Chords for James Bay 'Hold Back The River' (Acoustic)
Tempo:
128.25 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Dm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Oh, almost.
What?
[C] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F]
I don't know.
to keep [Bb] you close [Dm] to me, [Bb] but [F] life got in between.
[Dm] Try [F] to square, [Bb] not [F] be here, [Bb] but it's [F] there.
What?
[C] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F]
I don't know.
to keep [Bb] you close [Dm] to me, [Bb] but [F] life got in between.
[Dm] Try [F] to square, [Bb] not [F] be here, [Bb] but it's [F] there.
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Oh, almost.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] What?
What?
Oh, babe. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I don't know.
Try to keep _ [Bb] you close [Dm] to me, [Bb] but [F] life got in between. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] Try [F] to square, _ [Bb] not [F] be here, _ [Bb] but it's [F] there.
Man, I should've been _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bb] out back the river.
Let me look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so [Eb] I [F] can stop for a minute
and see where you hide.
Hold back the river, [Bb] hold back. _
[F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[F] Once _ upon _ a _ different life, [Bb] we rode _ [F] our bikes into the sky. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[F] And now we're caught _ [Bb] _ against [F] the tide.
Those _ distant days are flashing by. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Hold back the river.
Let me look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so I _ [F] can stop for a minute
and be by your side.
Hold back the river, [C] hold back.
_ _ [Bb] Hold back the river.
_ _ _ Hold back the river so I _ [F] can stop for a minute
and see where you hide.
Hold back the [C] river, hold back.
_ [Dm] _ Oh, [F] oh, oh, [Bb] oh, _ [F] oh, _ _ oh, [Bb] oh, _ [F] _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ We _ watered.
_ _ _ We _ _ [Bb] watered.
_ _ [Bbm] Let us water.
_ _ [Gm] Let us [G] hold each [F] other.
Lonely _ water, _ _ _ lonely _ water.
Won't [Bb] you let us _ water?
_ _ [Gm] Let us hold each [Cm] other.
[Bb] Hold back the river.
Let me look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop for a minute
and be by your side.
Hold back the river, [C] hold back.
_ [Bb] Hold back the river.
Let me look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop for a minute
and be by your side.
Hold back the river, [C] hold back.
Yes, [F] _ don't be water.
_ _ _ Don't be water.
Won't [Bb] you let us water?
_ _ [Gm] Let us [C] hold each [F] other.
_ Lonely water, _ _ _ _ lonely water.
_ [Bb] Won't you let us water?
_ _ [Gm] _ Let us hold each other. _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] What?
What?
Oh, babe. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I don't know.
Try to keep _ [Bb] you close [Dm] to me, [Bb] but [F] life got in between. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] Try [F] to square, _ [Bb] not [F] be here, _ [Bb] but it's [F] there.
Man, I should've been _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bb] out back the river.
Let me look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so [Eb] I [F] can stop for a minute
and see where you hide.
Hold back the river, [Bb] hold back. _
[F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[F] Once _ upon _ a _ different life, [Bb] we rode _ [F] our bikes into the sky. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[F] And now we're caught _ [Bb] _ against [F] the tide.
Those _ distant days are flashing by. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Hold back the river.
Let me look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so I _ [F] can stop for a minute
and be by your side.
Hold back the river, [C] hold back.
_ _ [Bb] Hold back the river.
_ _ _ Hold back the river so I _ [F] can stop for a minute
and see where you hide.
Hold back the [C] river, hold back.
_ [Dm] _ Oh, [F] oh, oh, [Bb] oh, _ [F] oh, _ _ oh, [Bb] oh, _ [F] _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ We _ watered.
_ _ _ We _ _ [Bb] watered.
_ _ [Bbm] Let us water.
_ _ [Gm] Let us [G] hold each [F] other.
Lonely _ water, _ _ _ lonely _ water.
Won't [Bb] you let us _ water?
_ _ [Gm] Let us hold each [Cm] other.
[Bb] Hold back the river.
Let me look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop for a minute
and be by your side.
Hold back the river, [C] hold back.
_ [Bb] Hold back the river.
Let me look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop for a minute
and be by your side.
Hold back the river, [C] hold back.
Yes, [F] _ don't be water.
_ _ _ Don't be water.
Won't [Bb] you let us water?
_ _ [Gm] Let us [C] hold each [F] other.
_ Lonely water, _ _ _ _ lonely water.
_ [Bb] Won't you let us water?
_ _ [Gm] _ Let us hold each other. _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _