Toto - Hold the Line: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Hold the Line" 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.

Bm              C#m          F#m    C#m Cm Bm
It's not in the way that you hold me
Bm              C#m             F#m C#m Cm Bm
It's not in the way you say you care
Bm              C#m             Dmaj7
It's not in the way you've been treating my
  E   C#m Cm Bm
friends
Bm              C#m           Dmaj7
It's not in the way that you stayed till the
E  C#m Cm Bm
end
Bm              C#m                   D
It's not in the way you look or the things
                          E
that you say that you'll do

Chorus:
         F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
Hold the line,        love isn't always on
F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
time,
oh oh oh
         F#m C#m D E Esus4 E
Hold the line,        love isn't always on
F#m C#m D E Esus4 E C#m Cm Bm
time,
oh oh oh

It's not in the words that you told me
It's not in the way you say you're mine
It's not in the way that you came back to me
It's not in the way that your love set me free
It's not in the way you look or
the things that you say that you'll do

Chorus

It's not in the words that you told me
It's not in the way you say you're mine
It's not in the way that you came back to me
It's not in the way that your love set me free
It's not in the way you look or
the things that you say that you'll do

Chorus:
Hold the line
Love isn't always on time
Hold the line
Love isn't always on time
Love isn't always on time
Hold the line
Love isn't always on time
Love isn't always on time
Love isn't always on time
Hold the line
Love isn't always on time
Love isn't always on time
Love isn't always on time
Love isn't always on time
Whoah-ooh-ooh


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

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 the Line" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hold the Line" by Toto.