James Bay — Hold Back The River

Tried to keep you close to me, But life got in between Tried to square not being in there But think that I should've been Bb Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back the river, so I F Can stop for a minute and see where you hide C Hold back the river, hold back (Short instrumental guitar) Once upon a different life We rode our bikes into the sky But now we're caught against the tide Those distant days all flashing by Bb Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back the river, so I F Can stop for a minute and be by your side C Hold back the river, hold back Bb Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back the river, so I F Can stop for a minute and see where you hide C Hold back the river, hold back Oh, oho, oho, oho, oho Oho, oho, oho, oho F Bb Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander Gm Let us hold each other F Bb Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander Gm Let us hold each other (silence half bar) Bb Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back the river, so I F Can stop for a minute and be by your side C Hold back the river, hold back Bb Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back the river, so I F Can stop for a minute and be by your side C Hold back the river, hold F Bb Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander Gm C Let us hold each other F Bb Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander Gm Let us hold each other (Guitar Outro)

 CAPO on 5th Fret

Verse I:
Am7   B/C  C        F        C
Tried to   keep you close to me,
    F        C         Gsus4  G
But life got in between
Am7   B/C   C         F     C
Tried to   square not being there
    F          C                 Gsus4  G
But think that I should have been

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

Verse II:
Am7  B/C  C     F         C
Once u----pon a different life
   F        C                 Gsus4  G
We rode our bikes into the sky
    Am7  B/C  C      F          C
But now  we   crawl against the tide
      F       C                 Gsus4  G
Those distant days are flashing by

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

Am7  B/C  C    F   C
Ooh

F C Gsus4 G

Bridge:
C             C                      F
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Dm
Let us hold each other
C             C                      F
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Dm  *single strum
 Let us hold each other

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

Outro:
C             C                      F
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Dm
Let us hold each other
C             C                      F
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Dm  *single strum
 Let us hold each other