Chords
Holding Back The Fire

Key: E

Introduction: G#m    G#m6    G#m    F#    G#m/E    E    E5-    E    

difficulty
intermediate |||||
G#m                    G#m6              B4A  E  F#4/7  
G#m            E                                                                    G#m  
Lay down and surrender you soldier in arms
                                B                                      A                                         E                    F#4/7  
You war will be over when you find peace inside
F#4/7      G#m                                    E  
There ain't no way around it no reason to fight
                                                     B                            A                                         E  
Life's worthwhile when you forget you're gonna die
A                                                         E  
For this minute I'm just fine
A                                         E  
All my anger settles down
                                                                             F#4/7                        B            B9            B  
I'm holding back the fire holding back the fire
G#m                            E                                              G#m  
Words are washing away like the paths of my tears
                                  B                                                 A                         E  
Realigning my thoughts through the pages of the years
F#4/7                                 G#m                                    E  
Stop making it worse! Must accept what you're got!
                             B                            A  
Don't live your tomorrows as just another day
F#4/7                                                                 B4      B      B9      B  
Turn another page and live your life and live your life
  F#/A#                 G#m  
But my heart still bleeds
                                                                  E            B/D#         E  
It's ripping the scars
     C#m                                    A                                    F#4/7  
I'm bearing the suffering with thorns wounding my heart
                G#m              E         B/D#            E  
                 AmI  
                                             C#m                    A      F#4/7  
Can't run from the burning when the smoke is in your eyes
                                E  
You're the only one to be blamed
                  B                         B9      B  
It's your own sacrifice
            G#m         F#4/7         G#m            A  
      B  A/C#      A            E/G#            B                 A/C#         E  
                             B  A/C#         A  E/G#      G         D/F#         E         G                 D/F#         E2x  
                          G         D/F#         F         C/E         C         B            E            C            B              E  
G#m            E                                                      G#m  
Stop looking for justice that is not how it works
                                B                                    A  
Don't leave for tomorrow what you can do today
        F#4/7                                                                                      B4      B  
What you can do today is change your life
Change your life
F#/A#                 G#m  
But my heart still bleeds
                          E         B/D#         E  
Oh! It's ripping the scars
C#m                                                                              A                                            F#4/7  
I'm bearing the suffering with thorns wounding my heart
                                     G#m                 E            B/D#      E  
                 AmI  
                                                                        C#m                                    A                         B  
Can't run from the burning when the smoke is in your eyes
It's in your eyes!
A                                              E  E4      E  
For this minute I'm just fine
A                                      E  
All my anger settles down
                                                                                          F#4/7         A  
I'm holding back the fire
            B      B9         B  
Holding back the fire
                                                                                  A  
That is ripping my scars
                                                                                E/G#  
I am bearing the suffering
F#                                         E  
Holding back the fire
                                                             A                                                            E/G#  
Beware of your anger your heart's still on fire
F#4/7                                                                                 A                         B              B9    B  
Your war can't be won until you find some peace inside
                                                                  A  
Lay down and surrender
                     E/G#  
You soldier in arms
                                             F#                                                              A              E  
Can't run from the burning when you're holding back the fire
F#4/7         A              E  
Now my anger settles down