Louis Tomlinson - Holding On To Heartache: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Holding On To Heartache" 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.

E             F#m          D
You said I'm holdin' onto heartache
A                           E
You said I wear it like a crown
                   F#m
It's gonna drag me down
                  D       A
I'm holdin' onto heartache
                               E
You should be starin' at the sky
                       F#m
The birds just passin' by, love

Bm
The windy hell just over
A
We knew that all would change
E
Creates the strangest feelin'
                            Bm
Just slowly waitin' for the end
I still have dreams about it
A
The moment since they came
E
The moment's never shown to us
                      Bm
Because we faded into darkness

                    A
I can still hear a silence
                     E                F#m
I can still hear a clock that's tickin'

Chorus:
                           D
You said I'm holdin' onto heartache
A                           E
You said I wear it like a crown
                   F#m
It's gonna drag me down
                  D
I'm holdin' onto heartache
A                              E
You should be starin' at the sky
                       F#m
The birds just passin' by, love

               Bm      A E
Holdin' on to heartache

The nights, they change in seasons
Become the strangest days
I called you twice, but then regretted it
And changed my number
The questions that I'd ask you
"Where did it all go wrong?"
There's endless versions of the thing
That keeps me driftin' back to darkness

I can still hear your silence
I can still hear a clock that's tickin'

Chorus

                     A
You know the party's over
                           E
When you're standin' in an empty space alone
                    Bm
And time can always heal ya
                        D
If you let it make its way into your bones
                A
Nothing's ever easy
                       E
To be honest, I'm not easy on myself
                  Bm
The second that I see ya
                      D
The space between us just comes floodin' back

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Holding On To Heartache" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Holding On To Heartache" by Louis Tomlinson.