Holding Back The Years Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
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Simply Red - Holding Back The Years
Album:
Instrument: Guitar
Tuning: EBGDAE
Tabbed By: Steve Cornacchia
 
[Intro]
E||------0-------0-----------------------0-------0-------------------|
B||------1-------1-0-----0-----0-x-------1-------1-0-----0-----0-x---|
G||------2-------2-0-----0-----0-x-------2-------2-0-----0-----0-x---|
D||----------------0-----0-----0-x-----------------0-----0-----0-x---|
A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------3-----------------3-------------3-|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
[Verse 1]
E||----------0-1-0---------------------------0-1-0-------------------|
B||------1-------1-1-3---------1-0-1-----1-------1-1-3---3-0---1-0-1-|
G||------2-------2---0---------0-0-2-----2-------2---0---------0-0-2-|
D||------3-------3---0---------2-0-3-----3-------3---0---------2-0-3-|
A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
            Holding back the years           Thinking of the fear I've had so long
 
E||----------0-1-0---------------------------0-1-0-----------------------------------|
B||------1-------1-1---3-------1-0-1-----1-------1-1-3---3-0-----1-3------3----------|
G||------2-------2-----0-------0-0-2-----2-------2---0-----------2-0----0-4----------|
D||------3-------3-----0-------2-0-3-----3-------3---0-----------3-0--0--------------|
A||--0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
             When somebody hears              Listen to the fear that's gone
 
 
E||----------0-1-0---------------------------0-1-0-------------------|
B||------1-------1-1-3-3-3-0---1-0-1-----1-------1-1-3---3-0---1-0-1-|
G||------2-------2---0---------0-0-2-----2-------2---0---------0-0-2-|
D||------3-------3---0---------2-0-3-----3-------3---0---------2-0-3-|
A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
           Strangled by the wishes of pater   Hoping for the arms of mater
 
 
E||----------0-1-0-----------------------------------|
B||------1-------1-1-3-3-3-0-----1-3-------3---------|
G||------2-------2---0-----------2-0-----0-4-----0---|
D||------3-------3---0-----------3-0---0-----------0-|
A||--0-----------------------------------------------|
E||------------------3---------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
           Get to me the sooner or later
 
 
[Chorus 1]
E||----------0-------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
B||--1-----------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------3---------|
G||--2---2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----0-4-----0---|
D||--3-----------3-0-------0---0---3---3---------3-0-------0---0---3---0-----------0-|
A||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||--------------------------3-------1-----------------------3-------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
        I'll keep holding on              I'll keep holding on
 
 
[Verse 2]
E||----------0-1-0---------------------------0-1-0-------------------|
B||------1-------1-1---3-------1-0-1-----1-------1-1-3---3-0---------|
G||------2-------2-----0-------0-0-2-----2-------2---0---------0-2---|
D||------3-------3-----0-------2-0-3-----3-------3---0---------0-3---|
A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
            Holding back the tears       Chance for me to escape from all I know
 
 
E||----------0-1-0---------------------------0-1-0-----------------------------------|
B||------1-------1-1-----3-----1-0-1-----1-1-----1-1-3-----3-----1-0-------3---------|
G||------2-------2-------0-----0-0-2-----2-------2---0---0-4---0-2-0-----0-4---0-----|
D||------3-------3-------0-----2-0-3-----3-------3---0-0---------3-0---0---------0---|
A||--0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
           Holding back the tears            Cause nothing here has grown
 
 
E||--------0-1-1-0/5-3-----------------------3-1-0-1-0---------------|
B||------1-------1---0---------1-0-1-----1-------1-----3-------1-0-1-|
G||------2-------2---0---------0-0-2-----2-------2-----0-------0-0-2-|
D||------3-------3-------------2-0-3-----3-------3-----0-------2-0-3-|
A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
         I've wasted all my tears              Wasted all those years
 
E||----------0-1-0------/5-5\3---------------3-1-0-1-0-------------------------------|
B||------1-------1-1-3-----------0-1-----1-------1-----3---3-----1-0-------3---------|
G||------2-------2---0-----------0-2-----2-------2-----0-0-4---0-2-0-----0-4---0-----|
D||------3-------3---0-----------0-3-----3-------3-----0---------3-0---0---------0---|
A||--0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
       Nothing had the chance to be good           Nothing ever could, yeah
 
 
[Chorus 2]
E||----------0-------------------------------0-------------------------|
B||--1-----------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1---|
G||--2---2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----2-------2-0-------0-----0-2---|
D||--3-----------3-0-------0---0---3---3---------3-0-------0---0---3---|
A||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||--------------------------3-------1-----------------------3---------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
        I'll keep holding on            I'll keep holding on
 
E||----------0-------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
B||--------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------3---------|
G||------2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----0-4-------0-|
D||----3---------3-0-------0---0---3---3---------3-0-------0---0---3---0-------------|
A||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||--1-----------------------3-------1-----------------------3-------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
        I'll keep holding on              I'll keep holding on
 
 
[Interlude]
E||------0-------0-----------------------0-------0-------------------|
B||------1-------1-0-----------1-0-1-----1-------1-0-------3-----1-0-|
G||--2---2-------2-0-----------0-0-2-----2-------2-0-----0-4---0-2-0-|
D||----------------0-----------2-0-3---------------0---0---------3-0-|
A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
 
E||---------------------------------------------3----|
B||--------3-----1-0-------3-----1-0-------3--0------|
G||------0-4---0-2-0-----0-4---0-2-0-----0-4---------|
D||----0---------3-0---0---------3-0---0-------------|
A||--------------------------------------------------|
E||--3---------------3---------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
 
[Verse 3]
E||----------1-1-0-1-------------------------3-------1010------------|
B||------1-------1---3---------1-0-1-----1-----------0-----3--1-0-1--|
G||------2-------2---0---------0-0-2-----2-----------0--------0-0-2--|
D||------3-------3---0---------2-0-3-----3--------------------2-0-3--|
A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
          Well I've wasted all my tears           Wasted all of those years
 
 
E||------------------------------------------------------------------------3---------|
B||------1-1-1-1-1---1--3------1-0-1-----1-1-1-1-1-3-0-----3-----1-0-------3---------|
G||------2-------2-2-0-2-------0-0-2-----2-------2---0---0-4---0-2-0-----0-----0-----|
D||------3-------3---0---------2-0-3-----3-------3---0-0---------3-0---0---------0---|
A||--0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
         And nothing had the chance to be good          'Cause nothing ever could
 
 
[Chorus 3]
E||----------0-------------------------------0-----------------------|
B||--1-----------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-|
G||--2---2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-|
D||--3-----------3-0-------0---0---3---3---------3-0-------0---0---3-|
A||------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||--------------------------3-------1-----------------------3-------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
         I'll keep holding on            I'll keep holding on
 
E||----------0-------------------------------0---------------------0-------3---1---5-|
B||--------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1---3---3---------|
G||------2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----0-4-------0-|
D||----3---------3-0-------0---0---3---3---------3-0-------0---0---3---0-------------|
A||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||--1-----------------------3-------1-----------------------3-------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
          I'll keep holding on            I'll keep holding on
 
 
E||----3---7---------|
B||--------0-----1-0-|
G||--------0---0-2-0-|
D||--------------3-0-|
A||------------------|
E||--3---------------|
     |   x   |   x
 
 
[Outro]
E||------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||------1-------1---3---------1-0-1-----1-------1---3---------1-0-1-|
G||------2-------2---0---------0-0-2-----2-------2---0---------0-0-2-|
D||------3-------3---0---------2-0-3-----3-------3---0---------2-0-3-|
A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 
 
 
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