Hold Back the Tears
Music & Lyrics by Neil Young
From the album American Stars 'n Bars (1977)
[Intro]
| F | C7 | C | F |
[Verse 1]
F
Hello, my old friend.
C7
It's good to see you smiling.
C
You've been around so long,
F
you must be strong.
F
And single life really
C7
has its fine points,
C
Like friends to help you out
F
when things go wrong.
[Chorus]
F Fsus4 F
Hold back the tears
Bb
That you've been cryin'.
C7
Push off the fears
C7
When they come around.
F Fsus4 F
Hold back the tears,
Bb
And keep on trying.
F
Just around the next corner
C7 C F Fsus4 F
May be waiting your true love
[Verse 2]
F
Two lying fools,
C7
And then four cryin' eyes,
C7
Counting on one another
F
to survive.
F
Crazy love
C7
must surely have this pain,
C7
If getting up
F
means going down again.
[Chorus]
F Fsus4 F
Hold back the tears
Bb
That you've been cryin'.
C7
Push off the fears
C7
When they come around.
F Fsus4 F
Hold back the tears,
Bb
And keep on trying.
F
Just around the next corner
C7 C F Fsus4 F
May be waiting your true love
[Interlude]
| F | C7 | C | F | x2
[Chorus]
F Fsus4 F
Hold back the tears
Bb
That you've been cryin'.
C7
Push off the fears
C7
When they come around.
F Fsus4 F
Hold back the tears,
Bb
And keep on trying.
F
Just around the next corner
C7 C F Fsus4 F
May be waiting your true love
[Outro]
F Fsus4 F
Hold back the tears
Bb
That you've been cryin'.
C7
Push off the fears
C7
When they come around.
F Fsus4 F
Hold back the tears,
Bb
And keep on trying.
F
Just around the next corner
C7 C F Fsus4 F
May be waiting your true love