Em D C D C G 2x

[Verse1]
Em       D                 C           
  I wanna be there when the voices in your head
D           C                G
  Are loud enough to make you  lose your mind
Em       D               C     
Just the same when you're dominating the day
D        C              G
 I wanna be the one who's by your side


[Pre-Chorus]
Em       D                 C           
You know my love is not the jealous type
D           C       G
  It doesn't matter if we win or lose
Em        D       C     
  I could stay or I could come
                              
No matter where you're coming from
D       C             G         
 I could be the one to let you choose


[Chorus]
G             C        G               Em
(ooh) I wanna hold you close but never hold you back
              D             C    G
Just like the banks to the river
G                C       G               Em
(ooh) And if you ever fe-el like you are not enough
          D                C     
I'm gonna break all your mirrors
G            C                 G          Em
(ooh)I wanna be there when the darkness closes in
            D                C
To make the truth a little clearer
G             C        G               Em
(ooh) I wanna hold you close but never hold you back
            D               C
I'll be the banks for your river


[Post-Chorus]
G  C G Em             D                 C
          I'll be the banks for your river
G  C G Em             D                 C
          I'll be the banks for your river


[Verse 2]
Em       D                 C           
  You are beautiful and wild at every turn
D      C      G
  Who am I to take control of that?
Em       D         C         
  Everybody needs a voice they can follow
D        C             G
  When the water and the winds get bad


[Pre-Chorus]
Em       D                 C          
  You know my love is not the jealous type
D      C      G
  And it don't matter if we win or lose
Em       D         C         
  I could push or I could pull
(C)                    
  No matter what you're trying to do
D        C             G
  As long as I can flow along with you


[Chorus]
G             C        G               Em
(ooh) I wanna hold you close but never hold you back
              D             C    G
Just like the banks to the river
G                C       G               Em
(ooh) And if you ever fe-el like you are not enough
          D                C     
I'm gonna break all your mirrors
G            C                 G          Em
(ooh)I wanna be there when the darkness closes in
            D                C
To make the truth a little clearer
G             C        G               Em
(ooh) I wanna hold you close but never hold you back
            D               C
I'll be the banks for your river


[Post-Chorus]
G  C G Em             D                 C
          I'll be the banks for your river
G  C G Em             D                 C
          I'll be the banks for your river



[Bridge]
Bm               C                      G
   Baby, I ain't saying that you need my  help
Bm                      C            G
   But you don't have to do it all by yourself
Bm                   C
   So, baby, when the current gets strong
    G
  You need somewhere to rest your bones
             D
  I wanna be there for you
             D                      
  I wanna be strong for you, oh, oh, oh


[Chorus]
G             C        G               Em
(ooh) I wanna hold you close but never hold you back
              D             C    G
Just like the banks to the river
G                C       G               Em
(ooh) And if you ever fe-el like you are not enough
          D                C     
I'm gonna break all your mirrors
G            C                 G          Em
(ooh)I wanna be there when the darkness closes in
            D                C
To make the truth a little clearer
G             C        G               Em
(ooh) I wanna hold you close but never hold you back
            D               C
I'll be the banks for your river

[Outro]
G             C        G               Em
(ooh) I wanna hold you close but never hold you back
              D             C    G
(I'll be the banks for your river)
G                C       G               Em
(ooh) And if you ever fe-el like you are not enough
          D                C     
(I'll be the banks for your river)
G            C                 G          Em
(ooh)I wanna be there when the darkness closes in
            D                C
To make the truth a little clearer
G             C        G               Em
(ooh) I wanna hold you close but never hold you back
            D               C
I'll be the banks for your river