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         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

                                   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         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

                                                       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