Randy Crawford

Holding Back The Years(Chords)

Randy Crawford

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Intro: Em9  A (Seven times) 

D#m9                   G# 
    Holding back the years 
D#m9                  G# 
    Thinking of the fear I've had so long 
D#m9                G# 
    When somebody hears 
D#m9                G# 
    Listen to the fear that's gone 
D#m9                  G# 
    Wrangled by the wishes of fater 
D#m9               G# 
    Open for the arms of mater 
D#m9                G# 
    Get to me but sooner or later 
D#m7            G# 
    I'll keep holding on 
D#m7            G# 
    I'll keep holding on 
D#m9                  G# 
    Holding back the years 
D#m9                  G# 
    Chance for me escape from all I'm gone 
D#m9                   G# 
    Holding back the tears 
D#m9                        G# 
    Cause nothing here is wrong 
D#m9                     G# 
    I've wasted all my tears 
D#m9                   G# 
    Wasted all those years 
D#m9                   G# 
    Nothing had the chance to be good 
D#m9               G# 
    Nothing ever could, yeah, oh, well 
D#m7            G# 
    I'll keep holding on 
D#m7            G# 
    I'll keep holding on 
D#m7            G# 
    I'll keep holding on 
D#m7            G# 
    I'll keep holding on, there's still time 
D#m9                     G# 
    I've wasted all my tears 
D#m9                   G# 
    Wasted all those years 
D#m9                   G# 
    Nothing had the chance to be good 
D#m9                     G# 
    Cause nothing ever could, oh no no. 
D#m7            G# 
    I'll keep holding on 
D#m7            G# 
    I'll keep holding on 
D#m7            G# 
    I'll keep holding on 
D#m7            G# 
    I'll keep holding on 
D#m7            G# 
    Holding, holding, holding ah la la la 
D#m9                     G# 
     I say ooh yeah 
D#m9                    G# 
    That's all I have today 
D#m9                 G# 
    It's all I have to say
	        

Written by Mick Hucknall and Neil Moss

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