Holding Back the Years (2008 Remaster) Chords
Tempo:
86 bpm
Chords used:
G
Dm
F
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [Em]
[G] [F] [G]
[C] [D]
[Em] [F]
[G]
[Dm] Holding [G] back tears, [C] [Am] [Dm]
thinking [G] of the fear I've [C] had [Dm] so long.
When [G] somebody you feel, [F] listen [G] to the fear that's grown.
[F] Strangled [G] by the wishes I've made to [F] her, hoping [G] for the arms I've made [F] her.
Get [G] to me the sooner or later.
[G] [F]
[Em]
[F] [G]
[Dm]
Holding [G] back the years, [C] [Dm]
chance [G] for me to escape from [C] all [F] I've lost.
Holding [G] back the tears, [Dm] cause nothing [G] here was wrong.
[F] [G]
[F]
I've wasted [G] all my tears, [F]
wasted [G] all those years.
[C] [Dm] Nothing [G] had the chance to [C] be [Dm] good, nothing [G] ever could.
[Dm] [G]
I'll [Dm]
keep [Em] [G] holding on, [F]
I'll [Em] keep [G] holding [Em] on.
[F] [Dm] I'll keep [G]
holding on, [F] [Dm]
I'll [G] keep holding on.
[F]
[Am] [G] [Dm]
[G]
[Dm] [G]
[F] I've [G] wasted
[Dm] [G] all my tears, [F]
wasted [G] all those [C] years.
[F]
And nothing [G] had the chance to be [Dm] good
Cause nothing [G] ever could
[Dm] [G]
[Dm] I'll [G]
keep holding on
[Am] [Dm] I'll keep [Em] [G] holding on
[F]
[Dm] I'll [Em] keep [G] holding on
[F] [Dm] I'll [G] keep holding on
Holding, holding, holding on
[Dm]
[G]
[Am] I said, [Dm] ooh [G]
yeah
[Dm] [F] It's all [B] I have to [G] say
[Dm]
It's [F] all [G] I have to say
[Dm] [G]
[Dm] [F]
[G] [Dm]
[C] [G]
[Dm]
[G] [F] [G]
[C] [D]
[Em] [F]
[G]
[Dm] Holding [G] back tears, [C] [Am] [Dm]
thinking [G] of the fear I've [C] had [Dm] so long.
When [G] somebody you feel, [F] listen [G] to the fear that's grown.
[F] Strangled [G] by the wishes I've made to [F] her, hoping [G] for the arms I've made [F] her.
Get [G] to me the sooner or later.
[G] [F]
[Em]
[F] [G]
[Dm]
Holding [G] back the years, [C] [Dm]
chance [G] for me to escape from [C] all [F] I've lost.
Holding [G] back the tears, [Dm] cause nothing [G] here was wrong.
[F] [G]
[F]
I've wasted [G] all my tears, [F]
wasted [G] all those years.
[C] [Dm] Nothing [G] had the chance to [C] be [Dm] good, nothing [G] ever could.
[Dm] [G]
I'll [Dm]
keep [Em] [G] holding on, [F]
I'll [Em] keep [G] holding [Em] on.
[F] [Dm] I'll keep [G]
holding on, [F] [Dm]
I'll [G] keep holding on.
[F]
[Am] [G] [Dm]
[G]
[Dm] [G]
[F] I've [G] wasted
[Dm] [G] all my tears, [F]
wasted [G] all those [C] years.
[F]
And nothing [G] had the chance to be [Dm] good
Cause nothing [G] ever could
[Dm] [G]
[Dm] I'll [G]
keep holding on
[Am] [Dm] I'll keep [Em] [G] holding on
[F]
[Dm] I'll [Em] keep [G] holding on
[F] [Dm] I'll [G] keep holding on
Holding, holding, holding on
[Dm]
[G]
[Am] I said, [Dm] ooh [G]
yeah
[Dm] [F] It's all [B] I have to [G] say
[Dm]
It's [F] all [G] I have to say
[Dm] [G]
[Dm] [F]
[G] [Dm]
[C] [G]
[Dm]
Key:
G
Dm
F
C
Em
G
Dm
F
[F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ Holding [G] back tears, [C] _ [Am] _ [Dm] _
thinking [G] of the fear I've [C] had [Dm] so long.
When [G] somebody you feel, _ [F] _ _ listen [G] to the fear that's grown. _ _
_ [F] _ _ Strangled [G] by the wishes I've made to [F] her, hoping [G] for the arms I've made [F] her.
_ Get [G] to me the sooner or later.
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
Holding [G] back the years, [C] _ [Dm] _
_ chance [G] for me to escape from [C] all [F] I've lost.
Holding [G] back the tears, [Dm] _ cause nothing [G] here was wrong.
[F] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _
I've wasted [G] all my tears, _ _ [F] _
_ wasted [G] all those years.
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ Nothing [G] had the chance to [C] be [Dm] good, _ nothing [G] ever could.
[Dm] _ [G] _
I'll _ [Dm] _ _
keep [Em] _ [G] holding on, [F]
I'll _ [Em] keep [G] holding [Em] on.
[F] _ [Dm] I'll keep [G] _
holding on, [F] _ [Dm] _
I'll [G] keep holding on.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _
_ [F] I've [G] wasted _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] all my tears, _ [F] _ _
wasted [G] all those [C] years.
[F] _
And nothing [G] had the chance to be [Dm] good
Cause nothing [G] ever could
[Dm] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ I'll [G]
keep holding on
[Am] _ [Dm] I'll keep [Em] _ [G] holding on
[F] _
_ [Dm] I'll [Em] keep [G] holding on
[F] _ [Dm] I'll [G] keep holding on
Holding, holding, holding on
[Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] I said, [Dm] _ ooh [G]
yeah
_ _ [Dm] _ [F] It's all [B] I have to [G] say
_ [Dm]
It's [F] all [G] I have to say
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ Holding [G] back tears, [C] _ [Am] _ [Dm] _
thinking [G] of the fear I've [C] had [Dm] so long.
When [G] somebody you feel, _ [F] _ _ listen [G] to the fear that's grown. _ _
_ [F] _ _ Strangled [G] by the wishes I've made to [F] her, hoping [G] for the arms I've made [F] her.
_ Get [G] to me the sooner or later.
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
Holding [G] back the years, [C] _ [Dm] _
_ chance [G] for me to escape from [C] all [F] I've lost.
Holding [G] back the tears, [Dm] _ cause nothing [G] here was wrong.
[F] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _
I've wasted [G] all my tears, _ _ [F] _
_ wasted [G] all those years.
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ Nothing [G] had the chance to [C] be [Dm] good, _ nothing [G] ever could.
[Dm] _ [G] _
I'll _ [Dm] _ _
keep [Em] _ [G] holding on, [F]
I'll _ [Em] keep [G] holding [Em] on.
[F] _ [Dm] I'll keep [G] _
holding on, [F] _ [Dm] _
I'll [G] keep holding on.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _
_ [F] I've [G] wasted _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] all my tears, _ [F] _ _
wasted [G] all those [C] years.
[F] _
And nothing [G] had the chance to be [Dm] good
Cause nothing [G] ever could
[Dm] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ I'll [G]
keep holding on
[Am] _ [Dm] I'll keep [Em] _ [G] holding on
[F] _
_ [Dm] I'll [Em] keep [G] holding on
[F] _ [Dm] I'll [G] keep holding on
Holding, holding, holding on
[Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] I said, [Dm] _ ooh [G]
yeah
_ _ [Dm] _ [F] It's all [B] I have to [G] say
_ [Dm]
It's [F] all [G] I have to say
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _