Stephen Sanchez - Hold Her While You Can: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Hold Her While You Can" 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.

          A
She's a flower among the weeds
                    D        Esus4 E
More beautiful than any rose
            A
I put the creases in her shoes
                        Dmaj7 D Esus4 E
She put the crinkle in my nose
      A
I'll have wrinkles when I'm young
                      Dmaj7   D  E Esus4 E
From all the laughing I suppose
          A
And I'll hold your heart forever
               D         E
Long after I propose, oh

Chorus:
 A
Hold her while you can
                          D            E
'Cause someday you won't get the chance
  A
Cherish every moment
                  D
And all the time you spend
             A
'Cause this life will all be over,
             D
my love for you won't end
         F#m
So I'll hold her while I can
                         D               A Dmaj7 D
'Til the one day that I get the chance again

She's a doll at 83
Acting like we both just met
Reminding me of times
That I swore I'd not forget
Now I'm 85 years old
Alone lying on this bed
Missing the sound of her voice
And the three words that she once said

Chorus:
Hold her while you can
'Cause someday you won't get the chance
Cherish every moment
And all the time you spend
'Cause this life will all be over,
my love for you won't end
So I'll hold her while I can
'Til the one day that I get the chance again

Hold her while you can
'Cause someday you won't get the chance
Cherish every moment
And all the time you spend
'Cause this life will all be over,
my love for you won't end
So I'll hold her while I can
'Til the one day that I get the chance again


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

Dmaj7

Guitar chord Dmaj7

E

Guitar chord E

Esus4

Guitar chord Esus4

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 Her While You Can" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hold Her While You Can" by Stephen Sanchez.