Holding Back the Years Simply Red Simply Red - Holding Back The Years (Mick Hucknall) Very simple song to play just three chords. This is 100% correct, saw him play it on t.v. Mostly played with just down strokes. If you like you can change the em9 for a gmaj7 sounds just as good. chords used: Em (022000) A (x02220) Em9 (010001) Intro: Em A x4 verse 1: [Em9] Holding back the [A]years, [Em9] thinking of the [A]fear I've had so long, [Em9] When somebody [A] hears, [Em9] listen to the f[A]ear (azchords.com)