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 thatā??s gone,
[Em9] Strangled by the [A]wishes of pater, [Em9] hoping for the [A]arms of mater
[Em9] Get to me the [A]sooner or later[A]
Em9 A x2
verse 2:
[Em9] Holding back the [A]years, [Em9] chance for me to[A] escape from all Iā??ve known
[Em9] Holding back the [A]tears, [Em9] cause nothing here has [A]grown[A]
[Em9] Iā??ve wasted all m[A]y tears[Em9], wasted al[A]l those years
[Em9] And nothing had the [A]chance to be good,[Em9] nothing ever [A]could yeah whoa
Chorus 1:
[Em] Iā??ll kee[A]p holding on[Em], Iā??ll k[A]eep holding on
[Em] Iā??ll kee[A]p holding on[Em], Iā??ll k[A]eep holding o[A]n
So [Em]tight [A] [Em] [A] oh now[A]
verse 3:
[Em9] Well Iā??ve wasted al[A]l my tears[Em9], wasted a[A]ll those years
[Em9] [A] [Em9]
[A]And nothing had the chance to be good, Cause' nothing ever could yeah
chorus 2:
[Em] Iā??ll kee[A]p holding on[Em], Iā??ll k[A]eep holding on
[Em] Iā??ll kee[A]p holding on[Em], Iā??ll k[A]eep holding on
[A] [Em9] [A]
H[A]olding, holding, holding_________
outro:
[Em9] Thatā??s all I hav[A]e today
Em9 A Em9 A (to fade)
Itā??s all I have to say
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