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      [Intro]
D     D     D     D     
G     G     G     G     
                            Hmmmmm

[Verse 1]
G       D             G      G7
Hold on tight to your dream, well...
C                     G
Hold on tight to your dream
C                 G
When you see your ship go sailing
C                  G
When you feel your heart is breaking
G       D D7 D6 D+           G
Hold on ti-i-i-i-ght to your dream.   Hmmmmmmmm

[Verse 2]
G           D          G
It's a long time to be gone   (Hold on, Hold on)
C                      G
Time just rolls on and on   (Hold on, Hold on)
C                G
When you need a shoulder to cry on
C               G
When you get so sick of trying, just-a
G       D D7 D6 D+              G
Hold on ti-i-i-i-ght to your dream

[Chorus]
         Em     Bm            Em        Bm
When you get so down that you can’t get up
        Am      D               Am         D
And you want so much but you’re all out of luck
            Em     Bm          Em      Bm
When you're so downhearted and misunderstood
     Am7    Bm     C+       D     D7 (3 bars total of D/D7)
Just over & over & over you could

[Verse trois]
G         D         G
Accroches-toi e ton reve
C                   G
Accroches-toi e ton reve
C                 G
Quand tu vois ton bateau partir
C                     G
Quand tu sents -- ton coeur se biser
G         D         G
Accroches-toi e ton reve

[Chorus]
         Em     Bm            Em        Bm
When you get so down that you can’t get up
        Am      D               Am         D
And you want so much but you’re all out of luck
            Em     Bm          Em      Bm
When you're so downhearted and misunderstood
     Am7    Bm     C+       D     D7  (4 bars total of D/D7)
Just over & over & over you could

[Verse 4]
G       D             G
Hold on tight to your dream
C                     G
Hold on tight to your dream, yeah
C                G
When you see the shadows falling
C                 G
When you hear the cold wind calling
G       D             G
Hold on tight to your dream

[Coda]
(G)
Ooooh, yeah
G       D             G
Hold on tight to your dream
G               D D7 D6 D+ D7 D6 D+ D (etc)
Ye-eah, hold on ti-i-i-ight
G              D    G (3rd fret slide up-->) G6 (10th fret)
To your dream
    

Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/electric_light_orchestra/hold_on_tight_chords_1216584

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