Holding Back The Years - C

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

  8  -9    8   7   -8
Hold-ing back the years
  8   -9   8  7   -8   -8   -7  -6  6  -6
Think-ing of the fear I’ve had for so long
  8   -9   8  7  -8
When some-bod-y hears
 8  -9   8  7   -8    -8    -7
Lis-ten to the fear that’s gone

   8   -9   8  7   -8  -8 -8 -7-6 6
Stran-gled by the wish-es of pat-er
 8   -9  8   7  -8  -8 -7-6 6
Hop-ing for the arm of mat-er
 8  -9  8  7   -8 -8 -7-6 6
Get to me soon-er or lat-er

-6     8   -8   7  -7  
I’ll keep hold-ing on
-6     8   -8   7  -7
I’ll keep hold-ing on


  8  -9    8   7   -8
Hold-ing back the years
   8    -9  8  7  -8  -8  -7  -6  6  -6
Chance for me to es-cape from all I know
  8  -9    8  -7   -8
Hold-in back the tears
 -6     8  -9    8   7   -8-7
Cause noth-ing here has grown

  8    8  -9  8 -10   9
I’ve wast-ed all my tears
  8  -9  8    7    -8
Wast-ed all those years
  8   -9  8  7   -8  -10 -10 98-8
Noth-ing had a chance to be good

 9    -9  8 -9   8-8   87-7
Noth-ing ev-er could, yeah
-6     8   -8   7  -7  
I’ll keep hold-ing on
-6     8   -8   7  -7
I’ll keep hold-ing on
 -6    8   -8   7  -7
I’ll keep hold-ing on
 -6    8   -8   7  -7
I’ll keep hold-in on
 6   -6
So, tight

  8    8  -9  8 -10   9
I’ve wast-ed all my tears
  8  -9  8    7    -8
Wast-ed all those years
  9   -9  8  7   -8  -10 -10 98-8
Noth-ing had a chance to be good
  9   -9  8 -9   8-8   -8    7  -7
Noth-ing ev-er could, yeah, oh well

-6     8   -8   7 -7  
I’ll keep hold-ing on
-6     8   -8   7  -7
I’ll keep hold-ing on
 -6    8   -8   7  -7
I’ll keep hold-ing on
 -6    8   -8   7  -7
I’ll keep hold-ing on
  8   -8    9   -9  -10   9
Hold-ing, Hold-ing, Hold-ing-----
  7   -8 7  -8 -10  9             
It’s all I have to say
  7  -8  7  -8  -9  -8
It’s all I have to-day
C

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