B       F#    Db    Ebm 
You can hold me 
       B              F#    Db 
But you can't hold me down 

      B 
Since I was a kid 
          F# 
It wasn't easy to fit 
      Db 
I was moving around 
      Ebm 
Every couple of years 
      B 
Every friend that I had 
      F#                   Db 
Was a friend that I had to leave 

    B 
And now that I am 
         F# 
A more experienced man 
      Db 
Now I have to believe 
         Ebm 
It's all part of the plan 
  B 
I still don't belong 
      F#                   Db 
But I belong in your arms 

       B       F#    Db    Ebm 
You can hold me 
       B              F#    Db 
But you can't hold me down 

   B 
It happens with lovers 
   F# 
It happens with friends 
    Db 
You push them away 
        Ebm 
Just by closing them in 
      B 
Every friend that you have 
     F#                       Db 
Is a friend that will have to leave 

   B 
So taking my hand 
     F# 
Is a good way to start 
   Db 
To open the door 
         Ebm 
You just open your heart 
      B 
I will show you for free 
        F#               Db 
Just how free you can be 

       B       F#    Db    Ebm 
You can hold me 
       B              F#    Db 
But you can't hold me down 

B                               F#       Db 
When you're wrapping your arms around me 
                     F#              B 
And I'm feeling your love surround me 
          Ebm         Db  F# 
Oh that's when I feel freedom 

B                               F#       Db 
When you're wrapping your arms around me 
                     F#              B 
And I'm feeling your love surround me 
          Ebm         Db   
Oh that's when I feel free 

B       F#    Db    Ebm 
Hold me 
B             F#    Db 
Don't hold me down 

       B       F#    Db    Ebm 
You can hold me 
       B              F#    Db 
But you can't hold me down