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 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA D Dmaj7 E Esus4 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.