Chords for DJ Eddy - Simply Red - Holding Back The Years (Slowed & Chopped)

Tempo:
149 bpm
Chords used:

F

Eb

Cm

Bb

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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DJ Eddy - Simply Red - Holding Back The Years (Slowed & Chopped) chords
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[Eb]
[Dm]
[Eb]
[F]
[Eb] I'm holding [F] back the years, [Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Eb] I'm holding [F] back the years, [Bb] [F]
[Eb] I'm holding [F] back the [Bb] years.
[F] [Eb]
I'm getting [F] out of the fear I've [Bb] had for [Eb] so long.
When [Gm] [F] someone's gone, I'm getting out of the fear I've had for so long.
I'm getting out of the fear, [Bb] [Eb]
listen [F] to the fear that's [Cm] [F] gone.
[Eb]
[Gm] Strangled [F] by the wishes of fate, [Gm] [Cm]
hope open [F] for the arms I've made.
[Cm]
[Eb] Get to [F] me the sooner I'll lay.
[Cm] [F]
[Eb]
I'll keep [Dm]
[F] holding on, [Eb]
I'll keep [Dm]
[F] holding on,
[Eb] I'll keep [Dm]
holding [F] on, [Eb]
[Cm] [Gm] [F]
holding
[Cm]
[F] back the years.
[Bb] [F] [Eb]
Shatter [F] me, escape from [Bb] all I'm [Cm] on
[Eb] Holding [F] back the [Bb] tears
[Eb]
Cause nothing [F] here is wrong
[Eb] [F]
[Eb] I've [Gm] wasted [F] all my tears
[Eb]
[Cm] Wasted [F] all those years
[Bb] [Cm]
[Eb] Nothing [F] had the chance [Eb] [F]
to [Cm] [F]
[Bb] be [Eb] good
Nothing [F] ever could be [Cm] [F] any
[Eb] [F] more
[C] [Eb]
I'll keep [F]
[Eb]
[Dm]
[Bb] [F] [Eb]
[Cm] holding [Eb] [F]
on
[Eb]
[F]
[Gm]
[Eb] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Cm] [F]
[Cm] [F]
[Cm] [F]
I've [Eb] [F]
[Cm]
wasted [F] all my tears
[Eb]
Wasted [F] all those [Gm] years
[Eb]
Nothing [F] had the chance to [Gm] be good
[C] [Eb] Nothing ever [F]
could [Cm] [F]
be any more
[Eb]
I'll [Bb] keep [F] holding on
[Eb]
I'll [Dm] keep [G] [F] holding [Eb] on
I'll [Dm] keep
[F] holding on
[Eb] I'll [F] keep
[Cm] [F]
holding on
[Cm]
[Eb] [F]
[Gm] I said, [Cm] ooh [F]
yeah
[Cm]
That's all I have [F] to say
[Cm] That's all [F] I say
[Cm] [F]
[Eb]
[F]
[N]
Key:  
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
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To learn Simply Red - Holding Back The Years chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Cm, F, Eb, F, Cm, Eb, Dm and F. Set your pace at 74 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 149. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Bb Major.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ I'm holding [F] back the _ years, _ [Bb] _ [F] _
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] I'm holding _ _ [F] back the _ years, _ [Bb] _ [F] _
[Eb] I'm holding _ _ [F] back the _ _ _ [Bb] years.
[F] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ I'm getting [F] out of the fear I've [Bb] had for [Eb] so long.
_ _ _ When [Gm] [F] someone's gone, I'm getting out of the fear I've had for so long.
I'm getting out of the fear, _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
listen _ _ _ _ [F] to the fear that's _ _ [Cm] _ [F] gone.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ Strangled [F] by the wishes of fate, _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
_ _ hope open [F] for the arms I've made.
_ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ Get to [F] me the sooner I'll lay.
_ [Cm] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ I'll keep [Dm] _ _
_ [F] holding on, _ [Eb] _ _
_ I'll _ keep [Dm] _ _
_ [F] holding on, _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ I'll keep _ [Dm] _ _
holding [F] on, _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ holding _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] back the _ years.
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ Shatter [F] me, escape from [Bb] all I'm [Cm] on
_ [Eb] _ _ _ Holding [F] back the _ _ [Bb] tears
_ [Eb] _
Cause _ _ _ nothing [F] here is _ wrong
_ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I've _ _ _ [Gm] wasted [F] all my _ _ tears
_ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ Wasted [F] all those years
_ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ Nothing [F] had the chance _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ to [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] be [Eb] good _
_ _ Nothing _ [F] ever _ could be _ _ [Cm] [F] any _
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] more
_ [C] _ [Eb] _
_ _ I'll keep [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] _ holding [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ on
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _
I've _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ wasted [F] all my _ tears
_ _ _ [Eb] _
Wasted _ _ _ _ _ [F] all those _ _ [Gm] years
[Eb] _ _
_ _ _ Nothing [F] had the chance to _ [Gm] be good _
[C] _ _ [Eb] Nothing ever [F] _ _
could _ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ be any more
_ _ [Eb] _
_ _ I'll _ _ [Bb] keep _ [F] holding on
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ I'll _ [Dm] keep _ [G] [F] holding _ _ _ [Eb] on
_ _ I'll _ [Dm] keep _
[F] _ holding on
_ [Eb] I'll _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] keep
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _
holding _ _ _ on
_ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] I said, [Cm] _ _ _ _ ooh [F] _ _
yeah
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
That's all I have [F] to _ _ say
_ _ [Cm] That's _ _ _ all _ [F] I say
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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