Chords for Simply Red - Holding Back The Years (Live In Hamburg, 1992)
Tempo:
85.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
Dm
F
Am
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm] [Em]
[F] [G]
[D] [Em]
[C] [Am] [G]
[F] [Am] Holding [G] back the [C] years, [F] thinking [G] of the fear I've [Am] had so [Dm] long.
[Am] When [G] somebody hears, [F] [Dm] listen [G] to the fear that's gone.
[G] [F]
[G] Strangled by the wishes of later, [F]
hoping [G] for the arms of [C] later.
[Dm]
Yet [G] to meet us sooner or later.
[G]
[Dm] I'll keep [Em] [G] holding on, [F] [Dm] I'll keep [G] holding [G] on.
[Dm]
Holding [G] back the years, [C] [F]
a chance for [G] me escape from [C] all [Dm] I've known.
[F]
[Am] Holding [G] back the tears, [Am] [F] cause nothing [G] here is grown.
[F] [G]
[F] [Am] I've wasted [G] all my tears, [C] [F] wasted [G] all those years.
[C] [Dm] [G] Nothing had the chance to [C] be [F] good, nothing [G] ever could.
[F] [G] Yet, oh [Am] well.
[Dm]
I'll [Em] keep [G] holding on, [Am] [Dm] I'll keep [Em] [G] holding [Em] on.
[F] I'll [G] keep holding [Em] on, [F] [Dm] I'll [G] keep holding on.
Holding back the years, a chance for me escape from all I've known.
[Dm] Holding back [C] [G]
[F] [G]
[F] [G] the tears, cause nothing here is grown.
[F] I've [G] wasted all my tears, [C] [F] wasted [G] all those [C] [Dm] years.
[C] Nothing [G] had the chance to be [Am] [F] good, nothing [G] ever could.
[F] [G]
[Dm] I'll keep [G] holding on, [Am] [Dm] I'll keep [G]
[Em] [Am] [Dm] [G]
[Dm] [G] holding [Am] on.
[G] Holding, holding, holding,
[Dm] [G]
[Am] say, [Dm] oh [G] well.
[Dm] That's [C] all I [G] have to say,
[F] [Dm] it's all I [G] have to say.
[Dm] That's all I [G] have to say, [Dm] it's all I [G] have to say.
[Am]
[Dm] That's all I have to say.
[N]
[F] [G]
[D] [Em]
[C] [Am] [G]
[F] [Am] Holding [G] back the [C] years, [F] thinking [G] of the fear I've [Am] had so [Dm] long.
[Am] When [G] somebody hears, [F] [Dm] listen [G] to the fear that's gone.
[G] [F]
[G] Strangled by the wishes of later, [F]
hoping [G] for the arms of [C] later.
[Dm]
Yet [G] to meet us sooner or later.
[G]
[Dm] I'll keep [Em] [G] holding on, [F] [Dm] I'll keep [G] holding [G] on.
[Dm]
Holding [G] back the years, [C] [F]
a chance for [G] me escape from [C] all [Dm] I've known.
[F]
[Am] Holding [G] back the tears, [Am] [F] cause nothing [G] here is grown.
[F] [G]
[F] [Am] I've wasted [G] all my tears, [C] [F] wasted [G] all those years.
[C] [Dm] [G] Nothing had the chance to [C] be [F] good, nothing [G] ever could.
[F] [G] Yet, oh [Am] well.
[Dm]
I'll [Em] keep [G] holding on, [Am] [Dm] I'll keep [Em] [G] holding [Em] on.
[F] I'll [G] keep holding [Em] on, [F] [Dm] I'll [G] keep holding on.
Holding back the years, a chance for me escape from all I've known.
[Dm] Holding back [C] [G]
[F] [G]
[F] [G] the tears, cause nothing here is grown.
[F] I've [G] wasted all my tears, [C] [F] wasted [G] all those [C] [Dm] years.
[C] Nothing [G] had the chance to be [Am] [F] good, nothing [G] ever could.
[F] [G]
[Dm] I'll keep [G] holding on, [Am] [Dm] I'll keep [G]
[Em] [Am] [Dm] [G]
[Dm] [G] holding [Am] on.
[G] Holding, holding, holding,
[Dm] [G]
[Am] say, [Dm] oh [G] well.
[Dm] That's [C] all I [G] have to say,
[F] [Dm] it's all I [G] have to say.
[Dm] That's all I [G] have to say, [Dm] it's all I [G] have to say.
[Am]
[Dm] That's all I have to say.
[N]
Key:
G
Dm
F
Am
C
G
Dm
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] Holding [G] back the [C] years, [F] _ _ thinking [G] of the fear I've [Am] had so [Dm] long.
[Am] When [G] somebody hears, _ [F] _ _ [Dm] listen [G] to the fear that's gone.
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] Strangled by the wishes of later, [F] _ _
hoping [G] for the arms of [C] later.
[Dm] _ _
Yet [G] to meet us sooner or later.
[G] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ I'll keep [Em] _ [G] holding on, [F] _ [Dm] _ I'll keep [G] _ holding _ [G] on.
_ _ [Dm] _ _
Holding [G] back the years, [C] _ [F] _ _
a chance for [G] me escape from [C] all [Dm] I've known.
_ [F]
[Am] Holding [G] back the tears, [Am] _ [F] _ cause nothing [G] here is grown.
[F] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] I've wasted [G] all my tears, [C] _ [F] _ _ wasted [G] all those years.
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] Nothing had the chance to [C] be [F] good, _ nothing [G] ever could.
[F] [G] Yet, oh _ [Am] well.
[Dm]
I'll [Em] keep [G] holding on, [Am] _ [Dm] I'll keep [Em] _ [G] holding [Em] on.
[F] _ I'll _ [G] keep holding [Em] on, [F] _ [Dm] I'll [G] keep holding on.
Holding back the years, a chance for me escape from all I've known. _ _
[Dm] Holding back _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ the tears, cause nothing here is grown.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] I've [G] wasted all my tears, [C] _ [F] _ wasted [G] all those [C] [Dm] years. _
[C] Nothing [G] had the chance to be [Am] [F] good, _ nothing [G] ever could.
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] I'll _ keep [G] _ holding on, [Am] _ [Dm] I'll keep [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ holding [Am] on.
[G] Holding, holding, holding, _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] say, [Dm] _ oh [G] _ well.
_ [Dm] _ That's [C] all I [G] have to say, _
_ [F] _ [Dm] it's all I [G] have to say. _
_ [Dm] _ That's all I [G] have to say, _ [Dm] _ it's all I [G] have to say.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] _ _ That's all I have to say.
[N] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] Holding [G] back the [C] years, [F] _ _ thinking [G] of the fear I've [Am] had so [Dm] long.
[Am] When [G] somebody hears, _ [F] _ _ [Dm] listen [G] to the fear that's gone.
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] Strangled by the wishes of later, [F] _ _
hoping [G] for the arms of [C] later.
[Dm] _ _
Yet [G] to meet us sooner or later.
[G] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ I'll keep [Em] _ [G] holding on, [F] _ [Dm] _ I'll keep [G] _ holding _ [G] on.
_ _ [Dm] _ _
Holding [G] back the years, [C] _ [F] _ _
a chance for [G] me escape from [C] all [Dm] I've known.
_ [F]
[Am] Holding [G] back the tears, [Am] _ [F] _ cause nothing [G] here is grown.
[F] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] I've wasted [G] all my tears, [C] _ [F] _ _ wasted [G] all those years.
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] Nothing had the chance to [C] be [F] good, _ nothing [G] ever could.
[F] [G] Yet, oh _ [Am] well.
[Dm]
I'll [Em] keep [G] holding on, [Am] _ [Dm] I'll keep [Em] _ [G] holding [Em] on.
[F] _ I'll _ [G] keep holding [Em] on, [F] _ [Dm] I'll [G] keep holding on.
Holding back the years, a chance for me escape from all I've known. _ _
[Dm] Holding back _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ the tears, cause nothing here is grown.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] I've [G] wasted all my tears, [C] _ [F] _ wasted [G] all those [C] [Dm] years. _
[C] Nothing [G] had the chance to be [Am] [F] good, _ nothing [G] ever could.
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] I'll _ keep [G] _ holding on, [Am] _ [Dm] I'll keep [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ holding [Am] on.
[G] Holding, holding, holding, _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] say, [Dm] _ oh [G] _ well.
_ [Dm] _ That's [C] all I [G] have to say, _
_ [F] _ [Dm] it's all I [G] have to say. _
_ [Dm] _ That's all I [G] have to say, _ [Dm] _ it's all I [G] have to say.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] _ _ That's all I have to say.
[N] _ _