From: “James Bay - Chaos and the Calm”
Hold Back the River by JAMES BAY and IAIN ARCHER
Published Under License From
Faber Music
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Hold Back The River Words and Music by James Bay and Iain Archer = 136 Soprano Mmm,
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Mmm,
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Alto
Baritone
Dm
C/E
F
F/A
B
F/A
F
F/A
B
Piano
with Ped. 5
F/A
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F
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2 9
Tried
to
keep
you
close
to
me
but
life
Tried
to
keep
you
close
to
me
but
life
Dm
C/E
F
F/A
B
F/A
F
F/A
B
13
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got
in
be - tween.
got
in
be - tween.
F/A
F
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3 17
Tried
to
square
not
be
-
ing
there
but it’s there
Tried
to
square
not
be
-
ing
there
but it’s there
Dm
C/E
F
F/A
B
F
F/A
F/A
B
21
that
I
should have been.
Should
that
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I
F
have
been.
Hold
should have been.
C5
C
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4 25
Hold,
hold,
back
the riv - er, let me
look in
your
eyes,
Hold,
hold,
back
the riv - er,
so
hold,
B
28
can
I
stop
for
a
min - ute
and
see where you
hide,
hold
ah,
ah,
F
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5 31
back
the riv - er,
hold
back.
ah.
Oh
oh
oh.
ah.
Oh
oh
oh.
F5/C
Dm
C/E
F
35
Once
up - on
a
dif
-
f’rent
life
we
rode
Once
up - on
a
dif
-
f’rent
life
we
rode
Once
up - on
a
dif
-
f’rent
life
we
rode
F/A
B
F
F/A
B
Dm
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C/E
F
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6 39
our
bikes
in - to the
sky.
But
our
bikes
in - to the
sky.
But
our
bikes
in - to the
sky.
But
F/A
F
C5
C
now
we’re
caught
a - gainst
the
tide,
those dis -
now
we’re
caught
a - gainst
the
tide,
those dis -
now
we’re
caught
a - gainst
the
tide,
those dis -
Dm
C/E
F
F
F/A
43
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7 47
-
tant
days
all
flash-ing
by.
Hold
-
tant
days
all
flash-ing
by.
Hold
-
tant
days
all
flash-ing
by.
Hold
F/A
F
C5
C
51
back the riv-er, let me
look in your eyes,
hold
back the riv-er so
I
can stop
back the riv-er, let me
look in your eyes,
hold
back the riv-er so
I
can stop
hold
back the riv-er so
I
can stop
back,
B sus2
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8 55
for
a min-ute and
be by your side,
hold
back
the riv -er,
hold
back.
Hold
for
a min-ute and
be by your side,
hold
back
the riv -er,
hold
back.
Hold
for
a min-ute and
be by your side,
hold
back
the riv -er,
hold
back.
Hold
F5
C5
59
back the riv-er, let me
look in your eyes,
hold
back the riv-er so
I
can stop
back the riv-er, let me
look in your eyes,
hold
back the riv-er so
I
can stop
back the riv-er, let me
look in your eyes,
hold
back the riv-er so
I
can stop
B sus2
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9 To Coda
63
for
a min-ute and
see where you hide, be by your side
hold
back
the riv -er,
hold
back.
for
a min-ute and
see where you hide, be by your side
hold
back
the riv -er,
hold
back.
for
a min-ute and
see where you hide, be by your side
hold
back
the riv -er,
hold
back.
F5
C5
67
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Oh,
oh,
oh,
oh
oh,
oh,
oh,
oh, oh,
Oh,
oh,
oh,
oh
oh,
oh,
oh,
oh, oh,
Oh,
oh,
oh,
oh
oh,
oh,
oh,
oh, oh,
Dm
C/E
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F/A
F
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10 71
oh,
oh,
woah,
woah.
oh,
oh,
woah,
woah.
oh,
oh,
woah,
woah.
F/A
F
C5
C
75
Mmm.
Lone
Mmm.
Mmm.
-
ly
wa
-
ter,
lone
-
ly
wa
-
ter,
won’t you
Mmm.
F5
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11 79
Mmm.
Mmm.
let
us
wan
-
der,
Mmm.
let
us
hold
each
oth
-
er.
Mmm.
B 5
Gm
cresc.
83
Lone
-
ly
wa
-
ter,
lone
-
ly
wa
-
ter,
ly
wa
-
ter,
lone
-
ly
wa
-
ter,
ly
wa
-
ter,
lone
-
ly
wa
-
ter,
won’t
you
cresc.
Lone
-
won’t you
cresc.
Lone
-
won’t
you
F5
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12 D.S. al Coda
87
let
us
wan
-
der,
let
us
hold
each oth - er.
Hold
let
us
wan
-
der,
let
us
hold
each oth - er.
Hold
let
us
wan
-
let
us
hold
each oth - er.
Hold
der,
B sus2
Gm7sus4
Coda 92
Lone
-
ly
wa
-
ter,
lone
-
ly
wa
-
Lone
-
ly
wa
-
ter,
lone
-
ly
wa
-
Lone
-
ly
wa
-
ter,
lone
-
ly
wa
-
F5
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13 95
1.
- ter,
won’t you
let
us
wan
-
der,
let
us
hold
- ter,
won’t you
let
us
wan
-
der,
let
us
hold
let
us
wan
-
let
us
hold
- ter,
won’t
you
der,
B sus2
99
2.
Gm/C
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Gm
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each
oth
-
er.
let
us
hold
each
oth
-
er.
each
oth
-
er.
let
us
hold
each
oth
-
er.
each
oth
-
er.
let
us
hold
each
oth
-
er.
Gm
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14 103
dim.
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C/E
F
F/A
B
F/A
F
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106
B
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