Chords for Simply Red Live - Holding Back The Years

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It's something I'm sure a lot of [D] musicians would like to be a part of.
I feel [Eb] really, really privileged to be able to work with them on [G] this.
[Ab]
[C] I can tell you I've got a cold, can't I?
Because they won't find out until afterwards.
I've got a cold, but see if you can tell.
Hopefully you'll be able to tell.
[D] [A] Working with the whole band is family.
[Dm] Funky family.
[D] Simple songs always turn out to be the biggest hits.
[G] Yeah, songs are simple.
You can sing them anywhere.
You can shout them anywhere.
[A] [E]
[B] [G]
[F] [Em] Ladies and gentlemen, [F] Simply Red.
[G]
[E] [Em] [C]
[G] [F]
[G] [Dm]
[G] I've been waiting so [F] long
[Am] When [G] somebody here
[Am]
Listened to [G] the fear that's strong
Strangled [G] by the wishes of nature
[Am] Hoping for the arms of nature
[F] Get to meet [G] us sooner or later
I'll keep [G] holding on
[Am] [G]
[Am] Holding back the tears
[Dm] A [Am] chance [G] for me to escape from [D] all I'm worn
Holding [G] back the tears
[F] There's [G] nothing here as strong
I've wasted all my tears
[F]
[G] Wasted all those years
[Am]
Nothing [G] had the chance to be [Am] good
Nothing [G] ever could
[Am] I'll [G] keep
[Am] [G]
holding on
[Am] I'll keep [G] holding on
[Am] I'll keep holding on
I'll keep [G]
holding on
[A] Holding [Em] back [G]
the tears
A [Am] chance for me to escape from all I'm worn
I've [G] wasted all my tears
[F] Wasted [G] all those years
[Am] And nothing had [G] the chance to be good
[F] Cause nothing ever could
I don't [G] know
[Am] I'll [G] keep holding on
Oh [Am] yes I will
I'll [G] keep holding on
[Am] Holding you so tight now
I'll [G] keep holding on
[Am]
I'll [G] keep holding on
Holding, holding, [Am]
[G] [Dm] holding
[G] [F]
That's all [G] I have today
[Am]
It's all [G] I say
[F]
That's all [G] I have today
[A] [C] It's all [G] I say
[A] [Dm] [A]
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It's something I'm sure a lot of [D] musicians would like to be a part of.
I feel [Eb] really, really privileged to be able to work with them on [G] this.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [C] I can tell you I've got a cold, can't I?
Because they won't find out until afterwards.
I've got a cold, but see if you can tell.
Hopefully you'll be able to tell. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] Working with the whole band is family.
_ [Dm] Funky family.
_ _ _ _ [D] Simple songs always turn out to be the biggest hits.
[G] Yeah, songs are simple.
You can sing them anywhere.
You can shout them anywhere.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] Ladies and gentlemen, [F] Simply Red.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I've been waiting so [F] long
[Am] When [G] somebody here
[Am] _ _ _
Listened to [G] the fear that's strong _ _
_ _ _ Strangled [G] by the wishes of nature
_ [Am] _ Hoping for the arms of nature
[F] _ Get to meet [G] us sooner or later
_ _ _ _ _ I'll keep [G] _ holding on
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] Holding back the tears
[Dm] A _ [Am] chance [G] for me to escape from [D] all I'm worn
_ Holding [G] back the tears
_ [F] There's [G] nothing here as strong
_ I've _ _ _ _ _ wasted all my tears
_ _ [F] _
_ [G] Wasted all those years
_ [Am] _ _
Nothing [G] had the chance to be [Am] good
Nothing [G] ever could _ _ _
_ [Am] I'll _ _ [G] keep _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
holding on
_ [Am] _ I'll keep [G] holding on
[Am] _ I'll keep holding on
I'll keep [G] _
holding on
_ _ [A] Holding [Em] back _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ the _ _ _ tears
A [Am] chance for me to escape from all I'm worn
I've [G] wasted all my tears
_ [F] _ Wasted [G] all those _ years
[Am] And nothing had [G] the chance to be good
[F] _ Cause nothing ever could
I don't [G] know
_ _ [Am] I'll _ _ [G] keep holding on
Oh [Am] yes I will
I'll [G] keep holding on
[Am] Holding you so tight now
I'll [G] keep holding on
[Am] _ _
I'll [G] keep holding on
Holding, holding, _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] holding
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
That's all [G] I have today
_ _ [Am] _
It's all [G] I say
_ _ [F] _
That's all [G] I have today
[A] _ [C] It's all [G] I say _ _ _
[A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _

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