Holding Back The Years chords by Roachford, Roachford

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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I'm holding back the years
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And thinking of the fear
I've had so long
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And when somebody hears
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Listen to the fear that's gone
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Well, strangled by the
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wishes of Peter
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Longing for the arms
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that made her
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Get to me the sooner or later
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Well, I'll keep holding on
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I'll keep holding on
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Holding back the years
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A chance for me to es cape
from all I've known
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I'm holding back the tears
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Oh, cause nothing here has grown
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Oh, well I've wasted all my tears
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I've wasted all these years, baby
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And nothing has a chance to be good
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And nothing ever could
No, no, no, baby
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I'll keep holdin' on
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I'll keep holdin' on
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I'll keep holdin' on
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I'll keep holdin' on
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Well, I've wasted all my tears
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And I've wasted all these years
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Nothing had the chance
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to be good
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Nothing ever could
No, no, baby
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I keep holding on
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I'll keep holding on,
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I'll keep holding on,
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I'll keep holding,
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holding, holding on
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Oh, I look to the good things
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in life every day
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Yeah, to the good things
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whatever come my way
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I keep holding on
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Holding on
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Oh
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