INTRO (C5,Eb) VERSE 1 C5 Eb Fall asleep to dreams of home, Where the waves are crashing C5 Eb The only place I've ever known, Now the future has me C5 Eb I see the fire in the sky, See it all around me Bb5 C5 Ab5 I said the past is dead, The life I had is gone Bb5 C5 Ab5 Said I won't give up until I see the sun CHORUS 1 Eb5 G5 C5 Ab5 Hold me now, Till the fear is leaving, I am barely breathing INTERLUDE (C5, Eb) Here's the guitar riff that is played throughout Verse 2: "*" = represents palm mute |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * VERSE 2 ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/red/hold_me_now_crd_ver_2.html ) C5 Eb Waking-up and letting go, To the sound of angels C5 Eb Am I alive or just a ghost, Haunted by my sorrows C5 Eb Hope is slipping through my hands, Gravity is taking hold Bb5 C5 Ab5 I said I'm not afraid, That I am brave enough Bb5 C5 Ab5 I will not give up until I see the sun CHORUS 2 Eb5 Bb5 C5 Hold me now, till the fear is leaving Ab5 I am barely breathing Eb5 Bb5 C5 Crying out, these tired wings are falling Ab5 I need you to catch me BRIDGE Bb5 C5 Ab5 As I burn, as I break, I can't take it anymore Bb5 C5 Ab5 F5 I return to the place where the water covers over everything Ab5 Rescue me somehow CHORUS 3 Eb5 Bb5 C5 Hold me now, till the fear is leaving Ab5 I am barely breathing Eb5 Bb5 C5 Crying out, these tired wings are falling Ab5 I need you to catch me Eb5 Bb5 C5 Hold me now, till the fear is leaving Ab5 Eb5 I am barely breathing