AC/DC - Hold Me Back: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Hold Me Back" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

G                                    C
I got a big, fat Cadillac built for you
                                 G
I got a honk that'll blow the avenue
Got a hard enough kicking, now bend my thing
Got a sugar looking woman with a bald-headed man
Give me Five-0, here boy, that's what I'll do
Got a big fat mama who can hold a tune
Gotta slip that bone in hard and mean
A honky-tonk woman got the best of me

Chorus:
               F C
Can't hold me back
               G
Can't hold me back
               F                       C
Can't hold me back, you get a heart attack
               G
Can't hold me back

Got a honky-tonk big bone, hit to thrill
I got a sugar boot 'n' money babies that'll kill
All honky tonk 15 golden mile
Got a blonde-headed woman loaded in the town
You can get me to the ball, man, divin' in
And don't balk the kill, ball in her 'ville
You gotta a map the wrong town, hit the road
You got a whole boppa movin' on down the road

Chorus:
G            G7sus4 C
Can't hold me back
               G
Can't hold me back
                   F                       C
You can't hold me back, you get a heart attack
       G
Can't hold me back

               F C
Can't hold me back
                   G
You can't hold me back
                   F   C
You can't hold me back
               G
Can't hold me back

               F C
Can't hold me back
               G
Can't hold me back
               F                       C
Can't hold me back, you get a heart attack
               G
Can't hold me back

G      C       G
Can't hold me back
You can't hold me back
       C       G
Can't hold me back
You can't hold me back
       C
Can't hold me back
     G
You can't hold me back
           C          G
You can't hold me back


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

G7sus4

Guitar chord G7sus4

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 Me Back" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hold Me Back" by AC/DC.

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