The Replacements – Hold My Life (Guitar)

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Song: Hold My Life Artist: The Replacements Album: Tim (1985)(Track 1) Tabbed By: Brandon Karcic First tab. Pretty simple, awesome song. Thinking of playing it for my Berklee audition, if I don't do "Left of the Dial". Be sure to pay attention to the song for rhythms, especially on the verses. D A

D       A    D   A        
Well, well, well I,

D       A   
found it's [my life]

D     A  D   A             
Down on all fives

D       A             
Let me crawl

D  A  D    A
If I want, I

D      A   D A D A          
could dye (oh)

D   A
my hair

Bm                        A
Time for decisions to be made

Bm               A    Bm             E
Crack up in the sun, lose it in the shade

G9                              A
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, drone, time for this one to come home

G9                          A
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, die, time for this one to come alive

       D  C#m G9  A
and hold my life 

D  C#m  G9    A
until I'm ready to use it

D C#m G9 (riff, see below) Hold my life because I just might lose it (riff) Because I just might lose it

Riff for "Because I just might lose it"
D|-0-2-4-5-4-2-0-2-0-2
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x

D A

D      A     D    A        
Well, well, well,

D   A   
anyone could tell

D    A   D A             
pass it off

   D     A             
a lucky shot

D      A  D   A
Ooh, they do 

D      A   D   A   D A          
hate 'em, someday soon, 

D     A
face 'Em

Bm                        A
Time for decisions to be made

Bm               A    Bm             E
Crack up in the sun, lose it in the shade

G9                               A
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, drone, time for this one to come home

G9                        A
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, die, time for this one to come alive

       D C#m  G9     A
and hold my life 

D C#m  G9  A
until I'm ready to use it

D    C#m  G9   (riff) 
Hold my life because I just might lose it

(riff) Because I just might lose it D A D A

 D     A     D    A      D   A
Just might, just might, just might...

Bm A

          Bm              A             Bm              E
We might crack up in the sun, or we'll lose it in the shade

G9                               A
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, drone, time for this one to come home

G9                            A
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, die, time for this one to come alive

       D C#m  G9     A
and hold my life 

D  C#m   G9    A
until I'm ready to use it

D  C#m   G9   (riff) 
Hold my life because I just might lose it

(riff) Because I just might lose it

                D  C#m G9   A
I want you to hold my life

               D  C#m  G9   A
Get ready to hold my life

D / Bm
Hold my, hold my, hold my, hold my...

Close on D / Bm There ya go. Merry Christmas, fellow 'Mats fans.