Simply Red, Holding Back The Years (1985)
^{Key: :[C] (w: Mick Hucknall, Neil Moss)}

INTRO: [Dm9] [Em9] [Fmaj9] [G] : [x2]

VERSE 1:
[Dm9] Holding back the [G] years
[Dm9] Thinking of the [G] fear I've had so long
[Dm9] When somebody [G] hears
[Dm9] Listen to the [G] fear that's gone ^[Dm7] [G]

VERSE 2:
[Dm9] Strangled by the [G] wishes of pater
[Dm9] Hoping for the [G] arms of mater
[Dm9] Get to me the [G] sooner or later ^[Dm7] [G]

BREAK: [Dm9] [G] // [Dm9] [G]

VERSE 3:
[Dm9] Holding back the [G] years
[Dm9] Chance for me to [G] escape from all I've known
[Dm9] Holding back the [G] tears
[Dm9] Cause nothing here has [G] grown ^[Dm7] [G]

VERSE 4:
[Dm9] I've wasted all my [G] tears
[Dm9] Wasted all [G] those years
[Dm9] Nothing had the [G] chance to be good
[Dm9] Nothing ever [G] could yeah ^[Dm7] [G] whoa

CHORUS 1:
[Dm9] I'll keep [G] holding on
[Dm9] I'll keep [G] holding on
[Dm9] I'll keep [G] holding on
[Dm9] I'll keep [G] holding on ^[Dm7] [G]
So [Dm9] tight [G] [Dm9] [G] oh now [G]

VERSE 4:
[Dm9] Well I've wasted all [G] my tears
[Dm9] wasted all [G] those years
[G] And nothing had the chance to be good
Cause' nothing ever could yeah

CHORUS 2:
[Dm9] I'll keep [G] holding on
[Dm9] I'll keep [G] holding on
[Dm9] I'll keep [G] holding on
[Dm9] I'll keep [G] holding on
[G] Holding, holding, holding

BREAK: [Dm9] [G] // [Dm9] [G]

OUTRO:
[Dm9] That's all I have [G] today
[Dm9] It's all I have [G] to say
[Dm9] [G] [Dm9] [G]