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Holding Back The Years

Holding Back the Years is a song by the British band Simply Red, included on their debut album Picture Book in 1985. The song was written by the bands lead singer, Mick Hucknall, at the age of 17, but it was only released after Hucknall formed Simply Red. The song discusses Hucknalls complex relationship with his mother, who left him when he was very young, and its impact on his life. The song became one of Simply Reds biggest hits, reaching the ... top of the charts in various countries. See more [+]

Key: Dm

Introduction:  F7M   G13  

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 Dm9                 G13       Dm9                  G13 
  Holding back the years,     thinking of the fear I' ve had so long,
 Dm9               G13         Dm9                G13 
  When somebody   hears,     listen to the fear that&rsquo s gone,
 Dm9                 G13                 Dm9                 G13 
  Strangled by the wishes of pater,     hoping for the arms of mater
 Dm9              G 
  Get to me the sooner or later

 Dm9                 G13       Dm9                  G13 
  Holding back the years,     chance for me to escape from all I&rsquo ve known
 Dm9                 G13       Dm9                         G13 
  Holding back the tears,     cause nothing here has grown
 Dm9                   G13       Dm9             G13 
  I&rsquo ve wasted all my tears,     wasted all those years
 Dm9                    G13                  Dm9               G13 
  And nothing had the chance to be good,    nothing ever could yeah whoa

 Dm9         G9            Dm9         G9 
  I&rsquo ll keep holding on,    I&rsquo ll keep holding on
 Dm9         G9            Dm9         G9 
  I&rsquo ll keep holding on,    I&rsquo ll keep holding on
    Dm9   G9   Dm9   G9 
So tight            oh now

 Dm9                     G13          Dm9            G13 
   Well I&rsquo ve wasted all my tears,     wasted all those years
 Dm9                    G13                  Dm9                       G13 
  And nothing had the chance to be good,    Cause'  nothing ever could yeah

 Dm9         G            Dm9         G 
  I&rsquo ll keep holding on,    I&rsquo ll keep holding on
 Dm9         G            Dm9         G 
  I&rsquo ll keep holding on,    I&rsquo ll keep holding on
 G                             Dm9         G   Dm9   G 
  Holding, holding, holding_________

 Dm9                  G9 
  That&rsquo s all I have today
 Dm9                   G9 
  It&rsquo s all I have to say