Vampire Weekend – Hold You Now Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Vampire Weekend – Hold You Now Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Hold You Now by Vampire Weekend feat. Danielle Haim on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
C                                 G                          Am (G)
I know the reason why you think you gotta leave
F                                                 C                                 G
Promises of future glory don’t make a case for me
C                                 G                                 Am
I did my best and all the rest is hidden by the clouds
(G)                               F                 G       C
I can’t carry you forever, but I can hold you now

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[Verse 2]
C                                                       G                                     Am (G)
Leaving on your wedding day, all calm and dressed in white
F                                     C                                     G
All I’ll keep’s the memory of one last crooked night
C                                                       G                                     Am
The pews are getting filled up, the organ’s playing loud
(G) F                   G                                                       C
I can’t carry you forever, but I can hold you now
Alright

[Chorus]
C            G    Am                   (G)
God, yu tekem laef blong mi
F                   C                   G
Mi mi givim nao long yu
C        G                   Am (G)
Bak mi giv mi evride
F                   G                    C
Blong leftemap nem blong yu

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[Verse 3]
C                                 G                 Am (G)
I know the reason why you think I oughta stay
F                                 C                                 G
Funny how you’re telling me on my wedding day
C                                                 G                                 Am
Crying in those rumpled sheets like someone’s ’bout to die
(G)                 F                                                 G                                 C
You just watch your mouth when talking ’bout the father of the bride

[Verse 4]
C G Am (G)
Why’s your heart grown heavy, boy, when things were feeling light?
F C G
Turning this June morning into some dark judgment night
C G Am
This ain’t the end of nothing much, it’s just another round
(G) F G C
I can’t carry you forever, but I can hold you now

[Chorus]
G Am (G)
God, yu tekem laef blong mi
F C G
Mi mi givim nao long yu
C G Am (G)
Bak mi giv mi evride
F G C
Blong leftemap nem blong yu

[Outro]
Alright

How to play Hold You Now: key, chords and progression

Hold You Now by Vampire Weekend keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 4 chords: C, G, Am and F.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – G – Am – G (I – V – vi – V in C major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

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

Hold You Now chords: questions

What key is Hold You Now in?

Hold You Now by Vampire Weekend is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Hold You Now?

Hold You Now uses 4 chords: C, G, Am, F.

What is the chord progression of Hold You Now?

The main progression is C – G – Am – G (I – V – vi – V).

Is Hold You Now easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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