Noah Kahan – Hold It Down (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Chords

[Intro]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10--10\\---6-6--6\\5---5-5----5-5-5----//-6-6-//-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-------8---\\-5-----5\\3-3------3----------//----5-//-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------10--10\\---6-6--6\\5---5-5----5-5-5---|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-8-------8---\\-5-----5\\3-3------3----------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]
I'm spinning in circles but straight out of line
e|---------------------------------------|
B|----10----------6\\5---5-5----5-5-5----|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--8------------5-\\3-3------3----------|
E|---------------------------------------|

With every excuse I'm fallin' behind
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|----------------6--5---5-5----5-5-5-----6---|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--8----------5----3-------3---------3/4/5---|
E|--------------------------------------------|

So watch me self distruct, right on time, I've built up every wall I had to climb
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--6-----10----3----3//5//6---6-----10----3--|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--5-----8-----1----1//3//6---5-----8-----1--|
E|--------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
Cause real life ain't nothin but anger and doubt and failure's a stranger we all dream about
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5---------------------------6--------------------10--------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3---------------------------5--------------------8---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

I hold it.... Down
e|------------------------------|
B|--3----------10-------5-------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|--1----------8--------3-------|
E|------------------------------|

When every silence that got to my head, when some sets remind me that everything ends
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5---------------------------6--------------------10--------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3---------------------------5--------------------8---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

I hold it.... Down
e|------------------------------|
B|--3----------10-------5-------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|--1----------8--------3-------|
E|------------------------------|
[Chorus]
So tell my doubts I'm going home... and put my failures on the phone
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-------5----------------3--//--5//--7------5--------------3----|
D|--7-------5--------3-------3--//--5//--7------5-------3------3----|
A|--5-------3--------3-------1--//--3//--5------3-------3------1----|
E|-------------------1----------------------------------1-----------|
Hold it down, let it go
[Interlude]
    F        Dm         C
e|--1---------5---------3-------|
B|--1---------6---------4-------|
G|--2---------7---------5-------|
D|--3---------7---------5-------|
A|--3---------5---------3-------|
E|--1---------x---------x-------| x2
[Verse 2] I gambled my soul without knowing the stakes... And now I'm filling a hole, with falsehood and shame
    F                    Dm              C
e|--1---------------------5--------------3-----------------1---------------------5---------------3--|
B|--1---------------------6--------------4-----------------1---------------------6---------------4--|
G|--2---------------------7--------------5-----------------2---------------------7---------------5--|
D|--3---------------------7--------------5-----------------3---------------------7---------------5--|
A|--3---------------------5--------------3-----------------3---------------------5---------------3--|
E|--1---------------------x--------------x-----------------1---------------------x---------------x--|

           And so my guilty skin will turn to stone
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5-\-6-\-7--------------10-------------3-------------------|
D|---5-\-6-\-7--------------10-------------3-------------------|
A|---3-\-4-\-5--------------8--------------1-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

    Oh Lord, I'm a man of sin, now that I know
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5-\-7----------------10--------------3-------------------|
D|---5-\-7----------------10--------------3-------------------|
A|---3-\-5----------------8---------------1-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
Cause real life ain't nothin but anger and doubt and failure's a stranger we all dream about
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5---------------5----------7---------7---------10-----------10--------------10---------|
D|----5---------------5----------7---------7---------10-----------10--------------10---------|
A|----3---------------3----------5---------5---------8------------8---------------8----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  I hold it.... Down
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--3------------5--------------|
D|--3-----3------5--------------|
A|--1-----3------3--------------|
E|--------1---------------------| x2
[Chorus]
So tell my doubts I'm going home... and put my failures on the phone... hold it down
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-------5----------------3--//--5//--7------5--------------3----|
D|--7-------5--------3-------3--//--5//--7------5-------3------3----|
A|--5-------3--------3-------1--//--3//--5------3-------3------1----|
E|-------------------1----------------------------------1-----------|
[Pre-Chorus]
Cause real life ain't nothin but anger and doubt and failure's a stranger we all dream about
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5--------------------------7-------------------10--------------------------------------|
D|----5--------------------------7-------------------10--------------------------------------|
A|----3--------------------------5-------------------8---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  I hold it.... Down
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--3------------5--------------|
D|--3-----3------5--------------|
A|--1-----3------3--------------|
E|--------1---------------------|

I'm searching for answers, but lost in my head, Now I reach into darkness and take what I get
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5--------------------------7-------------------10--------------------------------------|
D|----5--------------------------7-------------------10--------------------------------------|
A|----3--------------------------5-------------------8---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  I hold it.... Down
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--3------------5--------------|
D|--3-----3------5--------------|
A|--1-----3------3--------------|
E|--------1---------------------| x5 (faster with repeat 2-5)

[Outro]
So tell my doubts I'm going home... and put my failures on the phone
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-------5----------------3--//--5//--7------5--------------3----|
D|--7-------5--------3-------3--//--5//--7------5-------3------3----|
A|--5-------3--------3-------1--//--3//--5------3-------3------1----|
E|-------------------1----------------------------------1-----------|
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