Breath Of Life - Florence and the machine
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Dm F G (x2)
Haaaaa ohhhh
 
Dsus4 C
I was looking for a breath of life;
Dm
A little touch of heavenly light
F G
But all the choirs in my head sang "no"
 
Dsus4 C
To get a dream of life again
Dm
A little of vision of the start and the end
 
F G
But all the choirs in my head sang "no".
 
Dsus4 C
But I only needed one more touch
 
Dm
Another taste of heavenly rush
 
F G
And I believe; I believe it so...
 
Dsus4 C
But I only needed one more touch
 
Dm
Another taste of divine rush
 
G
And I believe; I believe it so...
 
Dm F G
Whose side am I on; whose side am I?
 
G Cadd9 Dm
Whose side am I on; whose side am I?
 
Dsus4 F
And the fever began to spread
 
C
From my heart down to my legs
 
G Dm F G
But the room was so quiet oh...
 
Dsus4 F
And although I wasn't losing my mind
 
C
It was a chorus so sublime
 
G Dm F G
But the room is too quiet (quiet, quiet...)
 
Dm
(Oh, the fever)
 
F
I was looking for a breath of life;
Cadd9
A little touch of heavenly light
G F C G
But all the choirs in my head sang "no"
Dm
(I believe it)
C
To get a dream of life again
Dm
A little vision of the start and the end
G F C G
But all the choirs in my head sang "no"
 
Dm F G
Haaaaa ohhhh
Haaaaa ohhhh
Haaaaa ohhhh
Dm F C
It's a harder way
G
And it's come to claim her
Dm F C
And I always say
G
We should be together
Dm F C
I can see below
G
'Cause there's something in here
Dm F C
And if you are gone
G
I will not belong here
 
Dm F Cadd9
And I started to hear it again
G Dm
But this time it wasn't the end
 
F Cadd9 G
And the room was so quiet, oh
 
Dm F Cadd9
And my heart is a hollow plain
 
G Dm
For the devil to dance again
 
F Cadd9 G
And the room was too quiet, oh
 
Dm Cadd9
I was looking for a breath of life;
 
Dm
A little touch of heavenly light
Cadd9 (let ring)
But all the choirs in my head sang "no"...

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What is the starting chord?

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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

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