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

INTRO: [D#m9] [Fm9] [F#maj9] [G#] : [x2]

VERSE 1:
[D#m9] Holding back the [G#] years
[D#m9] Thinking of the [G#] fear I've had so long
[D#m9] When somebody [G#] hears
[D#m9] Listen to the [G#] fear that's gone ^[D#m7] [G#]

VERSE 2:
[D#m9] Strangled by the [G#] wishes of pater
[D#m9] Hoping for the [G#] arms of mater
[D#m9] Get to me the [G#] sooner or later ^[D#m7] [G#]

BREAK: [D#m9] [G#] // [D#m9] [G#]

VERSE 3:
[D#m9] Holding back the [G#] years
[D#m9] Chance for me to [G#] escape from all I've known
[D#m9] Holding back the [G#] tears
[D#m9] Cause nothing here has [G#] grown ^[D#m7] [G#]

VERSE 4:
[D#m9] I've wasted all my [G#] tears
[D#m9] Wasted all [G#] those years
[D#m9] Nothing had the [G#] chance to be good
[D#m9] Nothing ever [G#] could yeah ^[D#m7] [G#] whoa

CHORUS 1:
[D#m9] I'll keep [G#] holding on
[D#m9] I'll keep [G#] holding on
[D#m9] I'll keep [G#] holding on
[D#m9] I'll keep [G#] holding on ^[D#m7] [G#]
So [D#m9] tight [G#] [D#m9] [G#] oh now [G#]

VERSE 4:
[D#m9] Well I've wasted all [G#] my tears
[D#m9] wasted all [G#] those years
[G#] And nothing had the chance to be good
Cause' nothing ever could yeah

CHORUS 2:
[D#m9] I'll keep [G#] holding on
[D#m9] I'll keep [G#] holding on
[D#m9] I'll keep [G#] holding on
[D#m9] I'll keep [G#] holding on
[G#] Holding, holding, holding

BREAK: [D#m9] [G#] // [D#m9] [G#]

OUTRO:
[D#m9] That's all I have [G#] today
[D#m9] It's all I have [G#] to say
[D#m9] [G#] [D#m9] [G#]