E (riff) F#m  G#m  A 
 
E (riff) 
Hold on John, John hold on 
           F#m 
It's gonna be alright 
               G#m        A 
You gonna win the fight 
 E 
Hold on Yoko, Yoko hold on 
            F#m 
It's gonna be alright 
               G#m          A 
You're gonna make the fight 
 
CHORUS #1: 
            F#m    C#m 
When you're by yourself 
            F#m     C#m 
And there's noone else 
          F#m      C#m 
You just have yourself  
          F#m      C#m 
And you tell yourself 
          E (riff) F#m  G#m A 
Just to hold on            (Cookie!) 
 
Hold on world, world hold on 
It's gonna be alright 
You're gonna see the light 
 
CHORUS #2: 
When you're one 
Really one 
Well you get things done 
Like they've never been done 
So hold on 
 
 
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RIFF: 
   E                                 F#m 
E -0------------------------       ---2--2--0--------- 
B ---2-0-2-------0---2-0----two    ---2--2------------ 
G -------------1---1-----1--quick  ---2--2--------2--- 
D -----------2--------------strums ---4--4----2h4----- 
A --------------------------       ------------------- 
E -0-0-0-0------------------       -0-----------------
 
 
 
(from Plastic Ono Band, 1970) 
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)