Hold Me While You Wait
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Intro: B
Verse: 1
B D#m
I'm waiting up, saving all my precious time
E B
Losing light, I'm missing my same old us
D#m
Before we learned our truth too late
E
Resigned to fate, fading away
G#m B
So tell me, can you turn around?
F#
I need someone to tear me down
G#m B
Oh, tell me, can you turn around?
F#
But either way
[Refrão]
B
Hold me while you wait
D#m
I wish that I was good enough (Hold me while you wait)
G#m
If only I could wake you up (Hold me while you wait)
F#
My love, my love, my love, my love
B
Won't you stay a while? (Hold me while you wait)
Verse: 2
B D#m
Tell me more, tell me something I don't know
E
Did we come close to having it all?
G#m B
If you're gonna waste my time
F#
Let's waste it right
[Refrão]
B
And hold me while you wait
D#m
I wish that I was good enough (Hold me while you wait)
G#m
If only I could wake you up (Hold me while you wait)
F#
My love, my love, my love, my love
Won't you stay a while? (Hold me while you wait
B D#m
I wish you cared a little more (Hold me while you wait)
G#m
I wish you'd told me this before (Hold me while you wait)
F#
My love, my love, my love, my love
Won't you stay a while? (Hold me while you wait)
Bridge
E F#
This is you, this is me, this is all we need
G#m B
Is it true? My faith is shaken, but I still believe
E F#
This is you, this is me, this is all we need
G#m
So won't you stay a while?
[Refrão]
B
And hold me while you wait
D#m
I wish that I was good enough (Hold me while you wait)
G#m
If only I could wake you up (Hold me while you wait)
F#
My love, my love, my love, my love
Won't you stay a while? (Hold me while you wait
B D#m
I wish you cared a little more (Hold me while you wait)
G#m
I wish you'd told me this before (Hold me while you wait)
F#
My love, my love, my love, my love
B
Won't you stay a while? (Hold me while you wait)
Outro
D#m
Stay a while (Hold me while you wait)
G#m
Stay a while (Hold me while you wait)
F#
My love, my love, my love
B
Won't you stay a while?
How to play Hold Me While You Wait
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.