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Holding Back The Years Tab by Simply Red

Holding Back The Years tab by Simply Red

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Simply Red - Holding Back The Years
Album:
Instrument: Guitar
Tuning: EBGDAE
Tabbed By: Steve Cornacchia

Intro:
E||------0-------0-----------------------0-------0-------------------|
B||------1-------1-0-----0-----0-x-------1-------1-0-----0-----0-x---|
G||------2-------2-0-----0-----0-x-------2-------2-0-----0-----0-x---|
D||----------------0-----0-----0-x-----------------0-----0-----0-x---|
A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------3-----------------3-------------3-|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

Verse 1:
E||----------0-1-0---------------------------0-1-0-------------------|
B||------1-------1-1-3---------1-0-1-----1-------1-1-3---3-0---1-0-1-|
G||------2-------2---0---------0-0-2-----2-------2---0---------0-0-2-|
D||------3-------3---0---------2-0-3-----3-------3---0---------2-0-3-|
A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
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E||----------0-1-0---------------------------0-1-0-----------------------------------|
B||------1-------1-1---3-------1-0-1-----1-------1-1-3---3-0-----1-3------3----------|
G||------2-------2-----0-------0-0-2-----2-------2---0-----------2-0----0-4----------|
D||------3-------3-----0-------2-0-3-----3-------3---0-----------3-0--0--------------|
A||--0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

E||----------0-1-0---------------------------0-1-0-------------------|
B||------1-------1-1-3-3-3-0---1-0-1-----1-------1-1-3---3-0---1-0-1-|
G||------2-------2---0---------0-0-2-----2-------2---0---------0-0-2-|
D||------3-------3---0---------2-0-3-----3-------3---0---------2-0-3-|
A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

E||----------0-1-0-----------------------------------|
B||------1-------1-1-3-3-3-0-----1-3-------3---------|
G||------2-------2---0-----------2-0-----0-4-----0---|
D||------3-------3---0-----------3-0---0-----------0-|
A||--0-----------------------------------------------|
E||------------------3---------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

Chorus 1:
E||----------0-------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
B||--1-----------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------3---------|
G||--2---2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----0-4-----0---|
D||--3-----------3-0-------0-----0-3-------------3-0-------0-----0-3---0-----------0-|
A||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

Verse 2:
E||----------0-1-0---------------------------0-1-0-------------------|
B||------1-------1-1---3-------1-0-1-----1-------1-1-3---3-0---------|
G||------2-------2-----0-------0-0-2-----2-------2---0---------0-2---|
D||------3-------3-----0-------2-0-3-----3-------3---0---------0-3---|
A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

E||----------0-1-0---------------------------0-1-0-----------------------------------|
B||------1-------1-1-----3-----1-0-1-----1-1-----1-1-3-----3-----1-0-------3---------|
G||------2-------2-------0-----0-0-2-----2-------2---0---0-4---0-2-0-----0-4---0-----|
D||------3-------3-------0-----2-0-3-----3-------3---0-0---------3-0---0---------0---|
A||--0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

E||--------0-1-1-0/5-3-----------------------3-1-0-1-0---------------|
B||------1-------1---0---------1-0-1-----1-------1-----3-------1-0-1-|
G||------2-------2---0---------0-0-2-----2-------2-----0-------0-0-2-|
D||------3-------3-------------2-0-3-----3-------3-----0-------2-0-3-|
A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

E||----------0-1-0------/5-5\3---------------3-1-0-1-0-------------------------------|
B||------1-------1-1-3---------1-0-1-----1-------1-----3---3-----1-0-------3---------|
G||------2-------2---0---------0-0-2-----2-------2-----0-0-4---0-2-0-----0-4---0-----|
D||------3-------3---0---------2-0-3-----3-------3-----0---------3-0---0---------0---|
A||--0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

Chorus 2:
E||----------0-------------------------------0-------------------------|
B||--1-----------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1---|
G||--2---2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----2-------2-0-------0-----0-2---|
D||--3-----------3-0-------0-----0-3-------------3-0-------0-----0-3---|
A||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

E||----------0-------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
B||--------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------3---------|
G||------2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----0-4-------0-|
D||--------------3-0-------0-----0-3-------------3-0-------0-----0-3---0-------------|
A||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

Interlude:
E||------0-------0-----------------------0-------0-------------------|
B||------1-------1-0-----------1-0-1-----1-------1-0-------3-----1-0-|
G||--2---2-------2-0-----------0-0-2-----2-------2-0-----0-4---0-2-0-|
D||----------------0-----------2-0-3---------------0---0---------3-0-|
A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

E||---------------------------------------------3----|
B||--------3-----1-0-------3-----1-0-------3--0------|
G||------0-4---0-2-0-----0-4---0-2-0-----0-4---------|
D||----0---------3-0---0---------3-0---0-------------|
A||--------------------------------------------------|
E||--3---------------3---------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

Verse 3:
E||----------1-1-0-1-------------------------3-------101-0-----------|
B||------1-------1---3---------1-0-1-----1-11----1---0----3---1-0-1--|
G||------2-------2---0---------0-0-2-----2-------2---0--------0-0-2--|
D||------3-------3---0---------2-0-3-----3-------3---0--------2-0-3--|
A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

E||------------------------------------------------------------------------3---------|
B||------1-1-1-1-1---1--3------1-0-1-----1-1-1-1-1-3-0-----3-----1-0-------3---------|
G||------2-------2-2-0-2-------0-0-2-----2-------2---0---0-4-0---2-0-----0-----0-----|
D||------3-------3---0---------2-0-3-----3-------3---0-0-------0-3-0---0---------0---|
A||--0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

Chorus 3:
E||----------0-------------------------------0-----------------------|
B||--1-----------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-|
G||--2---2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-|
D||--3-----------3-0-------0-----0-3-------------3-0-------0-----0-3-|
A||------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

E||----------0-------------------------------0---------------------0-------3---1---5-|
B||--------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1-------------1-0-3---1-0-----0-1---3---3---------|
G||------2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----2-------2-0-------0-----0-2-----0-4-------0-|
D||--------------3-0-------0-----0-3-------------3-0-------0-----0-3---0-------------|
A||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

E||----3---7---------|
B||--------0-----1-0-|
G||--------0---0-2-0-|
D||--------------3-0-|
A||------------------|
E||--3---------------|
     |   x   |   x

Outro:
E||------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||------1-------1---3---------1-0-1-----1-------1---3---------1-0-1-|
G||------2-------2---0---------0-0-2-----2-------2---0---------0-0-2-|
D||------3-------3---0---------2-0-3-----3-------3---0---------2-0-3-|
A||--0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x



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