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Holding Out - Metric Chords

Chords: Am, Dm, F, C, E, C*, Dm*, Em*, F*, G

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Genre: indie rock, alternative rock, electronic


* means they play only one note in the song. however, playing the whole

chords also sounds okay.

Chorus explanation: listen carefully to the song, and you hear the lowest

note go from G (3 counts) to

C (1 count) to D (4 counts). Meanwhile, the higher guitar chords go G (6

counts) to Dm (2 counts).

[Intro]
Am Dm F C E
Am Dm F C E C and E only half a bar

[Verse]
Am Dm
Holding out for the right time
F C E
What if the right time never arrives?
Am Dm
Always waiting on the sidelines
F
When is it my time
C E
To be the one, the one, the one?
Am Dm
Holding out for the right time
F C E
My whole lifetime slowly goes by
Am Dm
Always waiting on the sidelines
F
When is it my time
C E
To be the one, the one, the one?

[Pre-Chorus]
C* Dm* Em*
What are you doing tonight?
F*
You can't just scroll through pictures and hide
C* Dm* Em* F*
What do you wanna do right now

Right now, right now, right now

[Chorus]
G G/C Dm C F

[Verse]
G G/C Dm
All that's happened filling up my days
C F
All that's coming up, so far away

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