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Hold Back The River Bass Tab by James Bay

Hold Back The River bass tab by James Bay

Bass Tab 

Guitar intro (no bass)

Verse 1: ¨Tried to keep...¨ (no bass, again)

Verse 2: ¨Tried to square...¨ (still no bass)

Chorus 1: ¨Hold back the river...¨

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  A|1---------------|----------------|1---------------|----------------|
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  E|1---------------|----------------|1---------------|----------------|
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Verse 3: ¨Once upon...¨

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A|5---------7---8-|----------0---1-|----------0-----|----------0-----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

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|----------0-----|----------------|3---------------|------0-----0-3-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--1-3-----1-----|

Verse 4: ¨Now we call...¨

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|5-5-5-5-5-7---8-|8-8-8-8-8-0---1-|1-1-1-1-1-0-----|----------0---1-|
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|1-1-1-1-1-0-----|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
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Chorus 2, 3: ¨Hold back the river...¨

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|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|

Verse 5: ¨Oh oh oh...¨
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|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|3-3-3-3-3-------|
|5-5-5-5-5-7---8-|8-8-8-8-8-0---1-|1-1-1-1-1-0-----|----------0---1-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

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|--------------3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|
|1-1-1-1-1-0-----|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Bridge: ¨Lonely water...¨

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|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|----------------|
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Chorus 4, 5 (similar to 2 and 3)

Bridge 2: ¨Lonely water...¨

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|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|


Guitar finale (again, no bass)

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