James Bay - Hold Back The River: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Hold Back The River" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Dm7 F A# F Tried to keep you close to me, A# F C But life got in between Dm7 F A# F Tried to square not being there A# F C But think that I should have been Chorus: A# 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 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 Chorus: A# Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back the river so I F Can stop for a minute and be by your side C Hold back the river, hold back A# 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 Dm7 F A# F Ooh oho, oho, oho, A# F C Oho, oho, ohooh F A# Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander Gm Let us hold each other F A# Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander Gm Let us hold each other Chorus: 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-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 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  C  Dm  Dm7  F  Gm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Hold Back The River" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hold Back The River" by James Bay.