Holding Back The Years Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][D][Am][D]
[Am]
Holding [D]back the years

[Verse 1]
[Am]
Thinking [D]of the fear I've
had so [Am]long
When some[D]body [Am]hears
Listen [D]to the fear that's gone

[Verse 2]
[Am]
Strangled [D]by the wishes of [Am]pater
Hoping [D]for the arm of [G]mater[Am]
Get to [D]me sooner or [Am]later
Nothing [D]ever could, yeah

[Verse 3]
[Am]
I'll keep [D]holding on
(I'll keep hold[Am]ing on)
I'll keep [D]holding on
[Am](Keep holding on)
I'll keep [D]holding on
(Never let you [Am]go away)
I'll keep [D]holding on

[Verse 4]
[Am]
Holding back [D]the years[Am]
Chance for me [D]to escape
from all [Am]I know
Holding [D]back the tears, [Am]yeah
There's nothing [D]here has grown

[Verse 5]
[Am]
I've wasted [D]all my [Am]tears
Wasted [D]all those [Am]years
Nothing had [D]the chance
to be [Am]good
Nothing ever [D]could, yeah,
yeah, yeah, [Am]alright

[Verse 6]
I'll keep [D]holding on
(I'm gon' keep [Am]holding on)
I'll [D]keep holding on
(Holding and holding and holding)
[Am]I'll [D]keep holding on
(I'll keep hold[Am]ing, babe)
I'll [D]keep holding on
(So tight)

[Verse 7]
[D]I w[Am]asted all my tears[D][Am]
Wasted all [D]those precious [Am]years
Nothing had the [D]chance
to be [Am]good
Nothing ever [D]could, yeah,
yeah and [Am]I'll
I'll [D]keep

[Verse 8]
holding on
(I'm gonna hold [Am]on, babe)
[D]I'll keep holding on
(I'm gonna hold, [Am]hold, hold,
[D]hold on)
I'll keep [Am]holding on
(Can't let [D]you go)

[Verse 9]
[D]I'll keep holding on
(I keep holding [Am]and holding
and [D]holding on)
I'll keep holding on
[Am](I can't let you go for nobody)
[D]I'll keep holding on
(I'm gonna keep holding an[Am]d holding,
[D]baby)

[Verse 10]
[Am]I'll keep [D]holding on
(I, I)
I'll keep [Am]holding [D]on[Am]
(I'll keep [D]holding, holding on)
I'll keep holding [Am]on[D]
[Am](I'll keep holding on)