Chords for Simply Red - Holding Back The Years (Live at Sydney Opera House)

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We want to thank you for your support over the last 25 years
I'm gonna leave you with a song now [Eb] that was written right at the very [F] beginning of this story
[Eb] in fact started when I was about 17 and
Let's _ _ play this one see if you know it
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[F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Dm] holding [G] back the
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[Am] Thinking _ _ [G] of the fear I [F] had so long when [G] somebody
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[F] Here's _ listen [G] to the fear that's gone
_ Strangle _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] by the wishes of fate
[Am] _ _ [Dm] Hoping [G] for the arms of [Am] May tell get to [G] me the sooner or later _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ Holding [G] back the
_ _ [G] [Am] Chance _ for [G] me escape from [F] all of them
[Dm] _ holding [G] back the [Am] tears
[Dm] Cuz nothing [G] here was wrong
_ _ I've _ _
[Am] _ _ [Dm] wasted [G] all my _
[Am] Wasted _ [Dm] _ [G] all those years
[F] _ _ Nothing [G] had the chance to [Am] be
[F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[Am] Nothing
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Mr.
[Am] Kennedy, [Dm] oh
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[G] Well, _ _ _ [Am] I've [F] wasted [G] all my [C] tears
[Dm] _ Wasted [Am]
[G] all of those years [F] and nothing [G] had the chance to [Am] be
_ [Dm] Cuz nothing [G] ever could oh no _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Oh [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Oh
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[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ Oh [Am] That's _ all
[G] _ _ _ [C] [Am] It's _ [Dm] all
Have [G] to say
_ [Bb] _ [Am] _ That's all
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] [Dm] It's all
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[Am] _ _ _ Kenji _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ Suzuki Kevin _ Robinson _ _ Falcon
_ _ _ _ _ Steve Lewis _ David Clayton
ladies and gentlemen simply read
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_ _ everybody
Everybody watching this DVD
Thank you so much for your support over the years
This is simply that saying goodbye world [Eb] Good night
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