Intro / Verso:

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Verso:

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

Refrão:

A#
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
A#
Hold back the river so I
F
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
F
Hold back the river, hold back

Verso:

Dm7    F     A#        F
Once upon a different life
    A#       F                C
We rode our bikes into the sky
    Dm7      F      A#        F
But now we crawl against the tide
      A#       F                C
Those distant days are flashing by

Refrão:

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

Ponte:

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

Refrão:

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 be by your side
                      C
Hold back the river, ooh

Ponte:

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

Outro:

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