{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":707233,"song":"Holding Back The Years","artist":"Simply Red","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11583098-holding-back-the-years-chords-by-simply-red/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/707233?type=chord","rating":4.76599,"votes":623,"content":"Chords\r\n[ch]Dm9[/ch]     x5355x\r\n[ch]G13[/ch]     3x345x\r\n[ch]G9[/ch]      3x3435\r\n[ch]Fmaj7[/ch]   xx3210\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]Dm9[/ch]   | [ch]Em9[/ch]   | [ch]Fmaj7[/ch] | [ch]G13[/ch]   | (x2)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm9[/ch]                [ch]G13[/ch]      [ch]Dm9[/ch]                 [ch]G13[/ch]\r\n  Holding back the years,     thinking of the fear I've had so long,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm9[/ch]              [ch]G13[/ch]        [ch]Dm9[/ch]               [ch]G13[/ch]             [ch]G13[/ch]\r\n  When somebody   hears,     listen to the fear that’s gone,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm9[/ch]                [ch]G13[/ch]                [ch]Dm9[/ch]                [ch]G13[/ch]\r\n  Strangled by the wishes of pater,     hoping for the arms of mater[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm9[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Get to me the sooner or later[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n| [ch]Dm9[/ch]   | [ch]G13[/ch]   | (x2)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm9[/ch]                [ch]G13[/ch]      [ch]Dm9[/ch]                 [ch]G13[/ch]\r\n  Holding back the years,     chance for me to escape from all I’ve known[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm9[/ch]                [ch]G13[/ch]      [ch]Dm9[/ch]                        [ch]G13[/ch]            [ch]G13[/ch]\r\n  Holding back the tears,     cause nothing here has grown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm9[/ch]                  [ch]G13[/ch]      [ch]Dm9[/ch]            [ch]G13[/ch]\r\n  I’ve wasted all my tears,     wasted all those years[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm9[/ch]                   [ch]G13[/ch]                 [ch]Dm9[/ch]              [ch]G13[/ch]        [ch]G13[/ch]\r\n  And nothing had the chance to be good,    nothing ever could yeah whoa[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm9[/ch]        [ch]G9[/ch]           [ch]Dm9[/ch]        [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n  I’ll keep holding on,    I’ll keep holding on[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm9[/ch]        [ch]G9[/ch]           [ch]Dm9[/ch]        [ch]G9[/ch]           [ch]G9[/ch] \r\n  I’ll keep holding on,    I’ll keep holding on[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm9[/ch]     [ch]G9[/ch]           [ch]Dm9[/ch]        [ch]G9[/ch] \r\nSo tight           [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  All right, Ho now, Well I-[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm9[/ch]                    [ch]G13[/ch]      [ch]Dm9[/ch]         [ch]G13[/ch]\r\n   -I’ve wasted all my tears,     wasted all those years[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm9[/ch]                   [ch]G13[/ch]                 [ch]Dm9[/ch]                      [ch]G13[/ch]      \r\n  And nothing had the chance to be good,    Cause' nothing ever could hoooy,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G13[/ch]\r\nHooy[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm9[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Dm9[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  I’ll keep holding on,    I’ll keep holding on[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm9[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Dm9[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  I’ll keep holding on,    I’ll keep holding on[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Dm9[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Dm9[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Holding, holding, holding, Haaay lalalaaa    I say  Hooo yeah[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm9[/ch]                 [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n  That’s all I have today[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm9[/ch]                  [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n  It’s all I have to say[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Ending]\r\n| [ch]Dm9[/ch]   | [ch]G9[/ch]    | (x3)","plain_text":"Chords\nDm9     x5355x\nG13     3x345x\nG9      3x3435\nFmaj7   xx3210\n\n\n[Intro]\n| Dm9   | Em9   | Fmaj7 | G13   | (x2)\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n| Dm9   | G13   | (x2)\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n[Ending]\n| Dm9   | G9    | (x3)","chords":["Dm9","G13","G9","Fmaj7","Em9","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}