Chords for Simply Red - Holding Back The Years (Live In Cuba)

Tempo:
89.8 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

Am

C

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Simply Red  - Holding Back The Years (Live In Cuba) chords
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[F] [E]
[F] [Em]
[Ab] [Em]
[Am] [C] [G]
[F] Holding [G] back the years, [F] thinking [G] of the fear I've had [F] so long
When [B] somebody hears, [F] listen [B] to the [G] fear that's gone
[Dm] Strangled [G] [F]
[G] by the wishes of fata, [F]
hoping [G] for the arms of later
[F]
Get to [G] me the sooner or later
[F] Holding [G]
[Am] [C] [G]
[Am] [G] back the [Am] years, chance for [G] me escape from all [C] I've known
[F] Holding [G] back the tears, [F] cause nothing [G] here has grown
I've [F]
wasted [G] all my tears, [F]
wasted [G] all those years
[Am]
Nothing [G] had the chance to be [Am] good, nothing [G] ever could, yeah
[C]
[G] [F] I'll keep [G]
holding [F] on, I'll keep [G]
holding [Am] on, I'll keep [G]
holding on
[Dm] I'll keep [G] holding on, [F] holding so tight
[C] [G] [F]
[Dm] [G]
Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright
Well [F]
[G] [F] I've [G] wasted all my tears, [F] wasted [G] all those years
[F] And nothing [G] had the chance to be [F] good, cause nothing [G] ever could, oh no no
[Am]
[G] I'll keep holding on, [F] holding on, [Am] I'll keep [G] holding on, [Am] holding on
I'll [B] keep [G] holding on, [F] holding on, [G] holding on
[Am]
[G] Said, [Am]
[G] ooh well, [F]
that's all I have [G] today
[Am]
It's all I have [G] to say, [F]
that's all I have [G] today
[F] It's all I have [G] to say, yeah, oh
[Am] [Dm] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
Am
2311
C
3211
Dm
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
Am
2311
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To learn Simply Red - (Live In Cuba, 2005) Holding Back The Years chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Am, G, F and G. Kick off your practice at a gentle 44 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 90 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of C Major.

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_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ Holding [G] back the years, [F] _ _ thinking [G] of the fear I've had [F] so long
When [B] somebody hears, _ [F] _ _ listen [B] to the [G] fear that's gone
[Dm] _ Strangled [G] _ [F] _ _
_ [G] by the wishes of fata, [F] _ _
hoping [G] for the arms of later
[F] _ _
Get to [G] me the sooner or later _ _
_ _ [F] _ Holding _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] back the _ _ [Am] years, _ chance for [G] me escape from all [C] I've known
[F] Holding [G] back the tears, [F] _ cause nothing [G] here has grown
_ _ _ I've _ [F] _ _
wasted [G] all my tears, [F] _ _
wasted [G] all those years
[Am] _
Nothing [G] had the chance to be [Am] good, _ nothing [G] ever could, yeah
[C] _
[G] _ _ [F] _ I'll keep [G] _
holding [F] on, I'll keep [G] _
holding [Am] on, I'll keep [G] _
holding on
[Dm] _ I'll keep [G] holding _ on, _ _ [F] holding so tight
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Alright, alright, _ alright, alright, alright
Well _ _ [F] _
[G] _ [F] I've _ [G] wasted all my _ tears, [F] _ wasted [G] all those years
[F] _ And nothing [G] had the chance to be [F] good, cause nothing [G] ever could, oh no no
_ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] I'll keep holding on, [F] holding on, [Am] I'll keep [G] holding on, [Am] holding on
I'll [B] keep [G] _ holding on, [F] holding on, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ holding _ on
_ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Said, [Am] _ _
[G] ooh _ well, _ [F] _
that's all I have [G] today
_ _ [Am] _
It's all I have [G] to say, _ _ [F] _
that's all I have [G] today
_ _ [F] It's all I have [G] to say, _ _ yeah, oh
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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