Intro (riff or verse chords): xA|---------------------------------------------------7--| xE|--1--3-5------------5------------5-----5---5/3---1----| xC|--2--4-5---9-11---9-5---9-11---9-5---5---5------------| xG|-----------5-7----5-----5-7----5----------------------| Verse: Em7 G C G Tried to keep you close to me, C G D But life got in between Em7 G C G Tried to square not being there C G D But think that I should have been Chorus: C Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes C Hold back the river so I G Can stop for a minute and see where you hide G Hold back the river, hold back Verse: Em7 G C G Once upon a different life C G D We rode our bikes into the sky Em7 G C G But now we crawl against the tide C G D Those distant days are flashing by Chorus: C Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back the river so I G Can stop for a minute and be by your side D Hold back the river, hold back C Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back the river so I G Can stop for a minute and see where you hide D Hold back the river, hold back Em7 G C G Ooh oho, oho, oho, C G D Oho, oho, ohooh Bridge: G C Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander Am Let us hold each other G C Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander Am Let us hold each other Chorus: C Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back the river so I G Can stop for a minute and be by your side D Hold back the river, hold back C Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back the river so I G Can stop for a minute and be by your side D Hold back the river, ooh Bridge: G C Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander Am Let us hold each other G C Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander Am Let us hold each other Outro: xA|---------------------------------------------------7--| xE|--1--3-5------------5------------5-----5---5/3---1----| xC|--2--4-5---9-11---9-5---9-11---9-5---5---5------------| xG|-----------5-7----5-----5-7----5----------------------| This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Hold Back The River chords by James Bay
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