Mumford & Sons - Hold On to What You Believe: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Hold On to What You Believe" 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.

Am
I
                                  G  Fmaj7 C
I can't promise you that I won't let you down
    Am
And I
                                       G   Fmaj7  C
I can't promise you that I will be the only one around
           G    Fmaj7 C
When your hope falls down
          Am
But we're young
                                         G  Fmaj7 C
Open flowers in the windy fields of this wartorn world
    Am
And love
                                          G    Fmaj7  C        G Fmaj7 C
This city breathes the plague of loving things more than their creators

I ran away, I could not take the burden of both me and you
It was too fast, casting love on me as if it were a spell I could not break
When it was a promise I could not make
But if I was wrong? What if I was wrong?
Oh what if I was wrong?

            Am C    G
But what if I was wrong?
          Am C    G
O what if I was wrong?

Chorus:
    Am   G       C              Am   G  C
But hold on to what you believe in the light
          Am       G   C
When the darkness has robbed you of all your sight
    Am   G       C              Am   G  C
But hold on to what you believe in the light
         Am        G   C
When the darkness has robbed you of all your sight

Now this land means less and less to me without you breathing through its trees
At every turn, the water runs away from me
The halo disappears, I'm not whole when you're not here
So what if I was wrong? What if I was wrong?
Oh what if I was wrong?

Chorus:
But hold on to what you believe
In the light, when the darkness has robbed you of all your sight
And oh hold on to what you believe
In the light, when the darkness has robbed you of all your sight

Hold on to what you believed
In the light


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

Fmaj

Guitar chord Fmaj

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 to What You Believe" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hold On to What You Believe" by Mumford & Sons.