Initial riff: E|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------10-12----10-7----10-12----10-7---7-7/5-------10-| A|-8---10-12--------------------------------------------8-7----| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1: Mainly just played with the riff in the background Tried to keep you close to me, But life got in between Tried to square not being there But think that I should have been. Chorus: Single strokes F Hold back the river let me look in your eyes F Hold back the river so I Bb Can stop for a minute and see where you hide F Hold back the river, hold back Verse 2: F Bb Once upon a different life F C We rode our bikes into the sky F Bb Now we call against the tide F C Those distant days are flashing by Chorus: Bb Hold back the river let me look in your eyes Bb F Hold back the river so I Bb Can stop for a minute and see where you hide Bb C Hold back the river, hold back Refrain: F F Bb F Bb F C Hold oho, oho, oho, oho, oho, oho F F Bb Bb Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander, let us hold each other F F Bb Bb Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander, let us hold each other