Chords for James Bay - Hold Back The River (FlyBoy Bootleg)
Tempo:
119.8 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Dm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[F] [Bb]
I'm [F] [C]
trying
[Dm] [F] to keep [Bb] you close to me, but [F] I'm right in between.
[C] [Dm]
Trying [F] to square, [Bb] not [F] being there.
[Bb] Not saying that I should have been.
[C] [Bb]
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop for a minute and see where you hide.
Hold back the river, hold back.
[Dm] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm]
Trying [F] to keep [Bb] you close [F] to me, [Bb] but [F] I'm right in between.
[C]
[Dm]
Trying [F] to square, [Bb] not [F] being there.
Not [Bb] saying [F] that I should have [C] been.
[Bb]
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop for a minute and see where you hide.
Hold back the river, hold back.
[Dm]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F]
Lonely water, lonely water.
[Bb] You let us wander, [Gm]
let us hold each other.
[F]
Lonely water, lonely water.
[Bb] You let us wander, [Gm]
let us hold each other.
[Dm] [Em] [F] [Am]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[Dm] [Em] [F] [Am]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[Dm] [Em] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
I'm [F] [C]
trying
[Dm] [F] to keep [Bb] you close to me, but [F] I'm right in between.
[C] [Dm]
Trying [F] to square, [Bb] not [F] being there.
[Bb] Not saying that I should have been.
[C] [Bb]
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop for a minute and see where you hide.
Hold back the river, hold back.
[Dm] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm]
Trying [F] to keep [Bb] you close [F] to me, [Bb] but [F] I'm right in between.
[C]
[Dm]
Trying [F] to square, [Bb] not [F] being there.
Not [Bb] saying [F] that I should have [C] been.
[Bb]
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop for a minute and see where you hide.
Hold back the river, hold back.
[Dm]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F]
Lonely water, lonely water.
[Bb] You let us wander, [Gm]
let us hold each other.
[F]
Lonely water, lonely water.
[Bb] You let us wander, [Gm]
let us hold each other.
[Dm] [Em] [F] [Am]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[Dm] [Em] [F] [Am]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[Dm] [Em] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
Key:
F
Bb
C
Dm
Em
F
Bb
C
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ trying _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] to keep _ [Bb] you close to me, but _ [F] I'm right _ in between.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Trying [F] to square, [Bb] not _ [F] being _ there.
[Bb] Not saying that I should have been.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop for a minute and see where you hide.
Hold back the river, hold back. _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
Trying _ [F] to keep _ [Bb] you close [F] to me, _ [Bb] but _ [F] I'm right in between.
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Trying [F] to square, _ [Bb] not _ [F] being _ there.
Not [Bb] saying _ _ [F] that I should have [C] been.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop for a minute and see where you hide.
Hold back the river, hold back.
_ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ Lonely water, _ _ _ lonely _ _ water.
[Bb] You let us wander, _ _ [Gm]
let us hold each other.
[F] _
Lonely _ water, _ _ _ lonely _ water.
_ [Bb] You let us wander, _ _ [Gm]
let us hold each other.
[Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ trying _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] to keep _ [Bb] you close to me, but _ [F] I'm right _ in between.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Trying [F] to square, [Bb] not _ [F] being _ there.
[Bb] Not saying that I should have been.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop for a minute and see where you hide.
Hold back the river, hold back. _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
Trying _ [F] to keep _ [Bb] you close [F] to me, _ [Bb] but _ [F] I'm right in between.
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Trying [F] to square, _ [Bb] not _ [F] being _ there.
Not [Bb] saying _ _ [F] that I should have [C] been.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop for a minute and see where you hide.
Hold back the river, hold back.
_ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ Lonely water, _ _ _ lonely _ _ water.
[Bb] You let us wander, _ _ [Gm]
let us hold each other.
[F] _
Lonely _ water, _ _ _ lonely _ water.
_ [Bb] You let us wander, _ _ [Gm]
let us hold each other.
[Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _