The songbook / Loose songs
Hold Me Down
Track 10- Key
- B♭
- Play it
- G shapes, capo 3
- Tempo
- 70 BPM
- Album
- GROUNDWORK, track 10
- Length
- 4:31
- The band on the record
- Wes Ellis (vocals, acoustic guitar), James McLaughlin (drums, engineering, mix), Mark Graham (bass, engineering), Brian Chenault (electric and acoustic guitars), Grove Miller (keys), Emily Thomas (piano), Scott Hornsberger (keys on Walk With You)
- Words & music
- Wes Ellis
- Hear it
- Listen on SoundCloud ↗ Also on MySpace, Amazon, ReverbNation, Last.fm.
- G
- D
- C
- Em
Tap any chord in the song to see its shape. The boxes are drawn right-handed; Lefty flips them, which is how I actually play. Use − and + to move the whole song into a key that suits your voice, or tap Capo 3 to see the real chords with no capo.
Transposed. The chord names and boxes have moved; any tab on this page is still written for the original key.
Just standing over there, in your blue black jeans with your flowing brown hair Liner noteThis one grew out of an older sketch, Don't Give Away the Ending. Same girl in the blue jeans, same stairs, a whole new chorus.
But only at the sight of me, you walk away
And all of these memories, they dance around my head
On this merry-go-round that never seems to end
But I still, I still can't let go
Oh, I still can't let go
Hold me down, cause I'm running
Cause I know you need someone around
You could push your pain upon me
You could throw me down the stairs
You could take the time, to say you don't care for me baby
But like a fool, I stay right here
The party has started to grow dry and all your friends have seen me
And it won't be long till they let you know
And all of these black clouds, they surround me
Cause I'm living on the line between tomorrow and yesterday
But I still, I still can't let go
No, I still can't let go
Chorus TwoSame as Chorus One. Tap to open.
Hold me down, cause I'm running
Cause I know you need someone around
You could push your pain upon me
You could throw me down the stairs
You could take the time, to say you don't care for me baby
But like a fool, I stay right here
Hold me down, cause I'm running, I know you need someone around
Cause like a friend I'm always right here
Like a friend I stay right here
Words and music © Wes Ellis. All rights reserved. Play it, sing it, learn it; just don't pass it off as yours.