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Scott Quinn – Holding On To Letting Go Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Verse 1]
A                         Bm
  When I feel you slipping from
  my head
F#m
  I play the saddest songs
     D
  to feel it all again
A
  I been sleeping lately,
  Bm
  scares me to death
F#m
'Cause I think I'm
getting better
    D
And I'm not ready yet

[Chorus]
So I keep holding on
           A
to letting go
         Bm
I know I could make it
           F#m
easy but I don't
D
The second I get over you
                  A
then it really is over
        Bm
Oh it's over
        F#m       D
You got closure

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[Verse 2]
A                         Bm
  I ignore my friends whenever
  they call
         F#m
'Cause sometimes they convince
          D
me I don't love you anymore
    A                       G
But I'd rather hurt than forget
                 F#m
about you and be fine

[Chorus]
                                A
So I keep holding on to letting go
         Bm
I know I could make
              F#m
it easy but I don't
     D
The second I get over you
                  A
then it really is over
        Bm
Oh it's over
        F#m
You got closure
    D                              A
But I keep holding on to letting go

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[Bridge]
 A               Bm
(I keep holding, I keep holding)
Yeah
 F#m             D
(I keep holding) Yeah yeah
 A
(I keep holding) Mmm
 G
(I keep holding) Yeah
 F#m            D
(I keep holding

[Chorus]
                              A
I keep holding on to letting go
         Bm
I know I could make it easy
      F#m
but I don't
    D
The second I get over
              A
you then it's over
        Bm
Oh it's over
        F#m
You got closure
But I keep holding on to
        A
letting go (I keep holding)
         Bm
I know I could make it easy
      F#m
but I don't (I keep holding)
    D
The second I get over you then it
          A
really is over (I keep holding)
        Bm
Oh it's over (I keep holding)
        F#m
You got closure (I keep holding)
    D
But I keep holding on to
        A
letting go (I keep holding)
    G
Mm (I keep holding) Yeah
 F#m                D    A
(I keep holding)

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

These are the chords for Holding On To Letting Go by Scott Quinn on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Holding On To Letting Go by Scott Quinn keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 5 chords: A, Bm, F#m, D and G.

Most of the song cycles through A – Bm – F#m – D (V – vi – iii – I in D major). In solfa, that is soh – lah – mi – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Am, Em, C, F (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

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

Holding On To Letting Go chords: questions

What key is Holding On To Letting Go in?

Holding On To Letting Go by Scott Quinn is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Holding On To Letting Go?

Holding On To Letting Go uses 5 chords: A, Bm, F#m, D, G.

What is the chord progression of Holding On To Letting Go?

The main progression is A – Bm – F#m – D (V – vi – iii – I).

Is Holding On To Letting Go easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Am, Em, C, F (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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

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Holding On To Letting Go chords: questions

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