{"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":1689704,"song":"Hold Back The River","artist":"James Bay","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1689704-hold-back-the-river-chords-by-james-bay/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1689704?type=chord","rating":4.8069,"votes":1653,"content":"[tab][Intro]\r\ne|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8~~--|\r\nB|-6----8--10----13--15-----13--10----13--15-----13--10----10--8---6--5-------|\r\nG|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nA|-5----7--8-----12--13-----12--8-----12--13-----12--8-----8------------------|\r\nE|-------------------------------------------------------------8---8----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTried to keep you close to me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut life got in between[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTried to square not being there[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut think that I should have been[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHold back the river, let me look in your eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHold back the river so I[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nCan stop for a minute and see where you hide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nHold back the river, hold back[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOnce upon a different life[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe rode our bikes into the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm7[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut now we crawl against the tide[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThose distant days are flashing by[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHold back the river, let me look in your eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHold back the river so I[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                         \r\nCan stop for a minute and be by your side[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHold back the river, hold back[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHold back the river, let me look in your eyes[/tab]\r\n\r\nHold back the river so I\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nCan stop for a minute and see where you hide[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHold back the river, hold back[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOoh oho, oho, oho,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nOho, oho, ohooh[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nLonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nLet us hold each other[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nLonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nLet us hold each other[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHold back the river, let me look in your eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHold back the river so I[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                         \r\nCan stop for a minute and be by your side[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHold back the river, hold back[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHold back the river, let me look in your eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHold back the river so I[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nCan stop for a minute and be by your side[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHold back the river, ooh[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge] х2\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nLonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nLet us hold each other[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nLonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nLet us hold each other[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Outro]\r\ne|---------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|-6----8--10----13--15-----13--10----13--15-----13--10----10--8--8~~--|\r\nG|---------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|---------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nA|-5----7--8-----12--13-----12--8-----12--13-----12--8-----8---7-------|\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n***********************************\r\n\r\n| ~   Vibrato\r\n\r\n***********************************","plain_text":"[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHold back the river so I\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge] х2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n***********************************\n\n| ~   Vibrato\n\n***********************************","chords":["B","G","D","A","E","Dm7","F","Bb","C","Gm"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}