VERSE:

^Dm7Tried to ^Fkeep you cl^A#ose to ^Fme, But ^A#life got ^Fin betwee^Cn ^Dm7Tried to s^Fquare not ^A#being th^Fere But t^A#hink that ^FI should have bee^Cn

CHORUS:

^A#Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes ^A#Hold back the river so I ^FCan stop for a minute and see where you hide ^FHold back the river, hold back

VERSE:

^Dm7Once up^Fon a d^A#ifferent l^Fife We r^A#ode our b^Fikes into the sky^C But ^Dm7now we cr^Fawl aga^A#inst the t^Fide Those ^A#distant d^Fays are flashing ^Cby

CHORUS:

^A#Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back the river so I ^FCan stop for a minute and be by your side Hold back the river, h^Cold back ^A#Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes

Hold back the river so I

^FCan stop for a minute and see where you hide Hold back the river, h^Cold back

^Dm7Ooh o^Fho, o^A#ho, o^Fho, O^A#ho, o^Fho, o^Chooh

BRIDGE:

^FLonely water, lonely water won't you l^A#et us wander ^GmLet us hold each other ^FLonely water, lonely water won't you l^A#et us wander ^GmLet us hold each other

CHORUS:

^A#Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back the river so I ^FCan stop for a minute and be by your side Hold back the river, h^Cold back ^A#Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes

Hold back the river so I

^FCan stop for a minute and be by your side Hold back the river, o^Coh

BRIDGE:

^FLonely water, lonely water won't you l^A#et us wander ^GmLet us hold each other ^FLonely water, lonely water won't you l^A#et us wander ^GmLet us hold each other

James Bay - Hold back the river