Chords for James Bay - Hold Back The River (Live On Ellen)

Tempo:
136.25 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

Dm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Bay - Hold Back The River (Live On Ellen) chords
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Six months ago, I heard a song on the radio.
I have been trying to get this guy here ever since.
Here to perform, Hold Back the River,
please welcome James Bay.
[D] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[C] [F] To keep [Bb] me close
[F]
[Bb] One life [F] got in between
[C]
[Dm] Two squares [Bb] can't be [F] lines
[Bb] But it's dead [F] bad eyes
I should've [C] been nice
[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
[D] [F]
[Dm] Once [F] I heard [Bb] a [F] different life
[Bb] We rode [F] our bikes into [C] the sky
[Dm] Now [C] we're [F] alone
And [Bb] against [F] the tide
[Bb] Those [F] distant days are [C] flashing by
[Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I
Can [F] 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
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[Dm] Hold [F] back the river, [Bb] [F]
hold [Bb] back
[C]
Hold back the river, hold back Water, water
Won't [Bb] you let us wander
[Gm] Let us hold each [F] other
Only water, only water
Won't [Bb] you let us wander
[Gm] Let us hold each [Bb] other
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
Can [F]
stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, [C] hold
[F] Won't you let us wander
Won't you let [Bb] us wander
[Gm] Won't you let us wander
[C] Hold each [F] other.
Lonely,
Morda.
Lonely,
Morda.
[Bb] Won't you let us,
Morda.
[Gm] Let us,
Hold each other.
[G] [N]
On the comm, you're all going home with a copy.
[Dm]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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Six months ago, I heard a song on the radio.
I have been trying to get this guy here ever since.
Here to perform, Hold Back the River,
please welcome James Bay. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] To keep _ [Bb] me close
[F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] One life [F] got in between
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ Two squares [Bb] can't be [F] _ lines _
[Bb] But it's dead _ [F] bad eyes
I should've [C] been nice _ _ _ _ _
[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
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ Once [F] I heard [Bb] a _ _ [F] different life
[Bb] We rode _ [F] our bikes into [C] the sky _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] Now [C] we're [F] alone
And [Bb] _ against [F] the tide
[Bb] Those _ _ [F] distant days are [C] flashing _ by _ _ _ _
[Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I
Can [F] 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
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, [C] hold back
_ [Dm] Hold _ _ [F] back the river, _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ hold [Bb] back _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Hold back the river, hold back Water, _ _ _ _ _ water
_ Won't [Bb] you let us _ wander
_ _ [Gm] _ Let us hold each [F] other
Only _ water, _ _ _ _ only _ water
Won't [Bb] you let us wander
_ [Gm] Let _ us hold each _ [Bb] other
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
Can _ [F]
stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, [C] hold _ _ _
[F] Won't you let us wander _ _ _
Won't you _ _ _ let [Bb] _ us wander _ _ _
[Gm] Won't you let us wander
[C] Hold each [F] other.
Lonely,
_ _ Morda. _
_ _ Lonely,
_ Morda.
[Bb] Won't you let us,
_ _ Morda.
[Gm] Let us,
_ Hold each other.
_ [G] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ On the comm, you're all going home with a copy. _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Iain Archer and James Bay.

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