Hold My Hand Acoustic Chords by Hootie And The Blowfish

On the record it is in the key of B and for the best true
sound you should probably play it that way WITHOUT a capo.
You can put a capo on the second fret to stay in B or just
play it in A to be more vocal friendly.

Capo 2 (optional)

[Intro]

  4x


[Verse 1]

              
With a little 

            
love, and some

          
 tenderness
             
We'll walk upo

      
n the water
             
We'll rise abo

       
ve the mist
              
With a little 

            
peace, and som

         
e harmony
             
We'll take the

         
 world togethe

r
             
We'll take em 

       
by the hand

[Bridge]

             
    Cause I ve

             
 got a hand fo

   
r you
             
    Cause I wa

             
nna run with y


ou

[Verse 2]

(         
 Yes indeed, I

             
 saw you stand

    
ing there
             
Your head was 

            
down, your eye

s were red
             
No comb had to

           
uched your hai

r
             
I said get up,

             
  and let me s

            
ee you smile
             
We'll take a w

      
alk together
             
Walk the road 

 
awhile

[Bridge]

             
    Cause I ve

             
 got a hand fo

   
r you
             
    Cause I wa

             
nna run with y


ou

Won't you let me run with you?

[Chorus]

      
Hold my hand

Want you to hold my hand
      
Hold my hand

I'll take you to a place where you can be
      
Hold my hand

Anything you wanna be because
             
   I wanna lov

              
e you the best

              
 that, the bes

          
t that I can

  4x

              
You see I was 

            
wasted, and I 

             
was wasting ti

  
me
             
Till I thought

             
 about your pr

             
oblems, I thou

              
ght about your

 
 crimes
             
Then I stood u

             
p, and then I 

             
screamed aloud
              
I don't wanna 

             
be part of you

  
r problems
             
Don't wanna be

              
 part of your 


crimes, no

[Bridge]

             
    Cause I ve

             
 got a hand fo

   
r you
             
    Cause I wa

             
nna run with y


ou

Wont you let me run with you?

      
Hold my hand

Want you to hold my hand
      
Hold my hand

I'll take you to the promised land
      
Hold my hand

Maybe we can't change the world but
             
    I wanna lo

              
ve you the bes

              
t that, the be

           
st that I can

Solo section

  4x
       

[Chorus]

      
Hold my hand

Want you to hold my hand
      
Hold my hand

I'll take you to a place where you can be
      
Hold my hand

Anything you wanna be because

   I...oh...no

, no, no, no, 

no

      
Hold my hand

Want you to hold my hand
      
Hold my hand

I'll take you to the promised land
      
Hold my hand

Maybe we can't change the world but
             
   I wanna lov

              
e you the best

              
 that, the bes

          
t that I can
            
Oh,   the best

         
 that I can

A D (repeat to fade out)