Chords for James Bay - Hold Back the River (Live for The Sunday Sessions)

Tempo:
132.35 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

Dm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Bay - Hold Back the River (Live for The Sunday Sessions) chords
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[G]
[C]
Hi, I'm James Bay and I'm here at the Academy Dublin for the Sunday Sessions and this is
my song Hold [Dm] Back the River.
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
Tried [F] to keep [Bb] you close [F] to me
[Bb] One [F] life got in between
[C]
Tried [F] to square [Bb] not [F] being there
[Bb] But it's there [F] that I should have [C] been
[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 the river, hold [Dm] back
[F]
[Dm] [F] Once upon [Bb]
a [F] different life
[Bb] We rode [F] our bikes into the [C] sky
[Dm] Now [F] we're caught up [Bb]
[F] against the tide
[Bb]
Those [F] 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 be by your side
Hold back the [C] river, hold back
[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 the [C] river, hold [Dm]
back
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
Lonely [F] water, [Fm] lonely water
[Bb] Won't you let us [Gm] wander, let us hold each [F]
other
Lonely water, lonely water
Won't [Bb] you let us wander,
[Gm] let us hold each [G] other
[Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, [C] hold
[F] back
Lonely water, lonely water
[Bb] Won't you let us wander, [Gm] let us [C] hold each [F] other
Lonely water, lonely water
Won't [Bb] you let us wander, [G] let us hold each other
[Dm] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Dm
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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To start learning James Bay - Hold Back The River chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C, F, C, F, Bb, C, Bb and F. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 68 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach 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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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Hi, I'm James Bay and I'm here at the Academy Dublin for the Sunday Sessions and this is
my song Hold [Dm] Back the River.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Tried [F] to keep [Bb] you close [F] to me
[Bb] One _ [F] life got in between
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Tried [F] to square [Bb] not _ _ [F] being there
[Bb] But it's there [F] that I should have [C] _ been _ _ _ _
[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 the river, hold [Dm] back
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [F] Once _ upon _ [Bb]
a _ [F] different life
[Bb] We rode [F] _ our bikes into the [C] sky _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] Now [F] _ we're caught up [Bb] _
_ [F] against the tide
_ [Bb]
Those _ [F] 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 be by your side
Hold back the [C] river, hold back
_ [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 the [C] river, hold _ _ [Dm]
back
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Lonely [F] water, _ _ _ _ [Fm] lonely _ _ water
[Bb] Won't you let us [Gm] wander, _ _ let us _ hold each [F]
other
Lonely _ water, _ _ _ lonely _ water
Won't [Bb] you let us wander, _ _
[Gm] let us hold each [G] other
[Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, [C] hold back
_ _ [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, [C] hold _
_ _ [F] back
Lonely water, _ _ _ lonely _ water
_ [Bb] Won't you let us _ wander, _ [Gm] _ let us [C] hold each [F] other
Lonely _ water, _ _ _ lonely _ water
Won't [Bb] you let us wander, _ [G] _ _ let us hold each other
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Iain Archer and James Bay.

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