[Intro]
 
G D C D C G 2x
 
[Verse1]
G                         D              Em
I wanna be there when the voices in your head
                            C
Are loud enough to make you lose your mind
G                         D              Em
Just the same when you're dominating the day
                         C
I wanna be the one who's by your side
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
G                   D
You know my love is not the jealous type
Em                      C
It doesn't matter if we win or lose
G                       D
I could stay or I could come
                              Em
No matter where you're coming from
                      C
I could be the one to let you choose
 
 
[Chorus]
G       C                                 Em
I wanna hold you close but never hold you back
              D
Just like the banks to the river
G          C                      Em
And if you ever feel like you are not enough
          D
I'm gonna break all your mirrors
G       C                          Em
I wanna be there when the darkness closes in
            D
To make the truth a little clearer
G       C                             Em
I wanna hold you close but never hold you back
            D
I'll be the banks for your river
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
G C  Em            D              Dsus
       I'll be the banks for your river
G C  Em            D              Dsus
       I'll be the banks for your river
 
 
[Verse 2]
G                     D             Em
You are beautiful and wild at every turn
                 C
Who am I to take control of that?
G                 D              Em
Everybody needs a voice they can follow
                       C
When the water and the winds get bad
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Em                          C
You know my love is not the jealous type
G                         D
And it don't matter if we win or lose
Em                      C
I could push or I could pull
                      D
No matter what you're trying to do
 
As long as I can flow along with you
 
 
[Chorus]
G       C                                 Em
I wanna hold you close but never hold you back
              D
Just like the banks to the river
G          C                      Em
And if you ever feel like you are not enough
          D
I'm gonna break all your mirrors
G       C                          Em
I wanna be there when the darkness closes in
            D
To make the truth a little clearer
G       C                             Em
I wanna hold you close but never hold you back
            D
I'll be the banks for your river
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
G           D              Dsus
I'll be the banks for your river
Em          C
I'll be the banks for your river
 
 
[Bridge]
G             D                       C
Baby, I ain't saying that you need my help
G                     D            Em
But you don't have to do it all by yourself
G                  D
So, baby, when the current gets strong
    C
You need somewhere to rest your bones
D
I wanna be there for you
                           Dsus    G
I wanna be strong for you, oh, oh, oh
 
 
[Chorus]
G       C                                Em
I wanna hold you close but never hold you back
              D
Just like the banks to the river
G          C                          Em
And if you ever feel like you are not enough
          D
I'm gonna break all your mirrors
G          C                       Em
I wanna be there when the darkness closes in
            D
To make the truth a little clearer
G       C                                 Em
I wanna hold you close but never hold you back
            D
I'll be the banks for your river
 
 
[Outro]
G       C                                 Em
I wanna hold you close but never hold you back
 G           D
(I'll be the banks for your river)
G          C                          Em
And if you ever feel like you are not enough
G            D
(I'll be the banks for your river)
G          C                       Em
I wanna be there when the darkness closes in
            D
To make the truth a little clearer
G       C                                 Em
I wanna hold you close but never hold you back
            D                  G
I'll be the banks for your river