Simply Red - Holding Back The Years (Mick Hucknall) Very simple song to play just three chords. This is 100% correct, saw him play it on t.v. Mostly played with just down strokes. If you like you can change the em9 for a gmaj7 sounds just as good. chords used: Gm (022000) C (x02220) Gm9 (010001) Intro: Gm C x4 verse 1:

^Gm9 Holding back the ^Cyears, ^Gm9 thinking of the ^Cfear I've had so long, ^Gm9 When somebody ^C hears, ^Gm9 listen to the f^Cear that’s gone, ^Gm9 Strangled by the ^Cwishes of pater, ^Gm9 hoping for the ^Carms of mater ^Gm9 Get to me the ^Csooner or later ^C

Gm9 C x2 verse 2:

^Gm9 Holding back the ^Cyears, ^Gm9 chance for me to^C escape from all I’ve known ^Gm9 Holding back the ^Ctears, ^Gm9 cause nothing here has ^Cgrown ^C ^Gm9 I’ve wasted all m^Cy tears^Gm9, wasted al^Cl those years ^Gm9 And nothing had the ^Cchance to be good,^Gm9 nothing ever ^Ccould yeah whoa

Chorus 1:

^Gm I’ll kee^Cp holding on^Gm, I’ll k^Ceep holding on ^Gm I’ll kee^Cp holding on^Gm, I’ll k^Ceep holding o^Cn So ^Gmtight ^C ^Gm ^C oh now ^C

verse 3:

^Gm9 Well I’ve wasted al^Cl my tears^Gm9, wasted a^Cll those years Gm9 C Gm9 ^CAnd nothing had the chance to be good, Cause' nothing ever could yeah

chorus 2:

^Gm I’ll kee^Cp holding on^Gm, I’ll k^Ceep holding on ^Gm I’ll kee^Cp holding on^Gm, I’ll k^Ceep holding on C Gm9 C H^Colding, holding, holding_________

outro:

^Gm9 That’s all I hav^Ce today Gm9 C Gm9 C (to fade) It’s all I have to say

Simply Red - Holding back the years