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Breathe

Alter Bridge

MetalMedium for beginners11 chords

How to play it

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

Em○○○○
G○○○
Dsus4Diagram coming soon
Asus4Diagram coming soon
Cmaj7Diagram coming soon
Cadd9×○
Bbadd9Diagram coming soon
A×○○
D××○
F
C×○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
F|--------12-------16p12----------------|---------------12-16-12---------------| 
C|--12h16----16p12--------16-12-16\14~--|-------9-12/14----------16-12---------| 
G|--------------------------------------|--7h10------------------------14~-----| 
D|0-------------------------------------|0-------------------------------------| 
 
D|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------12-| 
A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------12-| 
F|--------12-------16p12----------------|---------------------9/12\11~------12-| 
C|--12h16----16p12--------16-12-16\14~--|----------------9h12---------------14-| 
G|--------------------------------------|--7/9-10p9-9h10--------------------14-| 
D|0-------------------------------------|0----------------------------------12-| 
 
Em                  G 
You were hungry for life 
              Dsus4 
Then you took mine 
              Asus4 
Left me so hollow 
Em                 G 
And I was eager to play 
                   Dsus4 
To give you all of me 
                   Asus4 
For what I'll never know 
 
Cmaj7 
Well I'll rest my eyes 
                 Em           G 
And I'll let the earth breathe 
Cmaj7 
And I'll bide my time 
             Em           G 
I'll let the earth breathe 
 
Em                          G 
We want the smoke from our flames 
                 Dsus4 
It's our saving grace 
                 Asus4 
Our lasting passion 
Em                        G 
And with a knife in our soul 
         Dsus4 
We realize 
                 Asus4 
We will not feel it 
 
Cmaj7 
Well I'll rest my eyes 
                 Em           G 
And I'll let the earth breathe 
Cmaj7 
And I'll bide my time 
             Em           G 
I'll let the earth breathe 
 
Cadd9 
Well it's all I am 
Bbadd9                  A 
And it makes me feel at home 
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D|-----------------------| 
A|-----------------------| 
F|-----------------------| 
C|-------9h12------------| 
G|--7h10-------------7---| 
D|0-----------0--0-0---0-| 
 
Cadd9 
And I must be mad 
Bbadd9                 A 
And I must not care at all 
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D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
F|-----------------------------| 
C|-----------------------------| 
G|-----7-3---2-5---5-3-2-------| 
D|0--0-----0-----0-------5-3-2-| 
 
Cadd9 
Well I want my life 
Bbadd9               A 
And I feel it taking on 
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D|-----------------------| 
A|-----------------------| 
F|---------------------9-| 
C|-------9h12------------| 
G|--7h10-------------7---| 
D|0-----------0--0-0-----| 
 
Cadd9 
Cause it left me here 
Bbadd9             A 
And it left me all alone 
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D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
F|-----------------------------| 
C|-----------------------------| 
G|-----7-3---2-5---5-3-2-------| 
D|0--0-----0-----0-------5-3-2-| 
 
Cmaj7 
Well I'll rest my eyes 
                 Em           G 
And I'll let the earth breathe 
 
And I'll bide my time 
             Em           G 
I'll let the earth breathe 
Cmaj7 
Well I'll rest my eyes 
                 Em           G 
And I'll let the earth breathe 
Cmaj7 
And I'll bide my time 
             Em           G 
I'll let the earth breathe 
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D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
F|--------12-------16p12----------------|---------------12-16-12---------------| 
C|--12h16----16p12--------16-12-16\14~--|-------9-12/14----------16-12---------| 
G|--------------------------------------|--7h10------------------------14~-----| 
D|0-------------------------------------|0-------------------------------------| 
 
D|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------12-| 
A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------12-| 
F|--------12-------16p12----------------|---------------------9/12\11~------12-| 
C|--12h16----16p12--------16-12-16\14~--|----------------9h12---------------14-| 
G|--------------------------------------|--7/9-10p9-9h10--------------------14-| 
D|0-------------------------------------|0----------------------------------12-|

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Chord set

Em · G · Dsus4 · Asus4 · Cmaj7 · Cadd9 · Bbadd9 · A · D · F · C

Practice tip

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