Verse I:
Am7 B/C C F C
Tried to keep you close to me,
F C Gsus4 G
But life got in between
Am7 B/C C F C
Tried to square not being there
F C Gsus4 G
But think that I should have been
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 see where you hide
C
Hold back the river, hold back
Verse II:
Am7 B/C C F C
Once u—-pon a different life
F C Gsus4 G
We rode our bikes into the sky
Am7 B/C C F C
But now we crawl against the tide
F C Gsus4 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
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
G
Hold back the river, hold back
Am7 B/C C F C
Ooh
F C Gsus4 G
Bridge:
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 *single strum
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
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
G
Hold back the river, hold back
Outro:
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 *single strum
Let us hold each other
