Tabbed by Kwint. Artist : James Bay Song : Hold Back The River Album : Hold Back The River EP [2014] James Bay plays this song in a D tuning. But I transposed it to the STANDARD TUNING. INTRO/VERSE: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8~~--| B|-6----8--10----13--15-----13--10----13--15-----13--10----10--8---6--5-------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5----7--8-----12--13-----12--8-----12--13-----12--8-----8------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------0---0--0-------| VERSE: (I added the chords, but he just plays the intro riff again)

^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

OUTRO: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-6----8--10----13--15-----13--10----13--15-----13--10----10--8--8~~--| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5----7--8-----12--13-----12--8-----12--13-----12--8-----8---7-------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| If you have any suggestions/corrections, please let us know in the comments!

James Bay - Hold back the river