"Holding Back", by Scott Andrew LePera From the EP "Demos 2004" Licensed under the Creative Commons nc-by-sa 2.0 license Transcription by Adam Sampson 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