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Hold Back The River

- James Bay -

Words & Music by James Bay, Iain Archer

Arranged by Carol Canning

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= 132

Pop

Verse 1

#
& 44

Soprano

# 4 p

V 4

Tried

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5
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ch

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ch

got

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in

be - tween

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but

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ch

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ch

ch

doo

life

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me

doo

#
&
#
V

keep

&

unvoiced as in English 'chat'

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to

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Hold Back The River SATB 3

21
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&

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for

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25
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side

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back

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back

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j j
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Verse 2

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>

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sky

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hold

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life

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>

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ch k

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>

hold

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ch

the ri - ver

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j
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your

ch

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29

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>

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>

j j

a min - ute and

for

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&

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in to the sky

Hold Back The River SATB 5

45
S

&

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back

# j

the ri - ver so

the ri - ver so

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&

Hold

back

the

ri

j

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ver

?#
>
>
>
>

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49
S

# j

back

# j

# .

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back

Hold

the ri - verhold

&

the ri - verhold

# j

# j

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back

J
J

back

hold

back

a min-ute and

be by your

side

a min-ute and

be by your

side

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back

the

ri

j
Hold

Hold

ver

>
>
>
>

nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm

back

j j
Hold

back

the ri - ver let me look in your

eyes

the ri - ver let me look in your

j
Hold

eyes

Hold

back

the

ri

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ver

>
>
>
>

back come on and hold back nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm

the ri - ver so

the ri - ver so

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the

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ver

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Hold

Hold

back

for

for

j

.

for

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a min-ute and

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back

the

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&

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>

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back

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for

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>

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Hold Back The River SATB 7

#
& .

69
S

ly

wa

?#

won't

you

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lone

#
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ly

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ter

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let

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wan

us

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w

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wa

Oh lone - ly wa - ter let us

ly

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us

der

der

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let

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.

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&

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Hold Back The River SATB 9

#
&

93
S

look in your

j j

eyes

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&

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look in your

eyes

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back

the ri - ver so

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the ri - ver so

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a min-ute and

>
>
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97
S

&

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by your

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ter

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let

us

wan - der

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Interlude 2

back

ri - ver hold

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back

>
>
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us

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us

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ter

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Hold Back The River SATB 11

Coda

117
S

&

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121
S

ch

ch

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&
#
V
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keep

you

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ch

ch

ch

in

to

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ch

me

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life

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bassdrum
pf

snaredrum
k

snaredrumrim
tfforff

snaredrumbrushed
t

closedHihat
tsh

openHihat
tum

toms
psh

crashingcymbals
tsah

softcymbal
ssss(p)

reversedcymbal
tiffetshiffe
shaker(withaccent)
tshiffetshiffe
shaker(noaccent)
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claves(horseclick)
kooroot

guiro
ch(kt)

cabasa
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woodblock
ting

triangle