Hold Back The River original guitar chords by
James Bay

2014Rock8.8K views

Key: F major•

Intro 1

Dm

Dm

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C/E

C/E

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F

F

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F/A

F/A

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Bb

Bb

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F/A

F/A

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F

F

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F/A

F/A

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Bb

Bb

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F/A

F/A

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F

F

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C

C

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Verse 1

Dm

Dm

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C/E

C/E

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F

F

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F/A

F/A

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Bb

Bb

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F/A

F/A

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F

F

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Tried to keep you close to me

F/A

F/A

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Bb

Bb

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F/A

F/A

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F

F

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C

C

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But life got in between

Dm

Dm

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C/E

C/E

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F

F

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F/A

F/A

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Bb

Bb

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F/A

F/A

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F

F

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Tried to square not be ing there

F/A

F/A

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Bb

Bb

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F/A

F/A

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F

F

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C

C

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But think that I should have been

Chorus 1
Bb Bb 
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Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I
F F 
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Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
Dm Dm 
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C/E C/E 
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F F 
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Verse 2

Dm

Dm

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C/E

C/E

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F

F

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F/A

F/A

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Bb

Bb

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F/A

F/A

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F

F

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Once up on a different life

F/A

F/A

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Bb

Bb

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F/A

F/A

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F

F

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C

C

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We rode our bikes into the sky

Dm

Dm

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C/E

C/E

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F

F

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F/A

F/A

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Bb

Bb

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F/A

F/A

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F

F

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But now we crawl a gainst the tide

F/A

F/A

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Bb

Bb

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F/A

F/A

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F

F

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C

C

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Those dis tant days are flashing by

Chorus 2
Bb Bb 
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Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I
F F 
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Can stop for a minute and be by your side
C C 
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Hold back the river, hold back

Chorus 3

Bb

Bb

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Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes

Hold back the river so I

F

F

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Can stop for a minute and see where you hide

C

C

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Hold back the river, hold back

Interlude 1

Dm

Dm

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C/E

C/E

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F

F

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F/A

F/A

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Bb

Bb

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F/A

F/A

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F

F

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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

F/A

F/A

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Bb

Bb

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F/A

F/A

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F

F

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C

C

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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Bridge 1
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Lonely water, lonely water, won't you
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let us wander
Gm Gm 3
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Let us hold each other
F F 
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Lonely water, lonely water, won't you
Bb Bb 
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let us wander
Gm Gm 3
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Let us hold each other

Chorus 4
Bb Bb 
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Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I
F F 
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Can stop for a minute and be by your side
C C 
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Hold back the river, hold back

Chorus 5

Bb

Bb

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Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes

Hold back the river so I

F

F

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Can stop for a minute and be by your side

C

C

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Hold back the river, hold back

Bridge 2
F F 
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Lonely water, lonely water, won't you
Bb Bb 
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let us wander
Gm Gm 3
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C C 
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Let us hold each other
F F 
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Lonely water, lonely water, won't you
Bb Bb 
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let us wander
Gm Gm 3
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Let us hold each other

Outro 1

Dm

Dm

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C/E

C/E

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F

F

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F/A

F/A

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Bb

Bb

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F/A

F/A

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F

F

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F/A

F/A

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Bb

Bb

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F/A

F/A

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F

F

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C

C

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ChordsDm C/E F F/A Bb...

Dm
C/E
F
F/A
Bb
C
Gm
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F
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