Capo: 5

James Bay - Hold Back The River STANDARD TUNING CAPO 5 fret Intro tag Am Bno5 Cno5 Emno5 Fno5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---1--------3------5-----8-----10-----8-----5------8-----10-----8----5-----| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--(2)----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---0--------2------3-----7------8-----7-----3------7------8-----7----3-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Cno5 Bno5 Am Gno5 e|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------| B|-----5---5----3-----1-----0------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------(2)-----------------------------------------------------| A|---3---3------2-----0------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------3------------------------------------------------| (Played as intro)

^AmTried to ^Ckeep you^F close ^Cto me, but l^Fife got ^Cin betwee^Gn ^AmTried to sq^Cuare not^F being ^Cthere But t^Fhink that^C I should have^G been

(Strummed)

^FHold back the river, let me look in your eyes ^FHold back the river, so I ^CCan stop for a minute and see where you hide ^CHold back the river, hold back

[Intro tag - Am Bno5 Cno5]

^AmOnce upo^Cn a d^Fifferen^Ct life We ro^Fde our ^Cbikes into the ^Gsky ^AmBut now w^Ce call a^Fgainst ^Cthe tide Those d^Fistant ^Cdays are flashin^Gg by

^FHold back the river, let me look in your eyes ^FHold back the river, so I ^CCan stop for a minute and be by your side ^CHold back the river, hol^Gd back

^FHold back the river, let me look in your eyes ^FHold back the river, so I ^CCan stop for a minute and see where you hide ^CHold back the river, ho^Gld back

Oh oh oh…[Intro tag Am C F C F C G]

^CLonely water,^C lonely water, won't you ^Flet us wander ^DmLet us hold each other ^CLonely water,^C lonely water, won't you ^Flet us wander ^DmLet us hold each other

[Hold for count of 2]

^FHold back the river, let me look in your eyes ^FHold back the river, so I ^CCan stop for a minute and be by your side ^CHold back the river, hol^Gd back

^FHold back the river, let me look in your eyes ^FHold back the river, so I ^CCan stop for a minute and be by your side ^CHold back the river, h^Gold

^CLonely water,^C lonely water, won't you ^Flet us wander Dm (G) Let us hold each other ^CLonely water,^C lonely water, won't you ^Flet us wander ^DmLet us hold each other

[Intro tag Am C F C F C G]

James Bay - Hold back the river