Hold My Hand Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

  B = x24442 / = Slide

E = 022100 x = Muted Note

  F♯ = 244322

At the point marked with a star (*), the electric guitar comes in playing

this riff:

and continues playing it throughout the rest of the verses. For the

bridge and chorus, the electric doubles the acoustic. The drums come in

at the first bridge. All lines in quotes (" ") are sung by the whole band.

B

E

B

E

B

E

B

E

Verse 1

 WBith aE little love,B and some tEenderness,

 WBe'll walk upon the waEter, we'Bll rise above the mistE.

 WBith a Elittle peace, Band someE harmony,

 WBe'll take the world toEgether, we'Bll take 'em by the handE.

Bridge

  F♯ "'Cause I got a hEand for you,"B Ohhhhh...

  F♯ "'Cause I wanna rEun with you,"B

Verse 2

 YEes indeed, I Bsaw you standinE' there.

 YBour hair was down, yoEur eyes were red, nBo comb had touched yourE hair.

 IB saEid get up, andB let me see yoEu smile.

 WBe'll take a walk toEgether, we'Bll take a walk a whilEe.

Bridge

  F♯ "'Cause I got a hEand for you,"B I gotta hand for you...

  F♯ "'Cause I wanna rEun with you,"B Won't you let me run with you...

Chorus

 "BHold myE hanF♯d." "HoldB my E hand."F♯

Want you to hold my hand...

  B E F♯ "Hold my hand."

I'll take you to a place where you can be...

  E tacet

Anything you wanna be, because...

 IB wanEna love you, the best that, the best that I can.

Interlude

B

E

B

B

E

Verse 3

 YBou see EI was wasted,B and I was waEstin' time,

 'BTil I thought about Eyour problemsB, I thought about yoEur crimes.

 TBhenE I stood up, aBnd then I screaEmed aloud,

 IB don't wanna be pEart of your problems, dBon't wanna be part of your

 cErimes, no...

Bridge

  F♯ "'Cause I got a hEand for you,"B I gotta hand for you...

  F♯ "'Cause I wanna rEun with you,"B Won't you let me run with you...

Chorus

 "BHold myE hanF♯d." "HoldB my E hand."F♯

Want you to hold my hand...

  B E F♯ "Hold my hand."

I'll take you to the promised land...

  E tacet

Baby we can't change the world, but...

 IB wanEna love you, the best that, the best that I can.

Solo rhythm

B

E

B

E

B

E

B

 cEan... oh no...

F♯

E

B

B

F♯

E

  B B Let me run, let me run...

Final Chorus:

 "BHold myE hanF♯d." "HoldB my E hand."F♯

Want you to hold my hand...

  B E F♯ "Hold my hand."

I'll take you to a place where you can be...

  E tacet

Anything you wanna be, because...

I......., ohhh no no, no no, no no...

 "BHold myE hanF♯d." "HoldB my E hand."F♯

Want you to hold my hand...

  B E F♯ "Hold my hand."

I'll take you to the promised land...

  E tacet

Baby we can't change the world, but...

 IB wanEna love you, the best that, the best that I can.

B E B E B

  E tacet

Yeaaaaaah, the best that I caaaaaaaaannnnnnnn.

Hold My Hand - Hootie & the Blowfish

Verse

 WiBth a little lovEe

and some tenderness

we'll walk upon the water

we'll rise above the mist

With a little peace <==== riff starts here

And some harmony

we'll take the world together

We'll take them by the hand

F♯m5Cause, I got a hanE5d for you B5

Cause, I wanna run with you

Verse

 YeBsterday, E

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"

Chorus

 CF♯m5ause, I got a hanE5d for you B5- I got a hand for you

I wanna run with you - won't you let me run with you

B5

 hoE5ld F♯m5my 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 E5wanna love you the best that, the best that I can

Verse

 SeBe I was wastedE

and I was wasting time

Till I thought about your problems

I thought about your crimes

Then I stood up,

and I screamed aloud

"Don't wanna be part of your problems

Don't wanna be part of your crowd"

Chorus

 CF♯m5ause, I gotta hanE5d for you B5 - I got a hand for you

I wanna run with you - won't you let me run with you

B5

 hoE5ld mF♯m5y 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 E5wanna love you, the best that, the best that I can

Solo

B5

 hoE5ld mF♯m5y 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 hi hi, 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 E5wanna love you, the best that, the best that I can

Scott Hagberg

St. Olaf College

Northfield, Minnesota

Chords used:

Alternate Chords:

111 (those are 11's)

I originally figured this out way up the neck, but it

is played near the nut. You can substitue the alternate

chords and what you get will sound pretty close to

the recorded version.

Verse

Bsus2 alternate with E

 WitBsus2h a little love E

and some tenderness

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

Cause, I got a hand for you

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"

 CauF♯se, I got a hand fEor you - IB got a hand for you

 I wF♯anna run with yEou B - won't you let me run with you

 holBd my hanEd F♯ - 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 wEanna 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 I screamed aloud

"Don't wanna be part of your problems

Don't wanna be part of your crowd"

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, ramble]

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 hi hi, 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

  Bsus2 E