Chords for Simply Red - Holding Back The Years (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, 1992)
Tempo:
86 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
Dm
C
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Dm]
[G] [C] [G] [Dm]
[G] [G] [Dm]
[G] [C] [G] [Gm]
[F] [Gm]
[D] [Ab] Holding [G] back the years, [D] thinking [Gm] of the [G] fear I've had [Dm] so long.
When [G] somebody [C] hears, listen to [G] the fear that's [C] gone.
[G] [C]
Strangled [G] by the wishes of fate, [C] hoping [G] for the arms of nature.
[F]
[C] Get to [G] me the sooner or later,
[Am] I'll [G] keep holding on.
[Am] I'll [C] keep holding [G]
on.
[F] Oh, holding [Am] [G] back the years, [F]
chance for [G] me escape [C] from all I've [F] known.
[C] Holding [G] back the tears, [G] [F] cause nothing [G] here is wrong.
[F] [G] I've [F] wasted [G] all my tears, [F] I've wasted [G] all those [G] years.
[Dm] [F] Nothing [G] had the chance to be [C] [F] good, nothing [G] ever could, [Dm] yeah.
[G] [Dm] [F] I'll keep [G] holding on.
[F] Holding on.
[Dm] I'll [Am] keep [G] holding [Em] on.
[F] Oh.
[Dm] I'll [Am] [Em] keep [G] holding on.
[Em] Yeah.
[Dm] I'll [G] keep holding [F] on.
[G]
Oh.
[Dm] Oh, so tight.
[Am] [G]
[C] [Dm] [G]
[Dm] Oh, yeah.
[G]
[D] Alright.
[G] Well, [F] I've [Dm]
[G] wasted all my [Am] tears, [F] wasted [G] all of those [C] [F] years.
And [Am] nothing [G] had the chance to be [C] [F] good, cause nothing [G] ever could.
[F] Oh, no, [G] no.
[F] [Em] [G]
[Dm] I'll keep [G] holding on.
Holding you [F] so tight now.
I'll [G] keep holding [Em] on.
Oh, [Dm] yeah.
I'll [Am] [G] keep holding on.
Holding, holding, holding.
[Dm] [G]
[Em] [F] Say, who, [G] where.
[Dm] That's all I [G] have to say.
[Dm] It's [G] all I have to say.
[Dm] That's [Am] all I [G] have today.
[F] [Dm] It's all [G] I have to say, yeah.
Oh.
[A] [Dm] [N]
[G] [C] [G] [Dm]
[G] [G] [Dm]
[G] [C] [G] [Gm]
[F] [Gm]
[D] [Ab] Holding [G] back the years, [D] thinking [Gm] of the [G] fear I've had [Dm] so long.
When [G] somebody [C] hears, listen to [G] the fear that's [C] gone.
[G] [C]
Strangled [G] by the wishes of fate, [C] hoping [G] for the arms of nature.
[F]
[C] Get to [G] me the sooner or later,
[Am] I'll [G] keep holding on.
[Am] I'll [C] keep holding [G]
on.
[F] Oh, holding [Am] [G] back the years, [F]
chance for [G] me escape [C] from all I've [F] known.
[C] Holding [G] back the tears, [G] [F] cause nothing [G] here is wrong.
[F] [G] I've [F] wasted [G] all my tears, [F] I've wasted [G] all those [G] years.
[Dm] [F] Nothing [G] had the chance to be [C] [F] good, nothing [G] ever could, [Dm] yeah.
[G] [Dm] [F] I'll keep [G] holding on.
[F] Holding on.
[Dm] I'll [Am] keep [G] holding [Em] on.
[F] Oh.
[Dm] I'll [Am] [Em] keep [G] holding on.
[Em] Yeah.
[Dm] I'll [G] keep holding [F] on.
[G]
Oh.
[Dm] Oh, so tight.
[Am] [G]
[C] [Dm] [G]
[Dm] Oh, yeah.
[G]
[D] Alright.
[G] Well, [F] I've [Dm]
[G] wasted all my [Am] tears, [F] wasted [G] all of those [C] [F] years.
And [Am] nothing [G] had the chance to be [C] [F] good, cause nothing [G] ever could.
[F] Oh, no, [G] no.
[F] [Em] [G]
[Dm] I'll keep [G] holding on.
Holding you [F] so tight now.
I'll [G] keep holding [Em] on.
Oh, [Dm] yeah.
I'll [Am] [G] keep holding on.
Holding, holding, holding.
[Dm] [G]
[Em] [F] Say, who, [G] where.
[Dm] That's all I [G] have to say.
[Dm] It's [G] all I have to say.
[Dm] That's [Am] all I [G] have today.
[F] [Dm] It's all [G] I have to say, yeah.
Oh.
[A] [Dm] [N]
Key:
G
F
Dm
C
Am
G
F
Dm
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Ab] Holding [G] back the years, _ [D] _ _ thinking [Gm] of the [G] fear I've had [Dm] so long.
_ When [G] somebody [C] hears, _ _ _ listen to [G] the fear that's [C] gone.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Strangled [G] by the wishes of fate, [C] _ hoping [G] for the arms of nature.
[F] _ _
[C] Get to [G] me the sooner or later, _ _ _
_ [Am] _ I'll [G] keep holding on.
[Am] _ I'll [C] keep holding [G]
on.
_ _ _ [F] _ Oh, holding [Am] [G] back the _ years, [F] _ _
chance for [G] me escape [C] from all I've [F] known. _
[C] Holding [G] back the tears, [G] _ [F] _ cause nothing [G] here is wrong.
_ [F] _ [G] _ I've _ [F] _ _ wasted [G] all my tears, _ [F] _ I've wasted [G] all those [G] years.
[Dm] _ [F] _ Nothing [G] had the chance to be [C] [F] good, _ nothing [G] ever could, [Dm] yeah.
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] I'll keep [G] _ holding on.
[F] Holding on.
[Dm] I'll [Am] keep [G] holding [Em] on.
[F] Oh.
[Dm] I'll [Am] [Em] keep [G] holding on.
[Em] Yeah.
[Dm] _ I'll [G] keep holding [F] on.
[G] _ _
Oh.
[Dm] Oh, so tight.
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] Oh, yeah.
[G] _ _
[D] Alright.
[G] _ _ Well, [F] I've [Dm]
[G] wasted all my _ [Am] tears, [F] _ wasted [G] all of those _ [C] [F] years.
And [Am] nothing [G] had the chance to be [C] [F] good, cause nothing [G] ever could.
[F] Oh, no, [G] no. _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ I'll keep [G] _ holding on.
Holding you [F] so tight now.
I'll [G] keep holding [Em] on.
Oh, [Dm] yeah.
I'll [Am] [G] keep holding on.
Holding, holding, holding. _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] [F] Say, _ who, [G] where. _
_ [Dm] _ That's all I [G] have to say.
_ [Dm] _ It's [G] all I have to say. _
_ [Dm] _ That's [Am] all I [G] have today. _
[F] _ _ [Dm] It's all [G] I have to say, yeah.
_ _ Oh.
_ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Ab] Holding [G] back the years, _ [D] _ _ thinking [Gm] of the [G] fear I've had [Dm] so long.
_ When [G] somebody [C] hears, _ _ _ listen to [G] the fear that's [C] gone.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Strangled [G] by the wishes of fate, [C] _ hoping [G] for the arms of nature.
[F] _ _
[C] Get to [G] me the sooner or later, _ _ _
_ [Am] _ I'll [G] keep holding on.
[Am] _ I'll [C] keep holding [G]
on.
_ _ _ [F] _ Oh, holding [Am] [G] back the _ years, [F] _ _
chance for [G] me escape [C] from all I've [F] known. _
[C] Holding [G] back the tears, [G] _ [F] _ cause nothing [G] here is wrong.
_ [F] _ [G] _ I've _ [F] _ _ wasted [G] all my tears, _ [F] _ I've wasted [G] all those [G] years.
[Dm] _ [F] _ Nothing [G] had the chance to be [C] [F] good, _ nothing [G] ever could, [Dm] yeah.
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] I'll keep [G] _ holding on.
[F] Holding on.
[Dm] I'll [Am] keep [G] holding [Em] on.
[F] Oh.
[Dm] I'll [Am] [Em] keep [G] holding on.
[Em] Yeah.
[Dm] _ I'll [G] keep holding [F] on.
[G] _ _
Oh.
[Dm] Oh, so tight.
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] Oh, yeah.
[G] _ _
[D] Alright.
[G] _ _ Well, [F] I've [Dm]
[G] wasted all my _ [Am] tears, [F] _ wasted [G] all of those _ [C] [F] years.
And [Am] nothing [G] had the chance to be [C] [F] good, cause nothing [G] ever could.
[F] Oh, no, [G] no. _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ I'll keep [G] _ holding on.
Holding you [F] so tight now.
I'll [G] keep holding [Em] on.
Oh, [Dm] yeah.
I'll [Am] [G] keep holding on.
Holding, holding, holding. _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] [F] Say, _ who, [G] where. _
_ [Dm] _ That's all I [G] have to say.
_ [Dm] _ It's [G] all I have to say. _
_ [Dm] _ That's [Am] all I [G] have today. _
[F] _ _ [Dm] It's all [G] I have to say, yeah.
_ _ Oh.
_ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _