Hold Back the River
James Bay
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[Strophe]Dm7 F Bb FTried to keep you close to me,Bb F CBut life got in betweenDm7 F Bb FTried to square not being thereBb F CBut think that I should have been[Refrain]BbHold back the river, let me look in your eyesBbHold back the river so IFCan stop for a minute and see where you hideFHold back the river, hold back[Strophe]Dm7 F Bb FOnce upon a different lifeBb F CWe rode our bikes into the skyDm7 F Bb FBut now we crawl against the tideBb F CThose distant days are flashing by[Refrain]BbHold back the river, let me look in your eyesBbHold back the river so IFCan stop for a minute and be by your sideCHold back the river, hold backBbHold back the river, let me look in your eyesHold back the river so IFCan stop for a minute and see where you hideCHold back the river, hold back[Interlude]Dm7 F Bb FOoh oho, oho, oho,Bb F COho, oho, ohooh[Pont]F BbLonely water, lonely water won't you let us wanderGmLet us hold each otherF BbLonely water, lonely water won't you let us wanderGmLet us hold each other[Refrain]BbHold back the river, let me look in your eyesBbHold back the river so IFCan stop for a minute and be by your sideCHold back the river, hold backBbHold back the river, let me look in your eyesBbHold back the river so IFCan stop for a minute and be by your sideCHold back the river, ooh[Pont]F BbLonely water, lonely water won't you let us wanderGmLet us hold each otherF BbLonely water, lonely water won't you let us wanderGmLet us hold each otherF BbLonely water, lonely water won't you let us wanderGmLet us hold each otherF BbLonely water, lonely water won't you let us wanderGmLet us hold each other[Tab]e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-6----8--10----13--15-----13--10----13--15-----13--10----10--8--8~~--|
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