Shawn Mendes - Hold On: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Hold On' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Hold On Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Shawn Mendes

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'Hold On' smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A#m    F#
Stop, take it in
    C#
And I breath for a minute
A#m        F#              C#
I think too much when I'm alone
A#m F#
I never win when I
C#
Keep my thoughts inside
A#m F#            C#
So I pick up the phone

        C#        F#              A#m
And my dad said "Shawn, stay with me
      G#              C#  F# A#m G#
Everything will be alright
         C#       F#           A#m
I know I haven’t seen you lately
G#                       C#  F# A#m G#
But you’re always on my mind"

Chorus:
  F#         C#
I dont know what
       G#     A#m
You’re going through
            F#       C#
But there’s so much life
 G#       A#m
Ahead of you
              F#   C#
And it won’t slow down
           F7      A#m
No matter what you do
                  F#     C# G# C#
So you just gotta hold on
                 F#       C#  G# C#
All we can do is hold on, yeah

These days are flying by
Weeks feel like minutes
I can't remember being small
I try to figure it out
I can't seem to find out how
I guess I don't know much at all

And my dad says
"Shawn, stay with me
Everything will be alright
I know I haven’t seen you lately
But you’re always on my mind"

Chorus

                 A#m  G#/C C# F#
All we can do is hold on
                     A#m  G#/C
Yeah, you just gotta hold on
            C#   F#
Just, just hold on
      A#m  G#/C   F#
Just hold on for me

        C#         F#              A#m
And my dad said "Shawn, stay with me
      G#              C#  F# A#m G#
Everything will be alright

Chorus

                     F#     C# G# C#
Yeah, you just gotta hold on
      G#          C#
Just hold on for me


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

F#

Guitar chord F#

F7

Guitar chord F7

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play 'Hold On' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'Hold On' by Shawn Mendes.