Holding Back the Years Chords by Simply Red

[Intro]
Ebm7 Ab7 Ebm7 Ab Ebm7
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[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
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[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 ■    ■   ■