Holding Back In The Years Chords

KeyD+/ CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays667

Holding Back In The Years by Simply Red is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D+/. It uses the chords D7+/9 and G7+. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D+/
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  			D7+/9                   G7+ 
Holding back the years 
D7+/9                                 G7+  
Thinking of the fear I've had so long 
D7+/9                    G7+ 
When somebody hears 
D7+/9                        G7+ 
Listen to the fear that's gone 
D7+/9                               G7+  
Strangled by the wishes of Pater 
D7+/9                          G7+  
Hoping for the arms of Mater 
D7+/9                           G7+ 
Get to meet her sooner or later 
D7+/9            G7+ 
I'll keep holding on 
D7+/9             G7+ 
I'll keep holding on 
D7+/9                G7+ 
Holding back the years 
D7+/9                                       G7+ 
Chance for me escape from all I've know 

{O RESTO DA MUSICA SEGUE COM A MESMA SEQUENCIA DE NOTAS ATE  O FIM} 

Holding back the tears 
Cause nothing here has grown 
I've wasted all my tears 
Wasted all those years 
And nothing had the chance to be good 
Nothing ever could 
I'll keep holding on 
I'll keep holding on 
I'll keep holding on 
I'll keep holding on 
That's all I have today 
That's all I have to say 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante