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Tuning: E A D G B E
Simply Red - Holding Back The Years Album: Instrument: Guitar Tuning: EBGDAE Tabbed By: Steve Cornacchia [Intro] E||------0-------0-----------------------0-------0-------------------| B||------1-------1-0-----0-----0-x-------1-------1-0-----0-----0-x---| G||------2-------2-0-----0-----0-x-------2-------2-0-----0-----0-x---| D||----------------0-----0-----0-x-----------------0-----0-----0-x---| A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------| E||------------------3-------------3-----------------3-------------3-| | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x [Verse 1] E||----------0-1-0---------------------------0-1-0-------------------| B||------1-------1-1-3---------1-0-1-----1-------1-1-3---3-0---1-0-1-| G||------2-------2---0---------0-0-2-----2-------2---0---------0-0-2-| D||------3-------3---0---------2-0-3-----3-------3---0---------2-0-3-| A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------| E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------| | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x Holding back the years Thinking of the fear I've had so long E||----------0-1-0---------------------------0-1-0-----------------------------------| B||------1-------1-1---3-------1-0-1-----1-------1-1-3---3-0-----1-3------3----------| G||------2-------2-----0-------0-0-2-----2-------2---0-----------2-0----0-4----------| D||------3-------3-----0-------2-0-3-----3-------3---0-----------3-0--0--------------| A||--0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------| E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------3---------------| | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x When somebody hears Listen to the fear that's gone E||----------0-1-0---------------------------0-1-0-------------------| B||------1-------1-1-3-3-3-0---1-0-1-----1-------1-1-3---3-0---1-0-1-| G||------2-------2---0---------0-0-2-----2-------2---0---------0-0-2-| D||------3-------3---0---------2-0-3-----3-------3---0---------2-0-3-| A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------| E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------| | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x Strangled by the wishes of pater Hoping for the arms of mater E||----------0-1-0-----------------------------------| B||------1-------1-1-3-3-3-0-----1-3-------3---------| G||------2-------2---0-----------2-0-----0-4-----0---| D||------3-------3---0-----------3-0---0-----------0-| A||--0-----------------------------------------------| E||------------------3---------------3---------------| | x | x | x | x | x | x Get to me the sooner or later [Chorus 1] E||----------0-------------------------------0---------------------------------------| B||--1-----------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------3---------| G||--2---2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----0-4-----0---| D||--3-----------3-0-------0---0---3---3---------3-0-------0---0---3---0-----------0-| A||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E||--------------------------3-------1-----------------------3-------3---------------| | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x I'll keep holding on I'll keep holding on [Verse 2] E||----------0-1-0---------------------------0-1-0-------------------| B||------1-------1-1---3-------1-0-1-----1-------1-1-3---3-0---------| G||------2-------2-----0-------0-0-2-----2-------2---0---------0-2---| D||------3-------3-----0-------2-0-3-----3-------3---0---------0-3---| A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------| E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------| | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x Holding back the tears Chance for me to escape from all I know E||----------0-1-0---------------------------0-1-0-----------------------------------| B||------1-------1-1-----3-----1-0-1-----1-1-----1-1-3-----3-----1-0-------3---------| G||------2-------2-------0-----0-0-2-----2-------2---0---0-4---0-2-0-----0-4---0-----| D||------3-------3-------0-----2-0-3-----3-------3---0-0---------3-0---0---------0---| A||--0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------| E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------3---------------| | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x Holding back the tears Cause nothing here has grown E||--------0-1-1-0/5-3-----------------------3-1-0-1-0---------------| B||------1-------1---0---------1-0-1-----1-------1-----3-------1-0-1-| G||------2-------2---0---------0-0-2-----2-------2-----0-------0-0-2-| D||------3-------3-------------2-0-3-----3-------3-----0-------2-0-3-| A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------| E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------| | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x I've wasted all my tears Wasted all those years E||----------0-1-0------/5-5\3---------------3-1-0-1-0-------------------------------| B||------1-------1-1-3-----------0-1-----1-------1-----3---3-----1-0-------3---------| G||------2-------2---0-----------0-2-----2-------2-----0-0-4---0-2-0-----0-4---0-----| D||------3-------3---0-----------0-3-----3-------3-----0---------3-0---0---------0---| A||--0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------| E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------3---------------| | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x Nothing had the chance to be good Nothing ever could, yeah [Chorus 2] E||----------0-------------------------------0-------------------------| B||--1-----------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1---| G||--2---2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----2-------2-0-------0-----0-2---| D||--3-----------3-0-------0---0---3---3---------3-0-------0---0---3---| A||--------------------------------------------------------------------| E||--------------------------3-------1-----------------------3---------| | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x I'll keep holding on I'll keep holding on E||----------0-------------------------------0---------------------------------------| B||--------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------3---------| G||------2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----0-4-------0-| D||----3---------3-0-------0---0---3---3---------3-0-------0---0---3---0-------------| A||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E||--1-----------------------3-------1-----------------------3-------3---------------| | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x I'll keep holding on I'll keep holding on [Interlude] E||------0-------0-----------------------0-------0-------------------| B||------1-------1-0-----------1-0-1-----1-------1-0-------3-----1-0-| G||--2---2-------2-0-----------0-0-2-----2-------2-0-----0-4---0-2-0-| D||----------------0-----------2-0-3---------------0---0---------3-0-| A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------| E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------| | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x E||---------------------------------------------3----| B||--------3-----1-0-------3-----1-0-------3--0------| G||------0-4---0-2-0-----0-4---0-2-0-----0-4---------| D||----0---------3-0---0---------3-0---0-------------| A||--------------------------------------------------| E||--3---------------3---------------3---------------| | x | x | x | x | x | x [Verse 3] E||----------1-1-0-1-------------------------3-------1010------------| B||------1-------1---3---------1-0-1-----1-----------0-----3--1-0-1--| G||------2-------2---0---------0-0-2-----2-----------0--------0-0-2--| D||------3-------3---0---------2-0-3-----3--------------------2-0-3--| A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------| E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------| | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x Well I've wasted all my tears Wasted all of those years E||------------------------------------------------------------------------3---------| B||------1-1-1-1-1---1--3------1-0-1-----1-1-1-1-1-3-0-----3-----1-0-------3---------| G||------2-------2-2-0-2-------0-0-2-----2-------2---0---0-4---0-2-0-----0-----0-----| D||------3-------3---0---------2-0-3-----3-------3---0-0---------3-0---0---------0---| A||--0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------| E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------3---------------| | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x And nothing had the chance to be good 'Cause nothing ever could [Chorus 3] E||----------0-------------------------------0-----------------------| B||--1-----------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-| G||--2---2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-| D||--3-----------3-0-------0---0---3---3---------3-0-------0---0---3-| A||------------------------------------------------------------------| E||--------------------------3-------1-----------------------3-------| | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x I'll keep holding on I'll keep holding on E||----------0-------------------------------0---------------------0-------3---1---5-| B||--------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1---3---3---------| G||------2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----0-4-------0-| D||----3---------3-0-------0---0---3---3---------3-0-------0---0---3---0-------------| A||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E||--1-----------------------3-------1-----------------------3-------3---------------| | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x I'll keep holding on I'll keep holding on E||----3---7---------| B||--------0-----1-0-| G||--------0---0-2-0-| D||--------------3-0-| A||------------------| E||--3---------------| | x | x [Outro] E||------------------------------------------------------------------| B||------1-------1---3---------1-0-1-----1-------1---3---------1-0-1-| G||------2-------2---0---------0-0-2-----2-------2---0---------0-0-2-| D||------3-------3---0---------2-0-3-----3-------3---0---------2-0-3-| A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------| E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------| | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x ************************************ | / Slide up | \ Slide down | x One measure ************************************