Holding Back The Years Chords
Holding Back The Years by Randy Crawford is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords Em9, A, D#m9, G# and D#m7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em9 A (Seven times)
D#m9 G#
Holding back the years
D#m9 G#
Thinking of the fear I've had so long
D#m9 G#
When somebody hears
D#m9 G#
Listen to the fear that's gone
D#m9 G#
Wrangled by the wishes of fater
D#m9 G#
Open for the arms of mater
D#m9 G#
Get to me but sooner or later
D#m7 G#
I'll keep holding on
D#m7 G#
I'll keep holding on
D#m9 G#
Holding back the years
D#m9 G#
Chance for me escape from all I'm gone
D#m9 G#
Holding back the tears
D#m9 G#
Cause nothing here is wrong
D#m9 G#
I've wasted all my tears
D#m9 G#
Wasted all those years
D#m9 G#
Nothing had the chance to be good
D#m9 G#
Nothing ever could, yeah, oh, well
D#m7 G#
I'll keep holding on
D#m7 G#
I'll keep holding on
D#m7 G#
I'll keep holding on
D#m7 G#
I'll keep holding on, there's still time
D#m9 G#
I've wasted all my tears
D#m9 G#
Wasted all those years
D#m9 G#
Nothing had the chance to be good
D#m9 G#
Cause nothing ever could, oh no no.
D#m7 G#
I'll keep holding on
D#m7 G#
I'll keep holding on
D#m7 G#
I'll keep holding on
D#m7 G#
I'll keep holding on
D#m7 G#
Holding, holding, holding ah la la la
D#m9 G#
I say ooh yeah
D#m9 G#
That's all I have today
D#m9 G#
It's all I have to say