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Tabbed by Kwint and Troy. Artist : James Bay Song : Hold Back The River Album : Chaos And The Calm [2015] James Bay plays this song in a D tuning. But I transposed it to the STANDARD TUNING. Note for beginners: If you're struggling with barre chords, put a capo on V and transpose this tab -5. 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|-------------------------------------------------------------8---8----------| VERSE: (I added the chords, but he just plays the intro riff again)
Dm7Tried to Fkeep you clBbose to Fme, But Bblife got Fin betweeCn Dm7Tried to sFquare not Bbbeing thFere But tBbhink that FI should have beeCn
CHORUS:
BbHold back the river, let me look in your eyes BbHold back the river so I FCan stop for a minute and see where you hide FHold back the river, hold back
VERSE:
Dm7Once upFon a dBbifferent lFife We rBbode our bFikes into the skyC But Dm7now we crFawl agaBbinst the tFide Those Bbdistant dFays are flashing Cby
CHORUS:
BbHold 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, hCold back BbHold 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, hCold back
Dm7Ooh oFho, oBbho, oFho, OBbho, oFho, oChooh
BRIDGE:
FLonely water, lonely water won't you lBbet us wander GmLet us hold each other FLonely water, lonely water won't you lBbet us wander GmLet us hold each other
CHORUS:
BbHold 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, hCold back BbHold 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, oCoh
BRIDGE:
FLonely water, lonely water won't you lBbet us wander GmLet us hold each other FLonely water, lonely water won't you lBbet 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!