thing
G# C#m
I’m just kinda too frozen
F#m
You were the only one
G# C#m
That even kinda came close
F#m
I just pinch myself
G# C#m
No longer comatose
F#m
I woke up, no luck
A G#
I woke up, no luck

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[Pre-Chorus]
F#m G# C#m
And when your stitch comes loose
E F#m G#
I wanna sleep on every piece of fuzz
C#m E F#m G#
And stuffing that comes out of you, you
C#m E
I took too many hits off this memory
F#m G#
I need to come down

[Chorus]
C#m B A
An-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-nother day goes by
B F#m
So hold me tight
G# F#m
Hold me tight, or don’t
C#m B A
Oh n-n-no, no this isn’t how the story ends
B F#m
So hold me tight
G# F#m
Hold me tight, or don’t

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[Instrumental]
C#m B A B F#m G#

[Verse 2]
C#m F#m
I got too high again
G# C#m
Realized I can’t not be with you
F#m
Or be just your friend

I love you to death
C#m F#m
But I just can’t, I just can’t pretend
G#
We weren’t lovers first
C#m F#m
Confidants but never friends
A G#
Were we ever friends?

[Pre-Chorus]
F#m G# C#m
But when your stitch comes loose
E F#m G#
I wanna sleep on every piece of fuzz
C#m E F#m G#
And stuffing that comes out of you, you
C#m E
I took too many hits off this memory
F#m G#
I need to come down

The other parts of the song has the same progression.

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How to play Hold Me Tight or Don’t: key, chords and progression

Hold Me Tight or Don’t by Fall Out Boy is written in C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯) and moves through 7 chords: C#m, E, F#m, D#, G#, A and B.

The backbone of the song is F#m – G# – C#m – F#m (iv – V – i – iv in C♯ minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, D, Em, C#, F#, G, A (57% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

E chord on guitar (022100) — EE G♯ B

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

D# chord on guitar (x68886) — D♯D♯ G A♯

G# chord on guitar (466544) — G♯G♯ B♯ D♯

A chord on guitar (x02220) — AA C♯ E

B chord on guitar (x24442) — BB D♯ F♯

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Hold Me Tight or Don’t chords: questions

What key is Hold Me Tight or Don’t in?

Hold Me Tight or Don’t by Fall Out Boy is in the key of C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Hold Me Tight or Don’t?

Hold Me Tight or Don’t uses 7 chords: C#m, E, F#m, D#, G#, A, B.

What is the chord progression of Hold Me Tight or Don’t?

The main progression is F#m – G# – C#m – F#m (iv – V – i – iv).

Is Hold Me Tight or Don’t easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, D, Em, C#, F#, G, A (57% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo).

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