Simply Red – Holding Back The Years (Guitar)

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Chords Dm9 x5355x G13 3x345x G9 3x3435 Fmaj7 xx3210 [Intro] | Dm9 | Em9 | Fmaj7 | G13 | (x2) [Verse 1]
Dm9                G13      Dm9                 G13
  Holding back the years,     thinking of the fear I've had so long,

Dm9              G13        Dm9               G13             G13
  When somebody   hears,     listen to the fear that’s gone,

Dm9                G13                Dm9                G13
  Strangled by the wishes of pater,     hoping for the arms of mater

Dm9             G               G
  Get to me the sooner or later
[Instrumental] | Dm9 | G13 | (x2) [Verse 2]
Dm9                G13      Dm9                 G13
  Holding back the years,     chance for me to escape from all I’ve known

Dm9                G13      Dm9                        G13            G13
  Holding back the tears,     cause nothing here has grown

Dm9                  G13      Dm9            G13
  I’ve wasted all my tears,     wasted all those years

Dm9                   G13                 Dm9              G13        G13
  And nothing had the chance to be good,    nothing ever could yeah whoa
[Chorus 1]
Dm9        G9           Dm9        G9
  I’ll keep holding on,    I’ll keep holding on

Dm9        G9           Dm9        G9           G9 
  I’ll keep holding on,    I’ll keep holding on

   Dm9     G9           Dm9        G9 
So tight           
[Bridge]
G            G           G
  All right, Ho now, Well I-
[Verse 3]
Dm9                    G13      Dm9         G13
   -I’ve wasted all my tears,     wasted all those years

Dm9                   G13                 Dm9                      G13      
  And nothing had the chance to be good,    Cause' nothing ever could hoooy,

G13
Hooy
[Chorus 2]
Dm9        G           Dm9        G
  I’ll keep holding on,    I’ll keep holding on

Dm9        G           Dm9        G
  I’ll keep holding on,    I’ll keep holding on

G          G                  Dm9        G     Dm9         G
  Holding, holding, holding, Haaay lalalaaa    I say  Hooo yeah
[Outro]
Dm9                 G9
  That’s all I have today

Dm9                  G9
  It’s all I have to say
[Ending] | Dm9 | G9 | (x3)