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Dean Lewis - Don’t Hold Me Chords

Chord reference C, B, Am, Dm, G, F, E
Rhythm tips ↓-↑-↓-↑

[C] [B] [Am] [Dm] [C] [G] [C] Have you [G]ever wished you could [Am]rewind And[F] pick up all the[C] pieces of a[G] life you left [G]behind [C] Have you ever [G]lived on borrowed [Am]time? And [F]knowing your mis[C]takes are chasing you[G] down from[G] behind

But [F]don’t hold [C]me, coz I am [G]falling [Am]back down And I [F]wouldn’t want to [C]see you hit the [G]ground [G] And [F]little [C]darling, you found my [G]heart in the lost and [Am]found But the [F]scars they [C]follow me [G]around [G]

[C] I know it’s [G]hard to [Am]replace But the [F]feelings that you [C]had for me will [G]one day be [G]erased [C] And you will [G]learn to move [Am]on, like [F]footprints in [C]snow were lost [G] When the wind is [G]gone

But [F]don’t hold [C]me, coz I am [G]falling [Am]back down And I [F]wouldn’t want to [C]see you hit the [G]ground [G] And [F]little [C]darling, you found my [G]heart in the lost and [Am]found

And the dark surrounds your heart and [Am]you’re in free fall Oh you [F]must let go of [C]me [G] ‘Cause if you keep me, you [Am]will lose it all So [F]darling, darling, [E]please, please

But [F]don’t hold [C]me, coz I am [G]falling [Am]back down And I [F]wouldn’t want to [C]see you hit the [G]ground [G] And [F]little [C]darling, you found my [G]heart in the lost and [Am]found But the [F]scars they [C]follow me [G]around [G]they follow me around

[C] [B] [F] [Am] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [G] No oh oh oh oh ohh ohh ohhhhh oh, they follow me [C]around

Artist Dean Lewis
Album A Place We Knew
Genres Alternative, Indie, Pop
Year 2019
Key C

How to Play Don't Hold Me on Guitar?

Dean Lewis - Don't Hold Me can be played in the key of C using the C, B, Am, Dm, G, F, E chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Don't Hold Me with the ↓-↑-↓-↑ strumming pattern.