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Manic Street Preachers – Hold Me Like A Heaven Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Hold Me Like A Heaven by Manic Street Preachers on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
Em C G
I walk between the dividing lines
Am Em C
I dance around the exit signs
Am
I hate the world more than I hate myself
C
I can’t pretend that it’s a cry for help

[Pre-Chorus]
Em C G
Tattered manifestos litter the mind
Am Em D C
Diplomatic plans ravaged by time
Am
It never really was the truth or lies
C
We just gave up and said our goodbyes

[Chorus]
D Em C
(Woah oh, woah oh, woah oh)
So hold me, hold me, hold me like a heaven
D Em C
(Woah oh, woah oh, woah oh)
I want some faith and wanna be forgiven
D Em C
(Woah oh, woah oh, woah oh)
I wanna feel your divine intervention
D Em C
(Woah oh, woah oh, woah oh)
C
So hold me, hold me
G
So hold me, hold me like I’m lost in your heaven

[Verse 2]
Em G C G
What is the future of the future?
Am Em C
When memory fades and gets boarded up
Am
All the ties that bind have come undone
C
Seconds of hate, tiny screams of love

D Em C
(Woah oh, woah oh, woah oh)
So hold me, hold me, hold me like a heaven
D Em C
(Woah oh, woah oh, woah oh)
I want some faith and wanna be forgiven
D Em C
(Woah oh, woah oh, woah oh)
I wanna feel your divine intervention
D Em C
(Woah oh, woah oh, woah oh)
C
So hold me, hold me
G
So hold me, hold me like I’m lost in your heaven

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How to play Hold Me Like A Heaven: key, chords and progression

Hold Me Like A Heaven by Manic Street Preachers is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 5 chords in all: Em, C, G, Am and D.

The backbone of the song is C – D – Em – C (IV – V – vi – IV in G major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – lah – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

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