Louis Tomlinson – Holding On To Heartache Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Louis Tomlinson – Holding On To Heartache Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
D             Em           C
 You said I'm holdin' onto heartache
G                          D
 You said I wear it like a crown
                   Em
It's gonna drag me down
                 C         G
I'm holdin' onto heartache
                             D
You should be starin' at the sky
                       Em
The birds just passin' by, love

[Verse 1]
Am
  The windy hell just over
G
 We knew that all would change
D
 Creates the strangest feelin'
D                            Am
 Just slowly waitin' for the end
I still have dreams about it
G
 The moment since they came
D
 The moment's never shown to us
D                      Am
 Because we faded into darkness
[Refrain]
                   G
I can still hear a silence
                   D
I can still hear a clock
               Em
 that's tickin'

[Chorus]
                          C
You said I'm holdin' onto heartache
G                          D
 You said I wear it like a crown
                   Em
It's gonna drag me down
                 C
I'm holdin' onto heartache
G                             D
 You should be starin' at the sky
                       Em
The birds just passin' by, love
              Am        G D
Holdin' on to heartache

[Verse 2]
Am
  The nights, the changin' seasons
G
 Become the strangest days
D
 I called you twice,
 but then regretted it

And changed my number
Am
  The questions that I'd ask you
G
 Where did it all go wrong?
D
 There's endless versions
of that thing
That keeps me driftin'
        Am
 back to darkness

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[Refrain]
                   G
I can still hear a silence
                   D
I can still hear a clock
               Em
that's tickin'

[Chorus]
                          C
You said I'm holdin' onto heartache
G                          D
 You said I wear it like a crown
                   Em
It's gonna drag me down
                 C
I'm holdin' onto heartache
G                             D
 You should be starin' at the sky
                       Em
The birds just passin' by, love

[Bridge]
                     G
You know the party's over
When you're standin' in an
 D
 empty space alone
                    Am
And time can always heal ya
                       C
If you let it make its way
into your bones
               G
Nothing's ever easy
                      D
To be honest, I'm not easy
on myself
                  Am
The second that I see ya
                     C
The space between us just
 comes floodin' back

[Chorus]
                          C
You said I'm holdin' onto heartache
G                          D
 You said I wear it like a crown
                   Em
It's gonna drag me down
                 C
I'm holdin' onto heartache
G                             D
 You should be starin' at the sky
                       Em       Am G
The birds just passin' by, love

How to play Holding On To Heartache: key, chords and progression

These are Holding On To Heartache chords by Louis Tomlinson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Holding On To Heartache by Louis Tomlinson sits in G major (one sharp: F♯), and you need 5 chords to play it: D, Em, C, G and Am.

Most of the song cycles through C – G – D – Em (IV – I – V – vi in G major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

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Holding On To Heartache chords: questions

What key is Holding On To Heartache in?

Holding On To Heartache by Louis Tomlinson is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Holding On To Heartache?

Holding On To Heartache uses 5 chords: D, Em, C, G, Am.

What is the chord progression of Holding On To Heartache?

The main progression is C – G – D – Em (IV – I – V – vi), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.

Is Holding On To Heartache easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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