George Benson – Hold Me Chords on Piano & Ukulele

George Benson – Hold Me Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsCBbAmFBmGBbmaj7Am7Dm7GmEmEmmaj7Em7CmEbmaj7DmG7Cmaj7Bm7

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[Intro]
C   Bb   Am   F   (x2)

[Verse 1]
C
 When the picture
          Bb
tells it all
There′s no need for
  Bm Am        G  F
trying or pretending
C
 With your suitcase
        Bb
in the hall
                    Bm Am
It's not a time for lying,
           G F
no more crying
G         C
 I gave a heart that
       Bbmaj7    F
I may never see return
     G
 to me
[Chorus]
Am7
Hold me, like you
              Dm7
used to do before
       F
Let me wrap my arms
  G
around you baby
    Am7
You told me that you′d
                Dm7
 never leave no more
     F             G
So I wrap my life around you

[Verse 2]
C
 Before the pleasure
           Bb
turns to shame
                Bm Am
It's a time for leaving
        G  F
not deceiving
C              Gm
 And, though a promise
          Bb
 has been made
              Bm   Am
I would never hold you
               F
from what you need to do
             C
You keep the years but the
          Bbmaj7
 moments I'll keep near
     F    G
forever dear

[Chorus]
Am7
Hold me, like you
              Dm7
 used to do before
       F
Let me wrap my arms
  G
 around you baby
    Am7
You told me that you′d
                Dm7
 never leave no more
     F             G
So I wrap my life around
you

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[Instrument]
C   Bb   Am   F   (x2)

[Bridge]
         C
I gave a heart that
       Bbmaj7      F       G
 I may never see return to me

[Chorus]
Am7
Hold me, like you used
          Dm7
 to do before
       F
Let me wrap my arms
  G
around you baby
    Am7
You told me that you′d
               Dm7
 never leave no more
     F             G
So I wrap my life around you

    Em         Emmaj7
The passage of years
   Bm             Em7
My song you might hear
        Cm
In some caught-up and
         Ebmaj7
 lonely cafe
    Dm                   F
And wonder could it ever be
     G7    Cmaj7
That good again?
            Bm7
Guess we'll never know
 (We′ll never know)

[Chorus]
Am7
Hold me, like you
              Dm7
used to do before
       F
Let me wrap my arms
  G
around you baby
    Am7
You told me that you′d
                Dm7
 never leave no more
     F             G
So I wrap my life around you

[Outro and Fade]
Am7
Hold me, like you used
          Dm7
to do before
       F
Let me wrap my arms
   G
 around you baby
    Am7
You told me that you′d
                Dm7
never leave no more
     F             G
So I wrap my life around you
Am7
Hold me, like you used
         Dm7
 to do before
       F
Let me wrap my arms
  G
 around you baby
    Am7
You told me that you′d
                 Dm7
 never leave no more

Watch: Hold Me

From George Benson - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Hold Me: key, chords and progression

These are Hold Me chords by George Benson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Hold Me by George Benson sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 19 chords to play it: C, Bb, Am, F, Bm, G, Bbmaj7, Am7, Dm7, Gm, Em and Emmaj7 and 7 more.

Most of the song cycles through F – G – Am7 – Dm7 (IV – V – vi7 – ii7 in C major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – lah – reh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: on guitar, Bb, F, Bm, Bbmaj7 and Gm need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bbmaj7 chord on guitar (x13231)
B♭maj7B♭ D F A
Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G
Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211)
Dm7D F A C
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Emmaj7 chord on guitar (021000)
Emmaj7E G B D♯
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Ebmaj7 chord on guitar (x68786)
E♭maj7E♭ G B♭ D
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
G7 chord on guitar (320001)
G7G B D F
Cmaj7 chord on guitar (x32000)
Cmaj7C E G B
Bm7 chord on guitar (x24232)
Bm7B D F♯ A

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Hold Me chords: questions

What key is Hold Me in?

Hold Me by George Benson is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Hold Me?

Hold Me uses 19 chords: C, Bb, Am, F, Bm, G, Bbmaj7, Am7, Dm7, Gm, Em, Emmaj7 and 7 more.

What is the chord progression of Hold Me?

The main progression is F – G – Am7 – Dm7 (IV – V – vi7 – ii7).

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