Hold My Hand by Hootie And The Blowfish #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## @SONG: * HOLD MY HAND (tabbed by Paul Hutchinson ) Intro: |Bsus2 E | x4 Bsus2 E Bsus2 E With a little love and some tenderness Bsus2 E Bsus2 E etc We'll walk upon the water, we'll rise above the mist With a little peace, and some harmony We'll take the world together, we'll take them by the hand F# E* B Cause, I got a hand for you, oh F# E* B Cause, I wanna run with you Yesterday, I saw you standing there Your head was heavy, your eyes were red, no comb had touched your hair I said "Get up, and let me see you smile We'll take a walk together, walk the road a while" Cause, I got a hand for you - I got a hand for you I wanna run with you - won't you let me run with you B E* F# Hold my hand - want you to hold my hand B E* F# Hold my hand - I'll take you to a place where you can be B E* F# Hold my hand - anything you wanna be, because E* I wanna love you the best that, the best that I can See I was wasted, and I was wasting time Till I thought about your problems, I thought about your crimes Then I stood up, and then I screamed aloud "Don't wanna be part of your problems, don't wanna be part of your crowd, no" Cause, I gotta hand for you - I got a hand for you I wanna run with you - won't you let me run with you Hold my hand - want you to hold my hand Hold my hand - I will take you to the promised land Hold my hand - Maybe we can't change the world but, I wanna love you, the best that, the best that I can Solo: |Bsus2 E | x4 |F# E* |B | x2 Hold my hand - want you to hold my hand Hold my hand - I'll take you to a place where you can be Hold my hand - anything you wanna be cause I, no lo lo, oh ho (!?) Hold my hand - want you to hold my hand Hold my hand - I will take you to the promised land Hold my hand - Maybe we can't change the world but, I wanna love you, the best that, the best that I can Chords: Acoustic guitar: Bsus2-x24422 E-022100 F#-x 9 11 11 11 x E*-x7999x B-799877 Electric guitar (mostly): F#-x 9 11 11 x x E*-x799xx B-x998xx ............... The riff played by the electric comes in on the line "With a little peace..", is played throughout the verses, and consists of the following: (the notes in brackets aren't played all the time) + + + + + + + + |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------7-----9-------------------|-------7--------------------------| |/8--------(8)9-------------------|/8--------(8)9--------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------9--------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| During the bridge ("Cause I got..") and chorus ("Hold my hand..") you just strum the chords as shown above. The solo consists of: + + + + + + + + |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |/7-----9-----7-------------------|-7h9---9--------------------------| |--------------------/8---7h8-----|---------7h8----------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------9~~~~~~~~~~~~~\\\\---| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| + + + + + + + + |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-7h9---9--------------------------| |---------7-8-9-------9---7h8---8-|---------7h8----------------------| |/9-----9-------------------------|-------------9~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| (Hold bend) + + + + + + + + |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------7-----------------|----------------------------------| |-----4---4-6b8---8r6-4-------4~~~|~~~~~~~~~~------------------------| |-4/6---6---------------6-4h6-----|-----------6----6-4---4-----------| |---------------------------------|------------------------6---6-4---| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| + + + + + + + + |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------4---4h5-|p4-5b7r5p4--------------------------| |-----------------4---4h6---6-----|-----------6b8------r6-4--------4---| |---------4---4h6---6-------------|------------------------6-4-4h6-----| |-----4h6---6---------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| ................. www.TAB6.com