Holding Back the Years Chords by Simply Red
- Key: Db
- BPM: 87
- Capo: no capo
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HOLDING BACK THE YEARS CHORDS
[Intro] Ebm7 Ab7 Ebm7 Ab Ebm7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Ab Ebm7 Holding back the years ■ Ab Ebm Thinkin' of the fear I've had so long Ab Ab7 Ebm7 When somebody hears ■ Ab Listen to the fear that's gone Ebm7 Bbm Ab ■ Strangled by the wishes of pater Ebm7 Ab7 Ab Ab7 Ebm7 Hoping for the arm of mater ■ Ab Ebm7 Ab7 Ebm7 Get to me the sooner or later ■ ohoh ■ [Chorus] Ab Ebm7 Ab ■ Holding ■ back the years [Verse] Ebm7 Ab7 Ebm7 ■ Chance for me to escape from all I've known Ab7 Ab Holding back the tears Ebm7 Ab7 Ab Ebm7 ■ 'cause nothing here has grown ■ ■ Ab Ebm7 I've wasted all my tears ■ Ab Wasted all those years Ebm7 Ab Ebm7 ■ Nothing had the chance to be good Ab Ebm7 Nothing ever could yeah ohoh [Chorus] Ab7 I'll keep holding on Ebm7 Ab7 ■ I'll keep holding on Ebm7 Ab7 Ebm7 ■ I'll keep holding on ■ Ab I'll keep holding on Ab So tight [Inst] Ebm7 Ab Ebm7 Ab ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Ebm7 Alright alright Ab Ebm7 Well I've wasted all my tears ■ Ab7 Wasted all those years Ebm7 Ab7 Ebm7 ■ And nothing had the chance to be good Ab7 Ab 'cause nothing ever could ■ oh yeah [Chorus] Ebm7 Ab7 Ohoh I'll keep holding on Ebm7 Ab7 Ebm7 ■ I'll keep holding on ■ Ab7 I'll keep holding on Ebm7 Ab ■ I'll keep holding on Ebm7 Ab7 Holding holding holding ah lalalala ■ [Outro] Ebm7 I say ■ oohyeah Ab7 Ebm7 Ab7 That's ■ all I have today Ebm7 Ab Ebm7 Ab7 Ebm ■ It's all I have to say ■ ■ ■