{title: Holding Back The Years}
{artist: Simply Red}
{define: Gm9 frets 3 2 3 0 fingers 2 1 3 0}

Intro: [Gm] [C] x2


[Gm9] Holding back the [C]years, [Gm9] Thinking of the [C]fear I've had so long
[Gm9] When somebody [C]hears, [Gm9]Listen to the [C]fear that's gone...
[Gm9] Strangled by the [C]wishes of pater, [Gm9]Hoping for the [C]arms of mater
[Gm9] Get to neither [C]sooner or later [C] Oh-oh-oh


[Gm9] [C] x2


[Gm9] Holding back the years, [Gm9] Chance for me escape from all I know
[Gm9] Holding back the tears, [Gm9] Cause nothing here has grown...
[Gm9] I've wasted all my tears, [Gm9] Wasted all those years
[Gm9] Nothing had the chance to be good, [Gm9] Nothing ever could yeah, Oh-oh-oh


[Gm] I'll keep [C]holding on, [Gm] I'll keep [C]holding on
[Gm] I'll keep [C]holding on, [Gm] I'll keep [C]holding on...
So [Gm] tired [C] Alright     [Gm]            [C]      Ooh now [C]


[Gm9] Well I've wasted all my tears, [Gm9] Wasted all [C] those years
[Gm9] And nothing had the [C] chance to be... good...
[Gm9] Cause nothing ever could Oh yeah [C]oh...


[Gm] I'll keep [C]holding on, [Gm] I'll keep [C]holding on
[Gm] I'll keep [C]holding on, [Gm] I'll keep [C]holding on...
[C] Holding holding holding, [Gm9] A-a-a-h... va-la-la-la-[C]la-la-la-la la


[Gm9] That's all I have [C] today, [Gm9] It's all I have to [C]say
[Gm9] That's all I have [C] today, [Gm9] It's all I have to [C]say...