Chords for James Bay - Hold Back The River (lyrics)

Tempo:
101.25 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

C

Dm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Bay - Hold Back The River (lyrics) chords
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[Dm]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [E]
[C] Try
[D] [F] to keep [Bb] you [F] close to me, [Bb] but life [F] got in [C] between
Try
[Dm] to square, [Bb] not [F] be in there, [Gm] but said [Fm] that I should [C] have 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 [Bb] back
[Dm]
[Em] Once [F] upon [Bb] a [F] different life, [Bb] we ripped [F] our backs into [C] the sky
[Dm] Now [Em] we're caught
[Bb] against [F] the tide, [Bb] those [F] distant days all [C] flash and fade
[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 [C] river, 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 [C] river, hold back
[Dm] Hold [E] back
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[F] Lonely water, lonely water [Bb] won't you let us wonder, [Bb]
[Gm] let us hold each [F] other
Lonely water, lonely water [Bb] won't you let us wonder,
[Gm] let us [G] hold each other
[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, hold [C] 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 be by your side
Hold back the river, [C]
hold [F] back
Lonely water, lonely water won't [Bb] you let us wonder, [Gm] let us hold each [F] other
Lonely water, lonely water won't [Bb] you let us wonder, [Gm] let us hold each [G] other
[Dm]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
C
3211
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
C
3211
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_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ Try _
_ [D] _ [F] to keep [Bb] you [F] close to me, [Bb] but life [F] got in [C] between
_ Try _ _
[Dm] _ _ to square, [Bb] not [F] be in there, [Gm] but said [Fm] that I should [C] have 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 [Bb] back
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Em] Once [F] upon [Bb] a [F] different life, [Bb] we ripped [F] our backs into [C] the sky _ _ _ _
[Dm] Now [Em] _ we're caught _
[Bb] against [F] the tide, [Bb] those _ [F] distant days all [C] flash and fade _ _ _ _
[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 [C] river, 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 [C] river, hold back
[Dm] Hold [E] _ _ back
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ Lonely water, _ _ lonely water [Bb] won't you let us wonder, [Bb] _
[Gm] let us hold each [F] other
Lonely water, _ _ lonely water [Bb] won't you let us wonder, _
[Gm] let us [G] hold each other
[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, hold [C] 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 be by your side
Hold back the river, [C]
hold [F] back
Lonely water, _ lonely _ water won't [Bb] you let us wonder, _ [Gm] let us hold each [F] other
Lonely water, _ lonely _ water won't [Bb] you let us wonder, _ [Gm] let us hold each [G] other _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _