Chords for Simply Red - Holding Back The Years (Official 4K Remaster)

Tempo:
86.5 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Gb

Ebm

Fm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Simply Red - Holding Back The Years (Official 4K Remaster) chords
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[Gb] .
[Fm] [Gb] .
[Ab] [Ebm] .
[Ab] Folding back the years, [Gb] .
[Ebm] thinking [Ab] of the fear I've [Db] had [Ebm] so long.
[Bbm] When [Ab] somebody hears, [Bbm] [Ebm] .
listen [Ab] to the fear that's grown.
[Gb] [Ab] Strangled by the wishes that fade, [Gb] hoping [Ab] for the arms I've made.
[Gb] Get [Ab] to me the sooner or later, [Ebm] .
I'll [Fm] keep [Ab] holding [Fm] on.
[Gb] .
I'll keep [Ab] holding on.
.
[Ebm] [Ab] Holding back the years, [Db] [Gb] chance [Ab] for me escape from [Db] all [Ebm] I've lost.
Holding [Ab] back the tears, [Db] [Ebm] cause [Ab] nothing here was wrong.
[Gb] [Ab] [Gb] .
I've wasted [Ab] all my tears, [Gb] .
[Ebm] wasted [Ab] all those [Db] years.
[Ebm] .
[Ab] Nothing had the chance to [Db] be [Bbm].
[Ebm] good, nothing [Ab] ever could.
Yeah, oh [Gb] well.
I'll [Fm].
keep [Ab] holding [Fm] on.
[Gb] I'll [Fm] keep [Ab] holding on.
[Gb] I'll [Fm].
[Db] keep [Ab] holding on.
[Gb] [Ebm] I'll keep [Ab] .
holding on.
[Ebm] .
[Bbm] [Ab] [Bbm] .
[Ebm] [Ab] [Ebm] [Ab] .
[Ebm] Alright, [Ab] [Gb] come on [Ab] now.
Well [Ebm] I've wasted [Ab] all my tears, [Gb] wasted [Ab].
all of those [Db] years.
[Gb] And nothing [Ab] had the chance to be [Gb] good, cause nothing [Ab] ever could.
[Gb] [Ab] Oh, [Ebm] .
I'll [Fm] keep [Ab] holding on.
[Gb] .
I'll [Fm] keep [Ab] holding on.
[Gb] .
[Ebm] I'll keep [Ab] holding on.
[Gb] .
[Ebm] I'll [Ab] keep holding on.
Holding, [Ebm] holding, [Ab] holding back.
[Ebm] .
[Bbm] [Fm] [Ab] [Bbm] I [Ebm] said, oh [Ab] well.
[Ebm] .
That's all [C] I have [Ab] to say.
[Gb] .
That's all [Ab] I have to say.
[Ebm] [Ab] [Gb] .
[Ab] [C] .
[N] .
Key:  
Ab
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Gb
134211112
Ebm
13421116
Fm
123111111
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Gb
134211112
Ebm
13421116
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To jam and learn Simply Red - Holding Back The Years chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Gb, Ab, Gb, Ebm, Ab, Ebm, Db and Ebm. Start with a comfortable 43 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 86. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Db Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ .
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ .
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ .
_ _ [Ab] Folding back the years, _ [Gb] _ .
[Ebm] _ thinking [Ab] of the fear I've [Db] had [Ebm] so long.
[Bbm] When [Ab] somebody hears, [Bbm] _ [Ebm] _ .
_ listen [Ab] to the fear that's grown.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] Strangled by the wishes that fade, [Gb] _ _ hoping [Ab] for the arms I've made.
[Gb] _ _ Get [Ab] to me the sooner or later, _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ .
_ I'll [Fm] keep [Ab] holding [Fm] on.
[Gb] _ .
_ I'll keep [Ab] _ holding on.
_ .
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] Holding back the years, [Db] _ [Gb] _ _ chance [Ab] for me escape from [Db] all [Ebm] I've lost.
Holding [Ab] back the tears, [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ cause [Ab] nothing here was wrong.
[Gb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ .
_ I've wasted [Ab] all my tears, [Gb] _ .
[Ebm] _ wasted [Ab] all those [Db] years.
[Ebm] _ .
_ _ [Ab] Nothing had the chance to [Db] be [Bbm].
[Ebm] good, nothing [Ab] ever could.
Yeah, _ _ oh [Gb] well.
I'll [Fm].
keep [Ab] holding [Fm] on.
[Gb] _ _ I'll [Fm] keep [Ab] holding on.
[Gb] _ _ I'll [Fm].
[Db] keep [Ab] holding on.
[Gb] _ _ [Ebm] I'll keep [Ab] _ .
holding on.
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ .
_ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ .
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ .
_ [Ebm] Alright, [Ab] _ _ [Gb] come on [Ab] now.
_ Well [Ebm] I've _ wasted [Ab] all my tears, _ [Gb] _ _ wasted [Ab].
all of those [Db] years.
[Gb] _ _ And nothing [Ab] had the chance to be [Gb] good, _ cause nothing [Ab] ever could.
[Gb] _ [Ab] _ _ Oh, [Ebm] _ .
_ I'll [Fm] keep [Ab] holding on.
[Gb] _ .
_ I'll [Fm] keep [Ab] holding on.
[Gb] _ .
[Ebm] _ I'll keep [Ab] _ holding on.
[Gb] _ .
[Ebm] _ I'll [Ab] keep holding on.
Holding, [Ebm] holding, [Ab] holding back.
[Ebm] _ .
_ _ [Bbm] _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] I [Ebm] said, oh [Ab] well.
_ _ [Ebm] _ .
That's all [C] I have [Ab] to say.
_ [Gb] _ .
That's all [Ab] I have to say.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ .
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .

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