James Bay-Hold Back The River

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[Verse]

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

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


[Verse]

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Once upon a dear friend, life
We rode our bikes into the sky
But now we crawl against the tide
Those distant days are flashing by


[Chorus]

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


[Interlude]

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Hold oho, oho, oho,
Oho, oho, oho, oho


[Bridge]

F             F                      Bb
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Gm
Let us hold each other
F             F                      Bb
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Gm
Let us hold each other


[Chorus]

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


[Bridge]

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


[Outro]

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