James Bay - Hold Back the River Dasar

Capo di fret 5

Intro Am C F C F C G

Am C
Tried to keep
F C
you close to me,
F C G
But life.. got in between
Am C
Tried to square
F C
not being there
F C
But think that I
G
should have been

Chorus
F
Hold back the river,
F
let me look in your eyes
F
Hold back the river, so I..
C
Can stop for a minute and
C
see where you hide
C
Hold back the river, hold back

Intro Am C

Am C
Once upon
F C
a different life
F C
We rode our bikes
G
into the sky
Am C
But now we crawl
F C
against the tide
F
Those distant
C G
days are flashing by

Chorus
F
Hold back the river,
F
let me look in your eyes
F
Hold back the river, so I..
C
Can stop for a minute and
C
be by your side
C G
Hold back the river, hold back

F
Hold back the river,
F
let me look in your eyes
F
Hold back the river, so I..
C
Can stop for a minute and
C
see where you hide
C G
Hold back the river, hold back

Am C F C
Wo.. oo.. oo.. oo..
F C G
Oo.. oo.. woo oo..

C
Lonely water,
C
lonely water won’t you
F
let us wander
Dm
Let us hold each other

C
Lonely water,
C
lonely water won’t you
F
let us wander
Dm
Let us hold each other

Chorus
F
Hold back the river,
F
let me look in your eyes
F
Hold back the river, so I..
C
Can stop for a minute and
C
be by your side
C G
Hold back the river, hold back

F
Hold back the river,
F
let me look in your eyes
F
Hold back the river, so I..
C
Can stop for a minute and
C
see where you hide
C G
Hold back the river, oh..

C
Lonely water,
C
lonely water won’t you
F
let us wander
Dm
Let us hold each other

C
Lonely water,
C
lonely water won’t you
F
let us wander
Dm
Let us hold each other

Outro Am C F C F C G