Tuning:

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^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, ho^Cld back

Dm C/E F

^DmOnce^C/E upo^Fn ^Ama d^A#iff^Amerent ^Flife ^AmWe r^A#ode ^Amour ^Fbikes in^Csus4to the ^Csky But ^Dmnow ^C/Ewe c^Fall ^Amagai^A#nst ^Amthe ti^Fde ^AmThose ^A#dist^Amant d^Fays are fl^Csus4ashing ^Cby

^A#Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes ^A#Hold back the river, so I Can st^Fop for a minute and see where you hide ^FHold back the river, ho^Cld back

^DmOh, ^C/Eoh-o^Fh, ^Amoh-^A#oh ^Amoh ^Foh,^Am oh^A#-oh ^Am oh ^F oh, ohh^Csus4oh ^C ^FLonely water, lonely water, won't ^F/Ayou l^A#et us wand^A#/Aer ^GmLet us ho^Cld each other ^FLonely water, lonely water, won't ^F/Ayou l^A#et us wand^A#/Aer ^GmLet us ho^Cld each other

^A#Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes ^A#Hold back the river, so I Can s^Ftop for a minute and see where you hide ^FHold back the river, h^Cold back

^A#Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes ^A#Hold back the river, so I Can st^Fop for a minute and see where you hide ^FHold back the river, h^Cold back

^FLonely water, lonely water, won't ^F/Ayou l^A#et us wand^A#/Aer ^GmLet us ho^Cld each other ^FLonely water, lonely water, won't ^F/Ayou l^A#et us wand^A#/Aer ^GmLet us hold each other

Dm C/E F Am A# Am F Am A# Am F Csus4 C

James Bay - Hold back the river