"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