Holding On To Smoke
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C#m A9
I'm tired of feeling comatose
C#m A9
I've lost the me that I loved most
C#m A9
I'm barely holding onto smoke
C#m
I'm barely holding on to smoke!
( C#m A9 E B5(9) )
( C#m A9 E B5(9) )
E C#m
I'm not addicted but I'm not clean
A9 B5(9)
Why do I do this to myself on repeat
E C#m
So disconnected from my own reality
A9 B5(9)
Am I man or machine
C#m A9
If I give, will you take?
E B5(9)
As I lie for the taste
C#m A9
I just fuck it up
E B5(9) A9
As you lap it up
E
(Go!)
C#m
Through flesh and bone
A9
I walk alone
(Go!)
If I run will I fade away
B5(9)
'Cause I don't wanna leave it behind
[Refrão]
C#m A9
In all my pride, all my shame
E B5(9)
I find strength enough to show you
C#m A9
I may bend but I won't break
E
'Cause I define who I
B5(9)
Define who I become
E C#m
I miss the me that I have not met
A9 B5(9)
Choking in silence on the words left unsaid
E C#m
I feel a sickness for a home I've never been
A9 B5(9)
And I exist in black and white but now I'm seeing red
C#m
I built a shelter in complacency
F#m B5(9)
Locked myself in and set fire, And threw away the key
C#m
Too scared to live but I'm afraid to die
A9
So am I living or am I just alive?
[Refrão]
C#m A9
In all my pride, all my shame
E B5(9)
I find strength enough to show you
C#m A9
I may bend but I won't break
E B5(9)
I define who I who I become
C#m A9
'Cause I'm tired of feeling comatose
E F#m
I've lost the me that I loved most
C#m A9
I'm barely holding on to smoke
E B5(9)
But I'm holding on, I'm holding on
C#m
Broken! I'm holding on
E
Driven! To right the wrong
C#m A9 E
Silent! Connected yet I feel so separated
C#m
Fallen! Through flesh and bone
E
Frozen! I stand alone
C#m A9 E
Deafened! In silence the voice remains
C#m A9
Behind my eyes, beneath my rage
E F#m
I was struggling to get through
C#m A9
Out of time and out of faith
E B5(9)
I define who I become!
C#m A9
In all my pride, all my shame
E B5(9)
I find strength enough to show you
C#m A9
I may bend but I won't break
E
I define who I
B5(9)
Define who I become
C#m A9
'Cause I'm tired of feeling comatose
E F#m
I've lost the me that I loved most
C#m A9
I'm barely holding on to smoke
E B5(9)
But I'm holding on, I'm holding on
C#m A9
I'm tired of being human, tired of being numb
E B5(9)
I'm waiting for the holy ghost to come
C#m A9
So save me from the webs that I have spun
F#m B5(9)
I'm holding on, holding on
F#m
I'm holding on
B5(9) A5
Holding on to smoke!
How to play Holding On To Smoke
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#m. 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.