Hold Back The Tears Chords & Tabs
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HOLD BACK THE TEARS - Huang (Wang) Chung
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Tabbed by: Ian Ferguson
email: yazoodelta87@yahoo.co.uk
Tuning: DGDGBd (Open G)
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------1-0---------1-0------------------------------|
G|-0-2-5-4----0-2-5-4-5-4--0-2--0-0---0-2---0-0------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2--------2-2------------------------------------|
G|-0-2-5-4--0---2-5-4-5-4----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2-2--2-2-2---2-2---2------------------------------|
d|-----2-------2-----2-----2------2------2-----------------------------------|
B|-------0-------0------------0-----0--------3-----------0---3---------------|
G|---------2-------2-----0------0-----------------2------4---5---------------|
D|--2----------------------------------------------------5---5---------------|
G|---------------------0---------------2---2---2-----2---4---5---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Living at speed It's so hard, turns a year to days
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------1-0------------1-0---|
G|-0-2----5--4------------0--2-----5-------4-5-4---0-2--0-0-----0-2----0-0---|
D|-0-0----0--0------------0--0-----0-------0-0-0---2-2----------2-2----------|
G|-0-2----5--4--------0------2-----5-------4-5-4-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------2-2--2-2--2----2--2---2---|
The things that I need It's so sad, but they will always change
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------1-0----------1-0|
G|-0------2----5--4------------0--2-----5-------4-5-4---0-2--0-0----0-2---0-0|
D|-0------0----0--0------------0--0-----0-------0-0-0---2-2---------2-2------|
G|-0------2----5--4--------0------2-----5-------4-5-4------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------2-2--2-2-2----2-2---2|
So when you call my name And the answer's not the same
d|-----2-------2-----2-----2------2------2-----------------------------------|
B|-------0-------0------------0-----0--------3-----------0---3---------------|
G|---------2-------2-----0------0-----------------2------4---5---------------|
D|--2----------------------------------------------------5---5---------------|
G|---------------------0---------------2---2---2-----2---4---5---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Hold back the tears The tears
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------12+-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------12+-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------12+-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Oh, it's raining The water's pouring down my face
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------1-0---------1-1--0------|
G|-0---2----5--4------0--2-----5--------4-5-4---0-2--0-0---0-2---0-0--0------|
D|-0---0----0--0------0--0-----0--------0-0-0---2-2--------2-2---------------|
G|-0---2----5--4--0------2-----5--------4-5-4--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------2-2--2-2-2---2--2-----2------|
There's no complaining We must find another place
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B|-------------------------------------------------1-0---------1-1----0------|
G|-0---2----5--4--------0--2-----5----4-5-4---0-2--0-0---0-2---0-0----0------|
D|-0---0----0--0--------0--0-----0----0-0-0---2-2--------2-2-----------------|
G|-0---2----5--4----0------2-----5----4-5-4----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------2-2--2-2--2--2--2-----2--------|
So when you're on your own And you can't even telephone
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d|-----2-------2-----2-----2------2------2-----------------------------------|
B|-------0-------0------------0-----0--------3-----------0---3---------------|
G|---------2-------2-----0------0-----------------2------4---5---------------|
D|--2----------------------------------------------------5---5---------------|
G|---------------------0---------------2---2---2-----2---4---5---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Hold back the tears (sax solo)
d|------------------0---------0------0-----0----0----0----0------------------|
B|------------------0---------0------0-----0----1----0----1------------------|
G|------------------0---------0------0-----0----2----0----2------------------|
D|------------------0---------2------0-----2----0----2----0------------------|
G|------------------0----------------0----------2---------2------------------|
D|----------------------------2------------2---------2-----------------------|
I see your faces I'll never see them again
d|----------------------------------------------0-------0-0-----0-0----------|
B|------------------------------------------0---0-------0-0-----0-0----------|
G|-0---2----5--4------0--2-----5--------4---0---0-------0-0-----0-0----------|
D|-0---0----0--0------0--0-----0--------0---0---2-------2-2-----2-2----------|
G|-0---2----5--4--0------2-----5--------4------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------2-------2-2-----2-2----------|
The only traces a single colour in a frame in a frame
d|----------------------------------------------0---------0-----0-0----------|
B|------------------------------------------0---0---------0-----0-0----------|
G|-0---2----5--4------0--2-----5--------4---0---0---------0-----0-0----------|
D|-0---0----0--0------0--0-----0--------0---0---2---------2-----2-2----------|
G|-0---2----5--4--0------2-----5--------4------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------2---------2-----2-2----------|
So when you're on your own remember we're all alone
d|-----2-------2-----2-----2------2------2-----------------------------------|
B|-------0-------0------------0-----0--------3-----------0---3---------------|
G|---------2-------2-----0------0-----------------2------4---5---------------|
D|--2----------------------------------------------------5---5---------------|
G|---------------------0---------------2---2---2-----2---4---5---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
and hold back the tears whoaoh hold back the tears
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------1-0--------------------------1-0------------------|
G|-0---2----5--4---0--2----0-0-----0--2--5--4---0--2----0-0-----0------------|
D|-0---0----0--0---0--0------------0--0--0--0---0--0------------0------------|
G|-0---2----5--4-------------------0--2--5--4-------------------0------------|
D|-----------------3--3----3-3------------------3--2----2-2------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12+-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12+-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12+-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Was that all
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0---2----5--4-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---0----0--0---0000-0000-0000-0000---------------------------------------|
G|-0---2----5--4---xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3333-3333-3333-3333---------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------1-0--------------------------1-0------------------|
G|-0---2----5--4---0--2----0-0-----0--2--5--4---0--2----0-0------------------|
D|-0---0----0--0---0--0------------0--0--0--0---0--0-------------------------|
G|-0---2----5--4-------------------0--2--5--4--------------------------------|
D|-----------------3--3----3-3------------------3--3----3-3------------------|
Hold back the tears
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------1-0-----------------------------------------------|
G|-0---2----5--4---0--2----0-0---------12+-----------------------------------|
D|-0---0----0--0---0--0----------------12+-----------------------------------|
G|-0---2----5--4-----------------------12+-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------3--3----3-3-----------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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