Chords for ♥ ♫ ♪ Simply Red: Holding Back The Years HQ ♥ ♫ ♪

Tempo:
87.15 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Ebm

Gb

Db

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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♥ ♫ ♪ Simply Red: Holding Back The Years HQ ♥ ♫ ♪ chords
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[Gb] [Fm]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Ebm] Holding [Ab] back the years, [Ab]
[Gb] [Ebm] thinking [Ab] of the fear I've [Db] had so [Ebm] long
When [Ab] somebody's here, [Db]
[Ebm] listen [Ab] to the fear that's [Ebm]
[Ab] grown
[Gb] Strangled [Ab] by the wishes I've made [Gb] her, hoping [Ab] for the arms I've [Db] made [Ebm] her
Get to [Ab] me the sooner or later,
[Gb] I'll keep [Fm] [Ab] holding on
[Gb] [Ebm] I'll keep [Ab] holding on
[Ebm] Holding [Ab] back the years, [Ab] [Gb] chance for [Ab] me escape from [Db] all [Ebm] I've known
[Gb] Holding [Ab] back the tears, [Gb] [Ebm] cause nothing [Ab] here has grown
[Gb] [Ab]
[Gb] I've wasted [Ab] all my tears,
[Gb] [Ebm] wasted [Ab] all those years
[Db]
[Ebm] Nothing [Ab] had the chance to [Ab] be [Gb] good, [Ebm] nothing [Ab] ever could, [Ebm] yeah
[Ab] [Ebm] I'll keep [Fm] [Ab] [Gb]
[Fm] [Ab] [Gb] [Ebm]
[Ab] holding [Db] [Ab] on
[Gb] I'll keep [Ab] holding on
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab]
Alright, [Gb] alright
[Ab] Well [Ebm] I've wasted [Ab] all my tears, [Gb] wasted [Ab] all those [Db] [Gb] years
And nothing [Ab] had the chance to be [Bbm] good, [Gb] cause nothing [Ab] ever could
[Ebm] I'll [Fm] keep [Ab]
[Bbm] [Ebm] [Fm] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Ab] holding [Gb] on
[Ebm] [Ab]
Holding, holding, holding
[Ebm] [Ab] I [Ebm] said, ooh [Ab] yeah,
[Ebm] it's all [C] over [Ab] today,
[Gb] it's all I [Ab] can say
[Ebm] [Db] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Db] [Ab]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
Gb
134211112
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To learn Simply Red - (2008 Remaster) Holding Back The Years chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Gb, Ebm, Ab, Gb, Db and Ebm. Set your pace at 43 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 87. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Gb Major.

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[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ Holding [Ab] back the years, [Ab] _
[Gb] _ [Ebm] _ thinking [Ab] of the fear I've [Db] had so [Ebm] long
When _ [Ab] somebody's here, [Db] _
[Ebm] _ _ listen [Ab] to the fear that's [Ebm]
[Ab] grown
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ Strangled [Ab] by the wishes I've made [Gb] her, _ hoping [Ab] for the arms I've [Db] made [Ebm] her
Get to [Ab] me the sooner or later, _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ I'll keep [Fm] _ [Ab] holding on
[Gb] _ [Ebm] I'll keep [Ab] _ holding on
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ Holding [Ab] back the years, [Ab] _ [Gb] _ _ chance for [Ab] me escape from [Db] all [Ebm] I've known
[Gb] Holding [Ab] back the tears, _ [Gb] _ [Ebm] cause nothing [Ab] here has grown
[Gb] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Gb] I've _ wasted [Ab] all my tears, _
[Gb] _ [Ebm] _ wasted [Ab] all those years
[Db] _
[Ebm] _ _ Nothing [Ab] had the chance to [Ab] be [Gb] good, [Ebm] nothing [Ab] ever could, [Ebm] yeah
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ I'll keep [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ [Ebm] _ _
[Ab] holding [Db] _ [Ab] on
[Gb] _ I'll keep [Ab] _ holding on _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ Alright, _ _ [Gb] alright
[Ab] Well _ [Ebm] I've _ wasted [Ab] all my tears, _ [Gb] _ _ wasted [Ab] all those [Db] [Gb] years
And nothing [Ab] had the chance to be [Bbm] good, [Gb] cause nothing [Ab] ever could _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ I'll [Fm] keep _ [Ab] _ _
[Bbm] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] holding _ _ [Gb] on
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
Holding, holding, holding _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ I [Ebm] said, _ ooh [Ab] yeah, _ _
[Ebm] _ it's all [C] over [Ab] today, _ _
[Gb] _ it's all I [Ab] can say _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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