Holding Back The Years chords by
Etta James

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Key: D minor

Intro 1

Holding back the years

Verse 1
Am Am 
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D D 
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Thinking of the fear I've
Am Am 
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had so long
D D 
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Am Am 
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When somebody hears
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Listen to the fear that's gone

Verse 2
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D D 
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Am Am 
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Strangled by the wishes of pater
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Am Am 
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Hoping for the arm of mater
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Am Am 
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Get to me sooner or later
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Nothing ever could, yeah

Verse 3
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D D 
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I'll keep holding on
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(I'll keep holding on)
D D 
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I'll keep holding on
Am Am 
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(Keep holding on)
D D 
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I'll keep holding on
Am Am 
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(Never let you go  away)
D D 
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I'll keep holding on

Verse 4
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D D 
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Am Am 
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Holding back the years
D D 
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Chance for me to escape
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from all I know
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Am Am 
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Holding back the tears, yeah
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There's nothing here has grown

Verse 5
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D D 
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Am Am 
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I've wasted all my tears
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Am Am 
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Wasted all those years
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Nothing had the chance
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to be good
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Nothing ever could, yeah,
Am Am 
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yeah, yeah, alright

Verse 6
D D 
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I'll keep holding on
Am Am 
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(I'm gon' keep holding on)
D D 
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I'll keep holding on
(Holding and holding and holding)
Am Am 
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D D 
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I'll keep holding on
Am Am 
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(I'll keep holding, babe)
D D 
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I'll keep holding on
(So tight)

Verse 7
D D 
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Am Am 
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D D 
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Am Am 
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I  wasted all my tears
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Am Am 
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Wasted all those precious years
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Nothing had the chance
Am Am 
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to be good
D D 
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Nothing ever could, yeah,
Am Am 
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yeah and I'll
D D 
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I'll keep

Verse 8
holding on
Am Am 
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(I'm gonna hold on, babe)
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I'll keep holding on
Am Am 
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(I'm gonna hold, hold, hold,
D D 
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hold on)
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I'll keep holding on
D D 
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(Can't let you go)

Verse 9
D D 
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I'll keep holding on
Am Am 
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(I keep holding and holding
D D 
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and holding on)
I'll keep holding on
Am Am 
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(I can't let you go for nobody)
D D 
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I'll keep holding on
Am Am 
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(I'm gonna keep holding and holding,
D D 
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baby)

Verse 10
Am Am 
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D D 
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I'll keep holding on
(I, I)
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D D 
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Am Am 
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I'll keep holding on
D D 
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(I'll keep holding, holding on)
Am Am 
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D D 
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I'll keep holding on
Am Am 
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(I'll keep holding on)

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