D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_
Em _
Dm _ _ _ _ _
Bb _ .
_
F _ _ _ _ _ _
Bb _ .
_
F _ _ _ _ _ _
C _ .
_
F _
C _ _ _ _ _
Dm.
Try
Em to
F keep
Bb you _
F close to me,
Bb but I _
F got in between.
Cm _ .
_
F _ _ _ _ _ _
Bb.
Try
Dm to square, _
Bb not be _
F in there, _
Gm but say _
F that I
C should have been.
_
F _ _ _ _ _
Bb Hold back the
Gm river, let me look in your
Bb eyes.
Hold back the river so
Gm I
F can stop for a minute and see where you hide.
Hold back the river, hold back.
_ _ .
Bb _ _
Dm _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Once
F _ upon _
Bb a _
F different life, _
Bb we were up
F _ high, bouncing to
Bb the sky.
F But
C _ _ _ _
Dm.
now _
Em F we're caught _ _
Bb _ .
against
F the tide, _
Bb those _
F distant days all flashing
C by.
_
F _
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 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 see where you hide.
Hold back the river,
C hold back.
_
Dm _ .
Hold
F _ _ back _
Bb _ .
_ _
F _ _ _ _
Bb the _ _ _
F _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ river, _ _ _ _ hold back.
_ _ .
_ _ Lonely water,
Bb won't you let us wander.
_ _
Gm.
Let us hold each
F other.
_ Lonely water, _ _ _ lonely _ water, _
Bb won't you let us wander.
_ _
Gm _ .
Let us hold each 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
F back.
_ Lonely water, _ _ _ lonely _ water, _ .
_
Bb won't you let us wander _ _ _ .
Let
Gm _ us
C hold each
F other.
_ Lonely water, _ _ _ lonely _ _ water,
Bb won't you let us wander _ .
_
Gm Let us hold
G.
each other.
_ _ _ _ _
Dm _ _ _
Em _
F _ _ _ _
Bb _ .
_ _
F _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Bb _ _ _
F _ _ _ _ _ .
_
C _ _ _
F _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .