Hold Back The River Chords by James Bay

Tempo:
135.7 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

Dm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [Dm] Try [C] [Dm] to keep you [Bb] close [F] to [Dm] me
[Bb] But I [F] got in between
Try [Dm] [C] [F] to square [Bb] my beat
[F]
[Bb] But it's there
[F] That I should have been
Hold [Bb] back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river [Dm] so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
[Am]
[F] [Dm] Once [C]
[F] I've thrown a [Bb] [F] different light
We rode our bikes into the [C] sky
[F]
But [Dm] now [C]
[F] we're caught up [Bb] against [F]
the tide
[Bb] [F]
Those distant days are flashing [C] by
[Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I
[F] Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back
[C] [Bb] the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I
[F] Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[Dm] Oh, [C]
[F] oh, oh
[Bb] Oh, [F]
oh, [Bb] [F] oh
Oh, oh, oh
[C]
[F] Lonely water
Lonely water
[Bb] Won't let us wander
[Gm] Won't let us
Come on now, we hear you sing it up!
[F]
Lonely water Lonely water
[Bb] Won't let us wander
Won't [Gm] let us
Hold each other
[Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I
Can [F] stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the [C] river, hold back
[Bb] Hold back the river, let me
Hold back the river so I
[F] Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[F]
Lonely water
Lonely water
Won't [Bb] let us wander
[Gm]
Won't let us
[C] Hold each other
Come on [F] now, sing it up!
[N]
Lonely water
Won't let us wander
Won't let us
[Gm] Hold [F] each other Lonely water
Won't [Bb] let us Wander
[Gm] [G]
[F] Hold each other
Won't let us Wander
Won't [Bb] let us Wander
[Gm] Won't [C] let us
Hold each other [F] Lonely water
Lonely water
Won't [Bb] let us Wander
[Gm] Won't let us
Hold each other
[D] [F]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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Let's start jamming James Bay - (Live) Hold Back The River chords, practice the chord sequence C, F, C, Bb, F, Bb, F and Dm. Set your pace at 67 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 136. Considering the song's key of F Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[F] _ _ _ [Dm] Try [C] [Dm] to keep you [Bb] close [F] to [Dm] me
_ [Bb] But I _ [F] got in between _ _ _ _ _
_ Try _ [Dm] _ _ [C] [F] to square [Bb] my beat
[F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] But it's there
[F] That I should have been _ _ _ _
_ Hold _ [Bb] back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river [Dm] so _ I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
_ _ _ [Am] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ Once [C]
[F] I've thrown a [Bb] _ _ [F] different _ _ light
We rode our bikes into the [C] sky
_ _ [F]
But _ _ _ [Dm] _ now [C]
[F] we're caught up [Bb] _ against [F]
the tide
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F]
Those distant days are flashing [C] by _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I
_ [F] Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
_ Hold back _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so _ I
[F] Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, [C] hold back
_ [Dm] Oh, _ [C]
[F] oh, oh
[Bb] Oh, _ _ [F] _
_ oh, _ [Bb] _ _ [F] oh
Oh, oh, _ oh
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ Lonely water
_ _ _ _ Lonely _ water
[Bb] Won't let us _ wander
_ [Gm] Won't let us
Come on now, we hear you sing it up!
[F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Lonely water Lonely _ water
_ [Bb] Won't let us wander
Won't [Gm] _ let us
Hold each other
_ [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I
Can [F] stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the [C] river, hold back
[Bb] Hold back the river, let me
Hold _ back the river so I
[F] Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, [C] hold back
_ _ [F] _
Lonely _ water _ _ _
Lonely _ water
Won't [Bb] let us _ wander
_ [Gm] _ _
Won't let us
_ [C] Hold each other
Come on [F] now, sing it up!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N]
Lonely water
_ Won't let us wander
_ _ _ Won't let us
[Gm] Hold [F] each other _ Lonely _ water _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Won't [Bb] _ let us _ Wander
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] Hold each other
Won't let us Wander
_ _ _ Won't _ _ _ _ [Bb] let us _ Wander
_ [Gm] Won't _ _ [C] let us
Hold each other [F] _ Lonely _ water
_ _ _ Lonely _ water
Won't [Bb] let us _ Wander
_ [Gm] Won't let us
Hold each other
_ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Iain Archer and James Bay.

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