Simply Red - Holding Back The Years (Mick Hucknall) Very simple song to play just three chords. This is 100% correct, saw him play it on t.v. Mostly played with just down strokes. If you like you can change the em9 for a gmaj7 sounds just as good. chords used: Em (022000) A (x02220) Em9 (010001) Intro: Em A x4 verse 1:

^Em9 Holding back the ^Ayears, ^Em9 thinking of the ^Afear I've had so long, ^Em9 When somebody ^A hears, ^Em9 listen to the f^Aear that’s gone, ^Em9 Strangled by the ^Awishes of pater, ^Em9 hoping for the ^Aarms of mater ^Em9 Get to me the ^Asooner or later ^A

Em9 A x2 verse 2:

^Em9 Holding back the ^Ayears, ^Em9 chance for me to^A escape from all I’ve known ^Em9 Holding back the ^Atears, ^Em9 cause nothing here has ^Agrown ^A ^Em9 I’ve wasted all m^Ay tears^Em9, wasted al^Al those years ^Em9 And nothing had the ^Achance to be good,^Em9 nothing ever ^Acould yeah whoa

Chorus 1:

^Em I’ll kee^Ap holding on^Em, I’ll k^Aeep holding on ^Em I’ll kee^Ap holding on^Em, I’ll k^Aeep holding o^An So ^Emtight ^A ^Em ^A oh now ^A

verse 3:

^Em9 Well I’ve wasted al^Al my tears^Em9, wasted a^All those years Em9 A Em9 ^AAnd nothing had the chance to be good, Cause' nothing ever could yeah

chorus 2:

^Em I’ll kee^Ap holding on^Em, I’ll k^Aeep holding on ^Em I’ll kee^Ap holding on^Em, I’ll k^Aeep holding on A Em9 A H^Aolding, holding, holding_________

outro:

^Em9 That’s all I hav^Ae today Em9 A Em9 A (to fade) It’s all I have to say

Simply Red - Holding back the years