I Won't Hold You Back chords by Toto (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Eb
Bb/Eb
Cm7
Gm
Abadd9
Bb/D
Ab/C
C/E
Fm7
Eb/F
Ab
Eb/Ab
Bb
Bb/Ab
Gsus4
G
Ebmaj7
Eb6
D7
Dbmaj7
Csus4

Intro 1

Verse 1
Eb 
Bb/Eb 
Cm7 
Gm 
 (E flat major) If  I had  (B flat/Eb) another  (C minor7) chance tonight  (G minor) 
Eb 
Bb/Eb 
Cm7 
 (E flat major) I'd try  (B flat/Eb) to tell  (C minor7) you
Gm 
that the things  (G minor) we had were right
Abadd9 
Bb/D 
Ab/C 
 (A flatadd9) Time      can erase  (B flat/D) the love we shared  (A flat/C) 
Bb/D 
Ab/C 
But it gives  (B flat/D) me time to  (A flat/C) realize
Bb/D 
C/E 
 (B flat/D) just   how much you cared  (C/E) 

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Verse 2

Now you're gone, I'm really not the same

I guess I have myself to blame

Time can erase the things we said

But it gives me time to realize

that you're the one instead

Chorus 1
Fm7 
Eb/F 
Ab 
Eb/Ab 
Bb 
You  (F minor7) know   (E flat/F) I      won't  (A flat major) hold  (E flat/Ab) you      back  (B flat major) now
Fm7 
Eb/F 
Ab 
Eb/Ab 
The  (F minor7) love   (E flat/F) we     had  (A flat major) just  (E flat/Ab) can't
Bb 
Ab 
Cm7 
be found  (B flat major)  (A flat major)  (C minor7) 
Fm7 
Eb/F 
Ab 
Eb/Ab 
You  (F minor7) know   (E flat/F) I      can't  (A flat major) hold  (E flat/Ab) you
Bb 
Bb/Ab 
Gsus4 
G 
back  (B flat major) now  (B flat/Ab)  (Gsus4)  (G major) 

Verse 3
Eb 
Bb/Eb 
Cm7 
Gm 
 (E flat major) Now that I'm  (B flat/Eb) alone  (C minor7) it gives me time  (G minor) 
Eb 
Bb/Eb 
Cm7 
Gm 
To  (E flat major) think about  (B flat/Eb) the years  (C minor7) that you were mine  (G minor) 
Abadd9 
Bb/D 
Ab/C 
 (A flatadd9) Time      can erase  (B flat/D) the love we shared  (A flat/C) 
Bb/D 
Ab/C 
But it gives  (B flat/D) me time to  (A flat/C) realize
Bb/D 
C/E 
 (B flat/D) just   how much you cared  (C/E) 

Chorus 2
Fm7 
Eb/F 
Ab 
Eb/Ab 
Bb 
You  (F minor7) know   (E flat/F) I      won't  (A flat major) hold  (E flat/Ab) you      back  (B flat major) now
Fm7 
Eb/F 
Ab 
Eb/Ab 
The  (F minor7) love   (E flat/F) we     had  (A flat major) just  (E flat/Ab) can't
Bb 
Ab 
Cm7 
be found  (B flat major)  (A flat major)  (C minor7) 
Fm7 
Eb/F 
Ab 
Eb/Ab 
You  (F minor7) know   (E flat/F) I      can't  (A flat major) hold  (E flat/Ab) you
Bb 
Bb/Ab 
Gsus4 
G 
back  (B flat major) now  (B flat/Ab)  (Gsus4)  (G major) 

Solo 1

Chorus 3
Fm7 
Eb/F 
Ab 
Eb/Ab 
Bb 
You  (F minor7) know   (E flat/F) I      won't  (A flat major) hold  (E flat/Ab) you      back  (B flat major) now
Fm7 
Eb/F 
Ab 
Eb/Ab 
The  (F minor7) love   (E flat/F) we     had  (A flat major) just  (E flat/Ab) can't
Bb 
Ab 
Cm7 
be found  (B flat major)  (A flat major)  (C minor7) 
Fm7 
Eb/F 
Ab 
Eb/Ab 
Bb 
You  (F minor7) know   (E flat/F) I      won't  (A flat major) hold  (E flat/Ab) you      back  (B flat major) now
Fm7 
Eb/F 
Ab 
Eb/Ab 
The  (F minor7) love   (E flat/F) we     had  (A flat major) just  (E flat/Ab) can't
Bb 
Ab 
Cm7 
be found  (B flat major)  (A flat major)  (C minor7) 
[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Eb
Bb/Eb
Cm7
Gm
Abadd9
Bb/D
Ab/C
C/E
Fm7
Eb/F
Ab
Eb/Ab
Bb
Bb/Ab
Gsus4
G
Ebmaj7
Eb6
D7
Dbmaj7
Csus4

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Eb majorBPM: 51

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Bb/Eb: x-6-8-7-6-6
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Abadd9: x-x-6-5-4-6
Bb/D: x-5-3-3-6-x
Ab/C: 8-6-6-8-x-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Eb/F: x-x-3-3-4-3
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Eb/Ab: 4-x-x-3-4-3
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Bb/Ab: 4-x-3-3-3-x
Gsus4: 3-x-0-0-1-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Ebmaj7: x-x-1-3-3-3
Eb6: x-x-1-3-1-3
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
Dbmaj7: x-4-6-5-6-x
Csus4: x-3-3-0-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of I Won't Hold You Back by Toto, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Eb major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Toto.

I Won't Hold You Back

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