Holding Back The Years Simply Red cover Sarah Collins Chords
Tempo:
86 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[F]
[Bm] [Em] [C]
[G] [C] [D]
[Em] [C]
[G] [Am] [F]
Holding [G] back the [Am] heat, [F]
thinking [G] of the fear I've [G] had [F] so long.
When [G] somebody [Am] [F] hears, [Am] listen [G] to the fear that's [F] [G] gone.
[Bm] [Em] [C]
[G] [C] [D]
[Em] [C]
[G] [Am] [F]
Holding [G] back the [Am] heat, [F]
thinking [G] of the fear I've [G] had [F] so long.
When [G] somebody [Am] [F] hears, [Am] listen [G] to the fear that's [F] [G] gone.
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_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [F] _
Holding [G] back the [Am] heat, [F] _ _
thinking [G] of the fear I've [G] had [F] so long.
When [G] somebody _ [Am] [F] hears, _ [Am] listen [G] to the fear that's [F] [G] gone. _ _
_ [Am] _ [F] _ Strangled [G] by the wishes of [Am] [F] Peter, _ hoping [G] for the arms of [F] Mater.
_ Get [G] to see me sooner or [Dm] later.
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
I'll [G] keep holding [F] on, _ I'll [G] keep holding [Am] on.
[F] _
Holding [G] back the [G] heat, [F] _ _
chance [G] for me to escape from all [Am] I've [F] known.
[Am] Holding [G] back the tears, _ [F] _ _
[Am] cause nothing [G] here has grown.
_ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [F] _ I've wasted [G] all my _
[G] [F] tears, _ [Am] wasted [G] all those _ [F] years.
_ [Am] Nothing [G] had the chance to be [F] good, and nothing [G] ever could.
[F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
I'll keep [G] _ holding [F] on, _ I'll keep [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] holding _ _ on. _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [F] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] I've [F] _
wasted [G] all my tears, [Am] _ _ [F]
wasted [G] all those _ [C] [F] years. _
[Am] Nothing [G] had the chance to be [F] good, and nothing [G] ever could.
[Dm] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ I'll keep [G] _ holding on, [F] _ I'll keep [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] holding _ [Dm] on.
[G] Holding, [F] holding, [G] holding _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ [F] _ on.
Oh [Em] [G] yeah, _
_ [F] _ that's [G] all I have to say.
_ [F] _ That's [G] all I have to say. _
_ [F] _ That's [G] all I have to _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ say. _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [F] _
Holding [G] back the [Am] heat, [F] _ _
thinking [G] of the fear I've [G] had [F] so long.
When [G] somebody _ [Am] [F] hears, _ [Am] listen [G] to the fear that's [F] [G] gone. _ _
_ [Am] _ [F] _ Strangled [G] by the wishes of [Am] [F] Peter, _ hoping [G] for the arms of [F] Mater.
_ Get [G] to see me sooner or [Dm] later.
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
I'll [G] keep holding [F] on, _ I'll [G] keep holding [Am] on.
[F] _
Holding [G] back the [G] heat, [F] _ _
chance [G] for me to escape from all [Am] I've [F] known.
[Am] Holding [G] back the tears, _ [F] _ _
[Am] cause nothing [G] here has grown.
_ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [F] _ I've wasted [G] all my _
[G] [F] tears, _ [Am] wasted [G] all those _ [F] years.
_ [Am] Nothing [G] had the chance to be [F] good, and nothing [G] ever could.
[F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
I'll keep [G] _ holding [F] on, _ I'll keep [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] holding _ _ on. _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [F] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] I've [F] _
wasted [G] all my tears, [Am] _ _ [F]
wasted [G] all those _ [C] [F] years. _
[Am] Nothing [G] had the chance to be [F] good, and nothing [G] ever could.
[Dm] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ I'll keep [G] _ holding on, [F] _ I'll keep [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] holding _ [Dm] on.
[G] Holding, [F] holding, [G] holding _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ [F] _ on.
Oh [Em] [G] yeah, _
_ [F] _ that's [G] all I have to say.
_ [F] _ That's [G] all I have to say. _
_ [F] _ That's [G] all I have to _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ say. _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _