A D A E
A D B7 E

[Chorus]
A
Hold the fort, for we are coming
D              E
Union makes we strong
A               D
Side by side we battle onward
B7    E      A
Victory will come.

[Verse 1]
   A             D
We meet today in freedom’s cause
    A                E
And raise our voices high,
   A                 D
We join our hands in Union strong
   B7           E
To battle or to die

[Chorus]
A
Hold the fort, for we are coming
D              E
Union makes we strong
A               D
Side by side we battle onward
B7    E      A
Victory will come.

[Verse 2]
A                 D
Look my Comrades, see the Union’s
A              E
Banners waving high
A              D
Reinforcements now appearing
B7         E
Victory is nigh

[Chorus]
A
Hold the fort, for we are coming
D              E
Union makes we strong
A               D
Side by side we battle onward
B7    E      A
Victory will come.

[Verse 3]
A               D
See our members still increasing
A              E
Here the bugle blow,
A            D
By our Union we shall triumph
B7         E
Over every foe.

[Chorus]
A
Hold the fort, for we are coming
D              E
Union makes we strong
A               D
Side by side we battle onward
B7    E      A
Victory will come.

[Verse 4]
A                   D
Fierce and long the battle rages,
A               E
But we will not fear;
A                   D
Help will come when’er it’s needed
B7                  E
Cheer, my Comrades, Cheer

[Chorus]
A
Hold the fort, for we are coming
D              E
Union makes we strong
A               D
Side by side we battle onward
B7    E      A
Victory will come.