Holding Back The Years Chords

Chords
Dm9     x5355x
G13     3x345x
G9      3x3435
Fmaj7   xx3210
 
 
[Intro]
| Fmaj7 | G13    | (x4)
 
 
[Verse 1]
Dm9                G13      Dm9                 G13
  Holding back the years,     thinking of the fear I've had so long,
Dm9              G13        Dm9               G13             G13
  When somebody   hears,     listen to the fear that’s gone,
Dm9                G13                Dm9                G13
  Strangled by the wishes of pater,     hoping for the arms of mater
Dm9             G               G
  Get to me the sooner or later
 
 
[Instrumental]
| Dm9  | G13    | (x2)
 
 
[Verse 2]
Dm9                G13      Dm9                 G13
  Holding back the years,     chance for me to escape from all I’ve known
Dm9                G13      Dm9                        G13            G13
  Holding back the tears,     cause nothing here has grown
Dm9                  G13      Dm9            G13
  I’ve wasted all my tears,     wasted all those years
Dm9                   G13                 Dm9              G13        G13
  And nothing had the chance to be good,    nothing ever could yeah whoa
 
 
[Chorus 1]
Dm9        G9           Dm9        G9
  I’ll keep holding on,    I’ll keep holding on
Dm9        G9           Dm9        G9           G9
  I’ll keep holding on,    I’ll keep holding on
   Dm9     G9           Dm9        G9
So tight           
 
[Bridge]
G            G           G
  All right, Ho now, Well I-
 
[Verse 3]
Dm9                    G13      Dm9         G13
   -I’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 hoooy,
G13
Hooy
 
 
[Chorus 2]
Dm9        G           Dm9        G
  I’ll keep holding on,    I’ll keep holding on
Dm9        G           Dm9        G
  I’ll keep holding on,    I’ll keep holding on
G          G                  Dm9        G     Dm9         G
  Holding, holding, holding, Haaay lalalaaa    I say  Hooo yeah
 
 
[Outro]
Dm9                 G9
  That’s all I have today
Dm9                  G9
  It’s all I have to say
 
 
[Ending]
| Dm9  | G9    | (x3)
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