[Intro]
Em D C D C G 2x
[Verse]
Em       D                 C 
  I wanna be there when the voices in your head 
D           C                G 
  Are loud enough to make you  lose your mind 
Em       D               C 
Just the same when you're dominating the day 
D        C              G 
 I wanna be the one who's by your side
[Pre-Chorus]
Em       D                 C 
You know my love is not the jealous type 
D           C       G 
  It doesn't matter if we win or lose 
Em        D       C 
  I could stay or I could come 
  
No matter where you're coming from 
D       C             G 
 I could be the one to let you choose
[Chorus]
 
G             C        G               Em 
(ooh) I wanna hold you close but never hold you back 
              D             C    G 
Just like the banks to the river 
G                C       G               Em 
(ooh) And if you ever fe-el like you are not enough 
          D                C 
I'm gonna break all your mirrors 
G            C                 G          Em 
(ooh)I wanna be there when the darkness closes in 
            D                C 
To make the truth a little clearer 
G             C        G               Em 
(ooh) I wanna hold you close but never hold you back 
            D               C 
I'll be the banks for your river
[Post-Chorus]
G  C G Em             D                 C 
          I'll be the banks for your river 
G  C G Em             D                 C 
          I'll be the banks for your river
[Verse]
Em       D                 C 
  You are beautiful and wild at every turn 
D      C      G 
  Who am I to take control of that? 
Em       D         C 
  Everybody needs a voice they can follow 
D        C             G 
  When the water and the winds get bad
[Pre-Chorus]
Em       D                 C 
  You know my love is not the jealous type 
D      C      G 
  And it don't matter if we win or lose 
Em       D         C 
  I could push or I could pull 
(C) 
  No matter what you're trying to do 
D        C             G 
  As long as I can flow along with you
[Chorus]
G             C        G               Em 
(ooh) I wanna hold you close but never hold you back 
              D             C    G 
Just like the banks to the river 
G                C       G               Em 
(ooh) And if you ever fe-el like you are not enough 
          D                C 
I'm gonna break all your mirrors 
G            C                 G          Em 
(ooh)I wanna be there when the darkness closes in 
            D                C 
To make the truth a little clearer 
G             C        G               Em 
(ooh) I wanna hold you close but never hold you back 
            D               C 
I'll be the banks for your river
[Post-Chorus]
G  C G Em             D                 C 
          I'll be the banks for your river 
G  C G Em             D                 C 
          I'll be the banks for your river
[Bridge]
Bm               C                      G 
   Baby, I ain't saying that you need my  help 
Bm                      C            G 
   But you don't have to do it all by yourself 
Bm                   C 
   So, baby, when the current gets strong 
  G 
You need somewhere to rest your bones 
           D 
I wanna be there for you 
           D 
I wanna be strong for you, oh, oh, oh
[Chorus]
G             C        G               Em 
(ooh) I wanna hold you close but never hold you back 
              D             C    G 
Just like the banks to the river 
G                C       G               Em 
(ooh) And if you ever fe-el like you are not enough 
          D                C 
I'm gonna break all your mirrors 
G            C                 G          Em 
(ooh)I wanna be there when the darkness closes in 
            D                C 
To make the truth a little clearer 
G             C        G               Em 
(ooh) I wanna hold you close but never hold you back 
            D               C 
I'll be the banks for your river
[Outro]
G             C        G               Em 
(ooh) I wanna hold you close but never hold you back 
              D             C    G 
(I'll be the banks for your river) 
G                C       G               Em 
(ooh) And if you ever fe-el like you are not enough 
          D                C 
(I'll be the banks for your river) 
G            C                 G          Em 
(ooh)I wanna be there when the darkness closes in 
            D                C 
To make the truth a little clearer 
G             C        G               Em 
(ooh) I wanna hold you close but never hold you back 
            D               C 
I'll be the banks for your river