Holding Back The Years Simply Red

[Dm9] Holding back the [G]years, [Dm9] thinking of the [G]fear I've had so long,

[Dm9] When somebody [G] hears, [Dm9] listen to the f[G]ear that�s gone,

[Dm9] Strangled by the [G]wishes of pater, [Dm9] hoping for the [G]arms of mater

[Dm9] Get to me the [G]sooner or later [G]

[Dm9] [G] x2

verse 2:

[Dm9] Holding back the [G]years, [Dm9] chance for me to[G] escape from all I�ve known

[Dm9] Holding back the [G]tears, [Dm9] cause nothing here has [G]grown [G]

[Dm9] I�ve wasted all my [G]tears, [Dm9] wasted all [G]those years

[Dm9] And nothing had the [G]chance to be good,[Dm9] nothing ever [G]could yeah whoa

Chorus 1:

[Dm] I'll keep [G]holding on, [Dm] I'll keep [G]holding on

[Dm] I'll keep [G]holding on, [Dm] I'll keep [G]holding on [G]

So [Dm]tight [G] [Dm] [G] oh now [G]

verse 3:

[Dm9] Well I've wasted all [G]my tears, [Dm9] wasted all[G] those years

[G]And nothing had the chance to be good, Cause' nothing ever could yeah

chorus 2:

[Dm] I'll keep [G]holding on, [Dm] I'll keep [G]holding on

H[G]olding, holding, holding_________

outro:

[Dm9] That's all I have [G]today

[Dm9] It's all I have [G]to say

[Dm9] [G] [Dm9] [G]

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{t:Holding Back The Years}
{st: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 that�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 I�ve known
 [Em9]  Holding back the [A]tears, [Em9]    cause nothing here has [A]grown   [A]
 [Em9]  I�ve wasted all my [A]tears, [Em9]    wasted all [A]those years
 [Em9]  And nothing had the [A]chance to be good,[Em9]    nothing ever [A]could yeah whoa
Chorus 1:
 [Em]  I'll keep [A]holding on, [Em]   I'll keep [A]holding on
 [Em]  I'll keep [A]holding on, [Em]   I'll keep [A]holding on   [A]
   So [Em]tight  [A]            [Em]             [A]   oh now    [A]
verse 3:
 [Em9]  Well I've wasted all [A]my tears, [Em9]    wasted all[A] those years
   [A]And nothing had the chance to be good,    Cause' nothing ever could yeah
chorus 2:
 [Em]  I'll keep [A]holding on, [Em]   I'll keep [A]holding on
 [Em]  I'll keep [A]holding on, [Em]   I'll keep [A]holding on
   H[A]olding, holding, holding_________
outro:
 [Em9]  That's all I have [A]today
[Em9]  It's all I have [A]to say
 [Em9]  [A]  [Em9]  [A]

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