Chords for James Bay 'Hold Back The River' Live on KFOG Radio
Tempo:
133.25 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Dm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[F] Tried to keep [Bb] you close [F] to me, [Bb] but life [F] got in [C] between.
[Dm]
Tried [F] to square, [Bb] not be [F] in there, [Bb] but it's there
[F] that I, I should have been.
[C]
[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 river, hold back.
[Dm] [F]
[Dm] [F] Once upon [Bb] a [F] different life, we [Bb] rode [F] our bikes into the [C] sky.
[Dm] But now we're caught up [Bb] against [F] 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 river, [C] hold back.
[Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so I can [F] stop for a minute and be by your side.
Hold back the [C] river, hold [Dm]
[F]
[C] back.
[F]
Water, lonely [Fm] water.
[Bb] Won't you let us wander?
[Gm] Let us hold each [F] other
Lonely water, lonely water
Won't [Bb] you let us wander
[Gm]
Let us hold each
[Bb] other
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop
Hold on 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 can [F] stop
Hold on a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[F] Lonely water, lonely water
Won't [Bb] you let us wander
[Gm] Let us [C] hold each [F] other
Lonely water, lonely water
[Bb] Won't you let us wander
[Gm] Let us hold each other
[G] [N]
[E]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[F] Tried to keep [Bb] you close [F] to me, [Bb] but life [F] got in [C] between.
[Dm]
Tried [F] to square, [Bb] not be [F] in there, [Bb] but it's there
[F] that I, I should have been.
[C]
[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 river, hold back.
[Dm] [F]
[Dm] [F] Once upon [Bb] a [F] different life, we [Bb] rode [F] our bikes into the [C] sky.
[Dm] But now we're caught up [Bb] against [F] 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 river, [C] hold back.
[Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so I can [F] stop for a minute and be by your side.
Hold back the [C] river, hold [Dm]
[F]
[C] back.
[F]
Water, lonely [Fm] water.
[Bb] Won't you let us wander?
[Gm] Let us hold each [F] other
Lonely water, lonely water
Won't [Bb] you let us wander
[Gm]
Let us hold each
[Bb] other
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop
Hold on 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 can [F] stop
Hold on a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[F] Lonely water, lonely water
Won't [Bb] you let us wander
[Gm] Let us [C] hold each [F] other
Lonely water, lonely water
[Bb] Won't you let us wander
[Gm] Let us hold each other
[G] [N]
[E]
Key:
F
Bb
C
Dm
Gm
F
Bb
C
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ Tried to keep [Bb] you close [F] to me, [Bb] but life [F] _ got in [C] between. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Tried [F] to square, [Bb] not be [F] in there, _ [Bb] but it's there _
[F] that I, I should have been.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [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 river, hold back.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] Once upon _ [Bb] a _ [F] different life, we [Bb] rode [F] _ our bikes into the [C] sky. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] But now we're caught up [Bb] _ against [F] 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 river, [C] hold back. _
[Bb] Hold back the river, let me _ look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so I can [F] stop for a minute and be by your side. _ _ _ _ _
Hold back the [C] river, _ hold [Dm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] back.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ Water, _ _ _ _ lonely _ [Fm] water.
_ [Bb] Won't you let us wander?
_ [Gm] Let _ us hold each [F] other
_ Lonely water, _ _ _ lonely _ water
Won't [Bb] you let us wander
_ _ [Gm]
Let us _ hold each _ _
[Bb] other
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop
Hold on 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 can [F] stop
Hold on a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, [C] hold back _
[F] _ _ Lonely water, _ _ _ lonely _ water
Won't [Bb] you let us wander _
[Gm] Let _ us [C] hold each [F] other
_ Lonely water, _ _ _ lonely _ _ water
[Bb] Won't you let us wander _
[Gm] Let _ us hold each _ other
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ Tried to keep [Bb] you close [F] to me, [Bb] but life [F] _ got in [C] between. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Tried [F] to square, [Bb] not be [F] in there, _ [Bb] but it's there _
[F] that I, I should have been.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [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 river, hold back.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] Once upon _ [Bb] a _ [F] different life, we [Bb] rode [F] _ our bikes into the [C] sky. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] But now we're caught up [Bb] _ against [F] 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 river, [C] hold back. _
[Bb] Hold back the river, let me _ look in your eyes.
Hold back the river so I can [F] stop for a minute and be by your side. _ _ _ _ _
Hold back the [C] river, _ hold [Dm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] back.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ Water, _ _ _ _ lonely _ [Fm] water.
_ [Bb] Won't you let us wander?
_ [Gm] Let _ us hold each [F] other
_ Lonely water, _ _ _ lonely _ water
Won't [Bb] you let us wander
_ _ [Gm]
Let us _ hold each _ _
[Bb] other
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I [F] can stop
Hold on 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 can [F] stop
Hold on a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, [C] hold back _
[F] _ _ Lonely water, _ _ _ lonely _ water
Won't [Bb] you let us wander _
[Gm] Let _ us [C] hold each [F] other
_ Lonely water, _ _ _ lonely _ _ water
[Bb] Won't you let us wander _
[Gm] Let _ us hold each _ other
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _