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Breathe

Basement

RockMedium for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G
C×
Em
Am×
F

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 1st fret
              
 
 
 
 
Intro: G C 
 
G       C               G            C 
Smile, like it was yesterday. 
 
G             C                                 G       C 
Make me believe that you're the same. 
 
G          C                 G           C 
Speak, tell me that you're ok. 
 
G             C              G             C 
I'll keep biting on my tongue. 
 
 
 
Em                     G              Am 
I am looking at your face, 
 
                       Em               G             
As if we never made mistakes. 
 
 
( G   C ) 4x 
 
 
G            C            G              C 
Breathe, take in everything. 
 
G            C                 G      C 
Become a person that I hate. 
 
 
Am                          C 
      I am looking at your face, 
 
Am                         C 
      As if we never even made mistakes. 
 
 
 
G     F           C             Am                   G                 
               If I close my eyes, for long e  -  nough. 
 
F             C        Am                     G       
  Would I die, or would I just get lost? 
 
F               C                       Am            G 
You could find me, if you cared e  -  nough. 
 
F                 C                 Am 
       But I'm hoping you don't. 
 
 
( G C  ) x7 
 
G    C            G       C        G                  C          G         C 
 If I close my ey - -es for long enough would I die? 
 
G             Am                     G     Am 
I cannot pretend I haven't tried. 
 
        G                       C             G       C 
I am hoping that you don't find me. 
          
 

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Chord set

G · C · Em · Am · F

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.