Hold Back The River - James May Dm F Bb F Ooh oho, oho, oho, Bb F C Oho, oho, ohooh Dm F Bb F Tried to keep you close to me, Bb F C But life got in between Dm F Bb F Tried to square not being there Bb F C But think that I should have been [Chorus] Bb 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 F C Hold back the river, hold back Dm F Bb F Once upon a different life Bb F C We rode our bikes into the sky Dm F Bb F But now we crawl against the tide Bb F C Those distant days are flashing by Bb 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 Bb 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 Dm F Bb F Ooh oho, oho, oho, Bb F C Oho, oho, ohooh F Bb Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander Gm Let us hold each other F Bb Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander Gm Let us hold each other Bb 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 Bb 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 F Bb Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander Gm Let us hold each other F Bb Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander Gm Let us hold each other Bb 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 Dm F Bb F Ooh oho, oho, oho, Bb F C Oho, oho, ohooh