Hold Back The River - James Bay

Hold Back The River is a song by British singer-songwriter James Bay. In the song, he uses a special way of playing chords. By only playing the two most important notes of a chord, he leaves a lot of space for the vocals and is still able to reproduce the chords. In the choruses you will find full barre chords with a strum pattern. Highly recommended to learn!

Song Info:

Artist: James Bay

Song: Hold Back The River

Album: Chaos And The Calm

Year: 2015

Category: Pop/Rock

Songwriters: James Bay

Publishers: Republic Records

Posted by: Lucas Steenvoorden

Capo: -

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Lyrics:

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