"Holding Back", by Scott Andrew LePera <http://www.scottandrew.com/>
From the EP "Demos 2004"
Licensed under the Creative Commons nc-by-sa 2.0 license
Transcription by Adam Sampson <http://offog.org/chords/scottandrew/>

Key: Bb

                Eb       Ebsus2 Eb Ebsus2
  they're gonna tell you
               Bb             Fsus4
  you're gonna pay too high a price
             Eb            Ebsus2 Eb Ebsus2
  and try to convince you
             Bb                Fsus4
  you got to play it safe this time
  they're gonna work you
  they're gonna try to wear you thin
  they want to protect you
                Bb                  F/A
  and leave you trapped inside your skin

Gm                 Eb
  holding back and pretending not to be
Bb                   F/A
  what you wanna be, what you wanna be
  holding back and pretending not to be
  what you wanna be-e

  well, you were the lone star
  and they left you there where you fell
  another distraction
  another coin in the wishing well
  they're gonna ignore you
  tell you to keep those thoughts inside
  and then they'll forget you
  and you'll always wonder if you even tried

  holding back and pretending not to be
  what you wanna be, what you wanna be
  holding back and pretending not to be
  what you wanna be, what you wanna be-
  -e, yea-yeah, yea-yea-yea-yea-hey-yeah,
  yea-yea-yea-yea-yeah, yeah, yea-yea-yea-yeah

Cm                F
  and we make the promise
                    Bb
  to ourselves each night
         Bb/Eb  Bb      Bb/Eb  Bb/C   Bb/D Ebsus2
  this ti-i-ime, this ti-i-ime, this ti-i-time

  I wanna wake up
  I wanna breath and clear my head
  and I wanna lay down
  and die here in my bed
  well, I wanna take you
  I wanna smile and set you free
  I want to repay you
  by showing you how you don't have to be

  holding back and pretending not to be
  what you wanna be, what you wanna be
  holding back and pretending not to be
  what you wanna be, what you wanna be
  holding back and pretending not to be
  what you wanna be, what you wanna be
  holding back and pretending not to be
  what you wanna be, what you wanna be-
  -e, yea-yeah, yea-yea-yea-yea-hey-yeah,
   (holding back, and pretending not to be)
   (what you wanna be, what you wanna be)
  yea-yea-yea-yea-yeah, yeah, yea-yea-yea-yeah
   (holding back, and pretending not to be)
   (what you wanna be, what you wanna be)
  woah, wo--- oh no (i.e. same tune)
   (holding back, and pretending not to be)
   (what you wanna be, what you wanna be)
  wo, wo...
   (holding back, and pretending not to be)
   (what you wanna be, what you wanna be)

  Fsus4 Bb F5