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Hold Back The River by James Bay
Hold Back The River
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Dm
[Intro]
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]
Dm7 F Bb F
Tried to keep you close to me,
Bb F C
But life got in between
Dm7 F Bb F
Tried to square not being there
Bb F C
But think that I should have been
[Chorus]
Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Bb
Hold back the river so I
F
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
F
Hold back the river, hold back
[Verse]
Dm7 F Bb F
Once upon a different life
Bb F C
We rode our bikes into the sky
Dm7 F Bb F
But now we crawl against the tide
Bb F C
Those distant days are flashing by
[Chorus]
Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Bb
Hold back the river so I
F
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
C
Hold back the river, hold back
Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I
F
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
C
Hold back the river, hold back
[Interlude]
Dm7 F Bb F
Ooh oho, oho, oho,
Bb F C
Oho, oho, ohooh
[Bridge]
F Bb
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Gm
Let us hold each other
F Bb
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Gm
Let us hold each other
[Chorus]
Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Bb
Hold back the river so I
F
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
C
Hold back the river, hold back
Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Bb
Hold back the river so I
F
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
C
Hold back the river, ooh
[Bridge] х2
F Bb
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Gm
Let us hold each other
F Bb
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Gm
Let 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|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ~ Vibrato
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version 2
CAPO 5 fret
[Verse]
Am C F C
Tried to keep you close to me,
F C G
but life got in between
Am C F C
Tried to square not being there
F C G
but think that I should have been
[Chorus]
F
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
C
Hold back the river, so I
F
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
C
Hold back the river, hold back
[Verse]
Am C F C
Once upon a different life
F C G
We rode our bikes into the sky
Am C F C
But now we call against the tide
F C G
Those distant days are flashing by
[Chorus]
F
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
F
Hold back the river, so I
C
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
C G
Hold back the river, hold back
F
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
F
Hold back the river, so I
C
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
C G
Hold back the river, hold back
[Instrumental]
Am C F C F C G
[Bridge]
C F
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Dm
Let us hold each other
C F
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Dm
Let us hold each other
[Chorus]
F
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
F
Hold back the river, so I
C
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
C G
Hold back the river, hold back
F
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
F
Hold back the river, so I
C
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
C G
Hold back the river, hold back
[Outro]
C F
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Dm
Let us hold each other
C F
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Dm
Let us hold each other
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version 3
Initial riff:
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------10-12----10-7----10-12----10-7---7-7/5-------10-|
A|-8---10-12--------------------------------------------8-7----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1:]
Mainly just played with the riff in the background
Tried to keep you close to me,
But life got in between
Tried to square not being there
But think that I should have been.
[Chorus:]
Single strokes
F
Hold back the river let me look in your eyes
F
Hold back the river so I
Bb
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
F
Hold back the river, hold back
[Verse 2:]
F Bb
Once upon a different life
F C
We rode our bikes into the sky
F Bb
Now we call against the tide
F C
Those distant days are flashing by
[Chorus:]
Bb
Hold back the river let me look in your eyes
Bb F
Hold back the river so I
Bb
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Bb C
Hold back the river, hold back
[Refrain:]
F F Bb F Bb F C
Hold oho, oho, oho, oho, oho, oho
F F Bb Gm
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander, let us hold each other
F F Bb Gm
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander, let us hold each other
Tried to keep you close to me
But life got in between
Tried to square not being there
But think that I should have been
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
Once upon a different life
We rode our bikes into the sky
But now we crawl against the tide
Those distant days are flashing by
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold oho, oho
Oho, oho
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
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version 4
(capo on 3th fret!)
[Intro]
G - D – G – D – Em7 – D – A
[Verse]
G D G D
Tried to keep you close to me,
G D A
But life got in between
G D G D
Tried to square not being there
G D A
But think that I should have been.
[Chorus]
G
Hold back the river let me look in your eyes
G Em7
Hold back the river so I …
D
… can stop for a minute and see where you hide
D A - G D
Hold back the river, hold back
[Verse]
G D G D
Once upon a different life
G D A
We rode our bikes into the sky
G D G D
Now we call against the tide
G D A
Those distant days are flashing by
[Chorus]
G
Hold back the river let me look in your eyes
G Em7
Hold back the river so I …
D
… can stop for a minute and be by your side (see where you hide)
D A
Hold back the river, hold back
G
Hold back the river let me look in your eyes
G Em7
Hold back the river so I …
D
… can stop for a minute and be by your side (see where you hide)
D A
Hold back the river, hold back
[Bridge]
G D G D Em7 D A
Ho hoho, oho, oho, oho, oho, owoho
D G Em
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander, let us hold each other
D G Em
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander, let us hold each other …
[Chorus]
G
Hold back the river let me look in your eyes
G Em7
Hold back the river so I …
D
… can stop for a minute and be by your side (see where you hide)
D A
Hold back the river, hold back
G
Hold back the river let me look in your eyes
G Em7
Hold back the river so I …
D
… can stop for a minute and be by your side (see where you hide)
D A
Hold back the river, hold back
[Bridge]
D G Em
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander, let us hold each other
D G Em
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander, let us hold each other …
[Fade out]
G - D – G – D – Em7 – D – A
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version 5
Tuning: Standard
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6--8--10----13--15----13--10----13--15----13--10------10------10/8---6---5-|
G|--7--9--10----14--16----14--10----14--16----14--10--10------10---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus chords: (Hold back the river)
e|----------------8------10----------------------------------------------------|
B|----6-----6-----10-----10----------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-----7-----10-----10----------------------------------------------------|
D|----8-----8-----10-----10------10--------------------------------------------|
A|----8-----8-----8------8-------10--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------8---------------------------------------------|
Tried to keep you close to me
But life got in between
Tried to square not being there
But think that I should have been
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
Once upon a different life
We rode our bikes into the sky
But now we crawl against the tide
Those distant days are flashing by
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold oho, oho
Oho, oho
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
| / Slide up
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version 6
Tuning: D G C F A D
D-Standard (DGCFAd)
[Intro]
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------10---|
A|*--8--10--12--15--17-(17)-15--12--15--17-(17)-15--12--12--12/10-10--8--7------*|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|*--7--9---10--14--15------14--10--14--15------14--10----10--------------------*|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
[Verse 1]
Hold back the river... Hold back...
d|----x----------------------------x-----------------------|
A|----8----------------------------8-----------------------|
F|----9----------------------------9-----------------------|
C|----10---------------------------10----------------------|
G|----10---------------------------10----------------------|
D|----8----------------------------8-----------------------|
Can stop for a minute... Hold back the river...
d|----x----------------------------x-----------------------|
A|----8----------------------------8-----------------------|
F|----x----------------------------x-----------------------|
C|----9----------------------------9-----------------------|
G|----10---------------------------10----------------------|
D|----10---------------------------10----------------------|
d|---------------------------------|
A|--8--10--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
F|--------------0---0---0---0---0--|
C|--------------0---0---0---0---0--|
G|--7--9---10--10--10--10--10--10--|
D|---------------------------------|
Once... upon... a diff- -erent life... We rode...
d|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|*--8-8-8-8----10--12--12--12--12--12--15--17--17--17--17--15--12--12--12--12--15--17--17--17--|
F|---0-0-0-0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
C|---0-0-0-0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|*--7-7-7-7----9---10--10--10--10--10--14--15--15--15--15--14--10--10--10--10--14--15--15--15--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
our bikes... In to the sky...
d|----------------------------------------------10-10-10-10---|
A|--17--15--12--12--12--12---10-10-10-10-10-8-7-7--7--7--7---*|
F|---0---0---0---0---0---0----0--0--0--0--0-0-0---------------|
C|---0---0---0---0---0---0------------------------------------|
G|--15--14--14--14--14--14-----------------------------------*|
D|------------------------------------------------------------| x2
[Chorus]
Hold back the river let me look in your eyes... Hold back the river so I...
d|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|
A|*--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
F|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
C|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
G|*--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
Stop for a minute and be by your side... ...Hold back!
d|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--*|
F|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---|
C|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
G|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------------------*|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------------------| x2
[Bridge]
Oh... oh oh... oh oooh... oh oh... oh oh...
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8-8-8-8----10--12--12--12--12--12--15--17--17--17--17--15--12--12--12--12--15--17--17--17--17--15--|
F|--0-0-0-0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
C|--0-0-0-0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|--7-7-7-7----9---10--10--10--10--10--14--15--15--15--15--14--10--10--10--10--14--15--15--15--15--14--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
oh oh oh...
d|-------------------------------------10-10-10-10--|
A|--12--12--12--12--10-10-10-10-10-8-7-7--7--7--7---|
F|---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--0--0-0-0--------------|
C|---0---0---0---0----------------------------------|
G|--14--14--14--14----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
Lonely water... Lonely water... Won't you let us wander... Let us hold each other.
d|----x-------------------x-----------------------------x--------------------------|
A|----3-------------------3-----------------------------8--------------------10----|
F|----4-------------------4-----------------------------9--------------------9-----|
C|----5-------------------5----------------------------10--------------------10----|
G|----5-------------------5----------------------------10--------------------------|
D|----x-------------------x-----------------------------8--------------------------|
Lonely water!
Lonely water... Won't you...
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
d|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|
A|*--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--*|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
F|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
C|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
G|*--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-*|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
Let us hold wander... Let us hold each other...
* * * * * * * * * * * *
d|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-------x--x--x--|
A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---10--x--x--x--|
F|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9---x--x--x--|
C|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10--x--x--x--|
G|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------x--x--x--|
D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------x--x--x--|
[Chorus]
Hold back the river let me look in your eyes... Hold back the river so I...
d|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|
A|*--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
F|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
C|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
G|*--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
Stop for a minute and be by your side... ...Hold back!
d|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--*|
F|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---|
C|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
G|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------------------*|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------------------| x2
Lonely water!
Lonely water... Won't you...
d|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|
A|*--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--*|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
F|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
C|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
G|*--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-*|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
Let us hold wander... Let us hold each other...
d|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
F|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
C|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
G|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----------------------------------------------------|
D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----------------------------------------------------|
Lonely water!
Lonely water... Won't you...
d|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|
A|*--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--*|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
F|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
C|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
G|*--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-*|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
Let us hold wander... Let us hold each other...
d|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-------------|
A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---10-10-10--|
F|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---11-11-11--|
C|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12--|
G|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------|
D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------|
[Outro]
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8--10-12--12----15--17--17----15--12--12----15--17--17----15--12--12-----12--12/10--10~--|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--9--10----10--14--15----15--14--10----10--14--15----15--14--10-----10--10--10----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tried to keep you close to me
But life got in between
Tried to square not being there
But think that I should have been
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
Once upon a different life
We rode our bikes into the sky
But now we crawl against the tide
Those distant days are flashing by
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold oho, oho
Oho, oho
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
------------------
version 7
Tuning: D G C F A D
Tuning: D Tuning (DGCFAd)
[INTRO/VERSE]
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------10-----|
A|-8----10--12----15--17-----15--12----15--17-----15--12----12-----10-8----7--------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7----9---10----14--15-----14--10----14--15-----14--10----10----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------10----10-10---------|
[VERSE]
*Each word has its own chord from the above intro/verse tab*
Tried to keep you close to me,
But life got in between.
Tried to square not being there,
But think that I should have been.
[CHORUS]
Chords
Bb F C
d|--X-----X----10--|
A|--8-----8----10--|
F|--9-----0----11--|
C|-10-----9----12--|
G|-10----10----X---|
D|--8-----X----X---|
Bb
HOLD BACK THE RIVER, let me look in your eyes,
Bb
HOLD BACK THE RIVER so I,
F
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide,
F C
Hold back the river, hold back.
[VERSE 2]
James plays a short 3 chord intro to this verse.
Verse Intro Verse Begins
d|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------10---|
A|-8---10--12-|-8---10--12---15--17---15--12---15--17---15--12---12------10-8----7-----|
F|------------|---------------------------------------------------------0--------------|
C|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---9---10-|-7---9---10---14--15---14--10---14--15---14--10---10--------------------|
D|------------|-------------------------------------------------------10----10-10------|
Once upon a different life,
We rode our bikes into the sky.
But now we crawl against the tide,
Those distant days are flashing by.
[CHORUS]
Chords
Bb F C
d|--X-----X----10--|
A|--8-----8----10--|
F|--9-----0----11--|
C|-10-----9----12--|
G|-10----10----X---|
D|--8-----X----X---|
Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes,
Bb
Hold back the river so I
F
Can stop for a minute and be by your side,
F C
Hold back the river, hold back.
Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes,
Bb
Hold back the river so I
F
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide,
F C
Hold back the river, hold back.
[INTERLUDE]
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------10-----|
A|-8----10--12----15--17-----15--12----15--17-----15--12----12-----10-8----7--------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7----9---10----14--15-----14--10----14--15-----14--10----10----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------10----10-10---------|
Ooh oh ho, oh ho, oh ho, oh ho, oh ho, oh ooh
[BRIDGE]
Chords
Bb F Gm
d|--X-----X-----X--|
A|--8-----8-----10-|
F|--9-----0-----9--|
C|-10-----9-----10-|
G|-10----10-----0--|
D|--8-----X-----X--|
F Bb
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander.
Gm
Let us hold each other.
F Bb
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander.
Gm
Let us hold each other.
[CHORUS]
Chords
Bb F C
d|--X-----X----10--|
A|--8-----8----10--|
F|--9-----0----11--|
C|-10-----9----12--|
G|-10----10----X---|
D|--8-----X----X---|
Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes,
Bb
Hold back the river so I
F
Can stop for a minute and be by your side,
F C
Hold back the river, hold back.
Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes,
Bb
Hold back the river so I
F
Can stop for a minute and be by your side,
F C
Hold back the river, hold back.
Chords
Bb F C Gm
d|--X-----X----10----X--|
A|--8-----8----10----10-|
F|--9-----0----11----9--|
C|-10-----9----12----10-|
G|-10----10----X-----0--|
D|--8-----X----X-----X--|
F Bb
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander.
Gm C
Let us hold each other.
F Bb
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander.
Gm
Let us hold each other.
[OUTRO]
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------10-----|
A|-8----10--12----15--17-----15--12----15--17-----15--12----12-----10-8----7--------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7----9---10----14--15-----14--10----14--15-----14--10----10----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------10----10-10---------|
Tried to keep you close to me
But life got in between
Tried to square not being there
But think that I should have been
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
Once upon a different life
We rode our bikes into the sky
But now we crawl against the tide
Those distant days are flashing by
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold oho, oho
Oho, oho
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
------------------
version 8
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'James Bay - Electric Guitar (1 step down)'
Intro
Q=133
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr. / One whole step down: DGCFAD)
H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8------10---12-|-(12)------15---17-|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)------15---17-|
|-0--------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-7-------9---10-|-(10)------14---15-|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)------14---15-|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
+H E E E E +H E E Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)----12----12--|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)-------10-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Q Q +E E E E +E E +H.
|----------------------|-----10-(10)----||
|-10---10---(10)-8s7-7-|-(7)------------||
|---------0--(0)-------|-(0)------------||
|--0-------------------|----------------||
|----------------------|----------------||
|----------------------|----------------||
Q. E +H +W
1st Verse
N.C.
H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8------10---12-|-(12)------15---17-|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)------15---17-|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-7-------9---10-|-(10)------14---15-|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)------14---15-|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
+H E E E E +H E E Q H +E E E E +E E +H.
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----10-(10)----|
|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)----12----12--|-10----(10)-8s7-7-|-(7)------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--0---------------|-(0)------------|
|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)-------10-----|------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
W +W
H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8------10---12-|-(12)------15---17-|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)------15---17-|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-7-------9---10-|-(10)------14---15-|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)------14---15-|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
+H E E E E +W Q Q +E Q E +Q H.
|-------------------|-------------|-5--5--(5)-3---2-|-(2)---10-----------||
|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)--------|-----------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------|-----------0-----|-----0-(0)--(0)-----||
|-------------------|-------------|-0--0---0----0---|-(0)----------------||
|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)--------|-----------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------8-||
Q Q E E Q +E E +Q +Q. E
Chorus
C G
W +H.. E +W +H.. E +W
|-----------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------|
|--8--------|--(8)---------8-|--(8)--------|--(8)--------^-8-|--(8)----|
|--9--------|--(9)---------9-|--(9)--------|--(9)--------^-0-|--(0)----|
|-10--------|-(10)--------10-|-(10)--------|-(10)--------^-9-|--(9)----|
|-----------|----------------|-------------|-------------^10-|-(10)----|
|-----------|--------------8-|--(8)--------|--(8)--------^10-|-(10)----|
+W +W +W H E E E E +W
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|---------||
|--(8)--------|--(8)--------|--(8)--------|-8------10---12-|-(12)----||
|--(0)--------|--(0)--------|--(0)--------|----------------|---------||
|--(9)--------|--(9)--------|--(9)--------|----------------|---------||
|-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-7-------9---10-|-(10)----||
|-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)--------|----------------|---------||
2nd Verse
N.C.
H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8------10---12-|-(12)------15---17-|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)------15---17-|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-7-------9---10-|-(10)------14---15-|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)------14---15-|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
+H E E E E +H E E Q H +E E E E +E E +H.
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----10-(10)----|
|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)----12----12--|-10----(10)-8s7-7-|-(7)------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--0---------------|-(0)------------|
|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)-------10-----|------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
W +W
H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8------10---12-|-(12)------15---17-|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)------15---17-|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-7-------9---10-|-(10)------14---15-|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)------14---15-|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
+H E E E E +W Q Q +E Q E +Q H.
|-------------------|-------------|-5--5--(5)-3---2-|-(2)---10-----------||
|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)--------|-----------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------|-----------0-----|-----0-(0)--(0)-----||
|-------------------|-------------|-0--0---0----0---|-(0)----------------||
|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)--------|-----------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------8-||
Q Q E E Q +E E +Q +Q. E
Chorus
$
C
E E E E E E E E +E Q E E E E E
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--(8)--8---8--8--8--8--8-|
|----9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--(9)--9---9--9--9--9--9-|
|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-(10)-10--10-10-10-10-10-|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--(8)--8---8--8--8--8--8-|
G
+E E Q E E E E +E E E E +E Q E
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|--(8)--8--8---8--8--8--8-|--(8)--8--8--8--(8)--8---8-|
|--(9)--9--9---9--9--9--9-|--(9)--9--9--9--(9)--9---0-|
|-(10)-10-10--10-10-10-10-|-(10)-10-10-10-(10)-10---9-|
|-------------------------|------------------------10-|
|--(8)--8--8---8--8--8--8-|--(8)--8--8--8--(8)--8--10-|
+E E E E +E E E E +E Q. +E E E E
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|--(8)--8--8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--(8)--8-----(8)--8--8--8-|
|--(0)--0--0--0--(0)--0--0--0-|--(0)--0-----(0)--0--0--0-|
|--(9)--9--9--9--(9)--9--9--9-|--(9)--9-----(9)--9--9--9-|
|-(10)-10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-(10)-10----(10)-10-10-10-|
|-(10)-10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-(10)-10----(10)-10-10-10-|
D Dadd9 C
+E Q E +E Q E +E Q E E E E E
|-------------------------|----------12-12-12-12----|
|--(8)--8---8--(8)--8--10-|-(10)-10--10-10-10-10--8-|
|--(0)--0---0--(0)--0--11-|-(11)-11--11-11-11-11--9-|
|--(9)--9---9--(9)--9--12-|-(12)-12--12-12-12-12-10-|
|-(10)-10--10-(10)-10-----|-------------------------|
|-(10)-10--10-(10)-10--10-|-(10)-10--10-10-10-10--8-|
+E E E E E E E E +E Q E E E E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|--(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--(8)--8---8--8--8--8--8-|
|--(9)--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--(9)--9---9--9--9--9--9-|
|-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-(10)-10--10-10-10-10-10-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|--(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--(8)--8---8--8--8--8--8-|
G
+E E Q E E E E +E E E E +E Q E
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|--(8)--8--8---8--8--8--8-|--(8)--8--8--8--(8)--8---8-|
|--(9)--9--9---9--9--9--9-|--(9)--9--9--9--(9)--9---0-|
|-(10)-10-10--10-10-10-10-|-(10)-10-10-10-(10)-10---9-|
|-------------------------|------------------------10-|
|--(8)--8--8---8--8--8--8-|--(8)--8--8--8--(8)--8--10-|
+E E E E +E E E E +E Q. +E E E E
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|--(8)--8--8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--(8)--8-----(8)--8--8--8-|
|--(0)--0--0--0--(0)--0--0--0-|--(0)--0-----(0)--0--0--0-|
|--(9)--9--9--9--(9)--9--9--9-|--(9)--9-----(9)--9--9--9-|
|-(10)-10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-(10)-10----(10)-10-10-10-|
|-(10)-10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-(10)-10----(10)-10-10-10-|
To Coda
D Dadd9 C
+E Q E +E Q E +E Q E E E E E
|-------------------------|----------12-12-12-12-----||
|--(8)--8---8--(8)--8--10-|-(10)-10--10-10-10-10-----||
|--(0)--0---0--(0)--0--11-|-(11)-11--11-11-11-11-----||
|--(9)--9---9--(9)--9--12-|-(12)-12--12-12-12-12-10--||
|-(10)-10--10-(10)-10-----|--------------------------||
|-(10)-10--10-(10)-10--10-|-(10)-10--10-10-10-10--8--||
Interlude
N.C.
H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8------10---12-|-(12)------15---17-|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)------15---17-|
|-0--------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-7-------9---10-|-(10)------14---15-|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)------14---15-|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
+H E E E E +H E E Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)----12----12--|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)-------10-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Q Q +E E E E +E E +H.
|----------------------|-----10-(10)----||
|-10---10---(10)-8s7-7-|-(7)------------||
|---------0--(0)-------|-(0)------------||
|--0-------------------|----------------||
|----------------------|----------------||
|----------------------|----------------||
Q. E +H +W
Bridge
G
W +W W +W
|-----------|-------------|-----------|---------|
|--8--------|--(8)--------|--8--------|--(8)----|
|--0--------|--(0)--------|--0--------|--(0)----|
|--9--------|--(9)--------|--9--------|--(9)----|
|-10--------|-(10)--------|-10--------|-(10)----|
|-10--------|-(10)--------|-10--------|-(10)----|
C Am
W +W W +W
|-----------|-------------|-----------|---------|
|--8--------|--(8)--------|-10--------|-(10)----|
|--9--------|--(9)--------|--9--------|--(9)----|
|-10--------|-(10)--------|-10--------|-(10)----|
|-----------|-------------|--0--------|--(0)----|
|--8--------|--(8)--------|-----------|---------|
G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D.S. al Coda
C Am
6/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W.
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|----------||
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-10--------|-(10)-----||
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--------|--(9)-----||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--------|-(10)-----||
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--0--------|--(0)-----||
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-----------|----------||
Bridge
&
G
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
||---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
||---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
1.
Am D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-o||
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--||
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
2.
Am
6/4
W +W +W.
|-----------|-------------|---------||
|-10--------|-(10)--------|-(10)----||
|--9--------|--(9)--------|--(9)----||
|-10--------|-(10)--------|-(10)----||
|--0--------|--(0)--------|--(0)----||
|-----------|-------------|---------||
Outro
N.C.
4/4
H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8------10---12-|-(12)------15---17-|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)------15---17-|
|-0--------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-7-------9---10-|-(10)------14---15-|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)------14---15-|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
+H E E E E +H E E Q Q +Q H +W
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------*|
|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)----12----12--|-10---(10)---10-----|-(10)----*|
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------0-(0)----|--(0)----*|
|-------------------|-------------------|--0-----------------|---------*|
|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)-------10-----|--------------------|---------*|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------*|
Q. E +H
Tried to keep you close to me
But life got in between
Tried to square not being there
But think that I should have been
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
Once upon a different life
We rode our bikes into the sky
But now we crawl against the tide
Those distant days are flashing by
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold oho, oho
Oho, oho
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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version 9
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------1-3--1----1-3--1--|-------------------------|
G|------0-2---------2--------2-|-2-0-2-0-----------------|
D|---3-------------------------|----------3-2------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
[Verse]
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------1-3--1----1-3--1--|-------------------------|
G|------0-2---------2--------2-|-2-0-2-0-----------------| X2
D|---3-------------------------|----------3-2------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
[Chorus]
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------0-2-0-0-0-0-------|---------0--2-0----------| x2
D|---3-3-3-3------------3------|-3-3-3-3--------3--------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|------0-2-|
D|---3------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
[Verse]
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------1-3--1----1-3--1--|-------------------------|
G|------0-2---------2--------2-|-2-0-2-0-----------------| X2
D|---3-------------------------|----------3-2------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
[Chorus]
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------0-2-0-0-0-0-------|---------0--2-0----------| x2
D|---3-3-3-3------------3------|-3-3-3-3--------3--------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
[Bridge]
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------1-3--1----1-3--1--|-------------------------|
G|------0-2---------2--------2-|-2-0-2-0-----------------|
D|---3-------------------------|----------3-2------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------2--------2-0--------|x4
D|-----0-3------0-3-----3------|
A|---3--------3----------------|
E|-----------------------------|
[Chorus]
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------0-2-0-0-0-0-------|---------0--2-0----------| x2
D|---3-3-3-3------------3------|-3-3-3-3--------3--------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------2--------2-0--------|x4
D|-----0-3------0-3-----3------|
A|---3--------3----------------|
E|-----------------------------|
[Outro]
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------1-3--1----1-3--1--|-------------------------|
G|------0-2---------2--------2-|-2-0-2-0-----------------|
D|---3-------------------------|----------3-2------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
Tried to keep you close to me
But life got in between
Tried to square not being there
But think that I should have been
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
Once upon a different life
We rode our bikes into the sky
But now we crawl against the tide
Those distant days are flashing by
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold oho, oho
Oho, oho
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
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version 10
Intro
e|---------------8---10--8--------8---10---8--------------------------|
B|---6---8---10--------------10----------------10--------10---10---8--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------7---8---7--------7---8----7--------------------------|
A|---5---7---8---------------8-----------------8-------8----8---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------8--|
e|-----------8-----|
B|-----------------|
G|---10--9---------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|---8---8---------|
Tried to keep you close to me
But life got in between
Tried to square not being there
But think that I should have been
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
Once upon a different life
We rode our bikes into the sky
But now we crawl against the tide
Those distant days are flashing by
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold oho, oho
Oho, oho
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
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version 11
STANDARD TUNING
CAPO 5 fret
[Intro tag]
Am Bno5 Cno5 Emno5 Fno5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1--------3------5-----8-----10-----8-----5------8-----10-----8----5-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--(2)----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0--------2------3-----7------8-----7-----3------7------8-----7----3-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cno5 Bno5 Am Gno5
e|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
B|-----5---5----3-----1-----0------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------(2)-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---3---3------2-----0------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
(Played as intro)
Am C F C
Tried to keep you close to me,
F C G
but life got in between
Am C F C
Tried to square not being there
F C G
But think that I should have been
[Chorus]
(Strummed)
F
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
F
Hold back the river, so I
C
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
C
Hold back the river, hold back
[Intro tag - Am Bno5 Cno5]
[Verse]
Am C F C
Once upon a different life
F C G
We rode our bikes into the sky
Am C F C
But now we call against the tide
F C G
Those distant days are flashing by
[Chorus]
F
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
F
Hold back the river, so I
C
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
C G
Hold back the river, hold back
F
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
F
Hold back the river, so I
C
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
C G
Hold back the river, hold back
Oh oh oh…[Intro tag Am C F C F C G]
C C F
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Dm
Let us hold each other
C C F
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Dm
Let us hold each other
[Hold for count of 2]
F
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
F
Hold back the river, so I
C
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
C G
Hold back the river, hold back
F
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
F
Hold back the river, so I
C
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
C G
Hold back the river, hold
C C F
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Dm (G)
Let us hold each other
C C F
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander
Dm
Let us hold each other
[Intro tag Am C F C F C G]
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version 12
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Verse 1]
G / C G
Tried to keep you close to me
C G D /
But life got in between
G / C G
Tried to square not being there
C G D /
But think that I should have been
[Chorus]
G G
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
G G
Hold back the river so I
C C
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
C G
Hold back the river, hold back
[Verse 2]
G / C G
Once upon a different life
C G D /
We rode our bikes into the sky
G / C G
But now we crawl against the tide
C G D /
Those distant days are flashing by
[Chorus]
G G
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
G G
Hold back the river so I
C C
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
C G
Hold back the river, hold back
[Chorus]
G G
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
G G
Hold back the river so I
C C
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
C G
Hold back the river, hold back
[Interlude]
G / C G
Hold oho, oho, oho
C G D
Oho, oho, oho, oho
[Bridge]
G G C
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
C
Let us hold each other
G G C
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
C
Let us hold each other
[Chorus]
G G
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
G G
Hold back the river so I
C C
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
C G
Hold back the river, hold back
[Chorus]
G G
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
G G
Hold back the river so I
C C
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
C G
Hold back the river, hold back
[Bridge]
G G C
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
C
Let us hold each other
G G C
Lonely water, lonely water won’t you let us wander
C
Let us hold each other
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