Simply Red - Holding Back The Years
                             (Mick Hucknall)

Very simple song to play just three chords. This is 100% correct, saw him play it 
on t.v. Mostly played with just down strokes. If you like you can change the em9 for a gmaj7 
sounds just as good.

 chords used:  Em (022000)  A (x02220)  Em9 (010001)

Intro: Em    A  x4

verse 1:

 Em9 (022032@1)              A (x02220@1)    Em9 (022032@1)               A (x02220@1)  Holding back the years,     thinking of the fear I've had so long,
 Em9 (022032@1)            A (x02220@1)      Em9 (022032@1)             A (x02220@1)  When somebody   hears,     listen to the fear that's gone,
 Em9 (022032@1)              A (x02220@1)              Em9 (022032@1)              A (x02220@1)  Strangled by the wishes of pater,     hoping for the arms of mater
 Em9 (022032@1)           A (x02220@1)              A (x02220@1)  Get to me the sooner or later

 Em9 (022032@1)    Ax2 (x02220@1)
verse 2:

 Em9 (022032@1)              A (x02220@1)    Em9 (022032@1)               A (x02220@1)  Holding back the years,     chance for me to escape from all I've known
 Em9 (022032@1)              A (x02220@1)    Em9 (022032@1)                      A (x02220@1)     A (x02220@1)  Holding back the tears,     cause nothing here has grown
 Em9 (022032@1)                A (x02220@1)    Em9 (022032@1)          A (x02220@1)  I've wasted all my tears,     wasted all those years
 Em9 (022032@1)                 A (x02220@1)               Em9 (022032@1)            A (x02220@1)  And nothing had the chance to be good,    nothing ever could yeah whoa

Chorus 1:

 Em (022000@1)        A (x02220@1)         Em (022000@1)         A (x02220@1)  I'll keep holding on,    I'll keep holding on
 Em (022000@1)        A (x02220@1)         Em (022000@1)         A (x02220@1)          A (x02220@1)  I'll keep holding on,    I'll keep holding on
      Em (022000@1)   A (x02220@1)         Em (022000@1)         A (x02220@1)          A (x02220@1)  So tight                              oh now

verse 3:

 Em9 (022032@1)                  A (x02220@1)       Em9 (022032@1)         A (x02220@1)  Well I've wasted all my tears,     wasted all those years
 Em9 (022032@1)                 A (x02220@1)               Em9 (022032@1)                
   A (x02220@1)  And nothing had the chance to be good,    Cause' nothing ever could yeah

chorus 2:

 Em (022000@1)        A (x02220@1)         Em (022000@1)         A (x02220@1)  I'll keep holding on,    I'll keep holding on
 Em (022000@1)        A (x02220@1)         Em (022000@1)         A (x02220@1)  I'll keep holding on,    I'll keep holding on
 A (x02220@1)                           Em9 (022032@1)      A (x02220@1)     
    A (x02220@1)  Holding, holding, holding_________

outro:

 Em9 (022032@1)               A (x02220@1)  That's all I have today
 Em9 (022032@1)                A (x02220@1)     Em9 (022032@1)    A(to (x02220@1)fade)
   It's all I have to say