Hold Back The Water Chords by Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Tempo:
126.85 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

C

F

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hold Back The Water chords
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[A]
I left the sun behind, I don't mind, but I think that it looks like rain.
Hold [C] back the water, [F] [C]
[D] I gotta find [A] time to burn.
Hold [C] back the water, [F] [C]
[D] I gotta find [A] time to burn.
Headed west to Georgia, looking for the road to L.A.
weather's fine, but the sun don't shine,
100%  ➙  127BPM
A
1231
D
1321
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
A
1231
D
1321
C
3211
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To start learning Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Hold Back The Water chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C, D, A, C, F, C, A and D in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 63 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 127 BPM. With the song's key of A Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ I left the sun behind, I don't mind, but I think that it looks like rain.
Hold [C] back the water, _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [D] I gotta find [A] time to burn.
Hold [C] back the water, _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] I gotta find [A] time to burn.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Headed west to Georgia, _ _ looking for the road to L.A.
They say the weather's fine, but the sun don't shine,
cause the swamp's always in the way.
Hold [C] back the water, _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] I gotta find [A] time to burn.
Hold [C] back the water, _ _ _ _ _ [D] I gotta find [A] time to burn. _ _ _ _
_ _ Hey! _ _ _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I never _ run, but _ I never play no part, no.
_ The preacher say I was born this way, that's where the storm comes _ from.
Hold [C] back the water, _ _ _ _ _ [D] I gotta find [A] time to burn.
Hold [C] back the water, _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] I gotta find [A] time to burn.
_ _ [D] I gotta find [A] time to burn.
I [D] gotta find [A] time to burn.
_ _ [D] I gotta find [A] time to burn. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ [B] _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Woo. _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ That's the water I'm _ _ _ _ supposed to drink.
_ I left the sun behind. _
I don't mind.
But I think that it's time to rain.
Pull back [C] the water. _ _ _
_ _ [D] I gotta find [A] time to burn.
Pull [C] back the water.
I [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ gotta find [A] time to burn.
[D] I gotta find [A] time to burn.
_ [D] I gotta find [A] time to burn.
_ [D] I gotta find [A] time to burn.
Pull [C] back the water.
_ [F] Woo.
[C] _ _ [D] I gotta find time [Am] to [A] burn. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song is part of Bachman Turner Overdrive album.

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