Breathe
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Intro
E A E A
[Verso 1]
E
Now a couple years ago I told everybody
C#m A
That I was the messiah come to save them
E
They started lining up with babies to be blessed
C#m A
I was sick in the lane blocking the pavement
E
I walked on water and the old kid sank
C#m A
Turned wine into whiskey and drank drank drank
E C#m A
Bla ooo ooo ooo ooo
E C#m A
Bla ooo ooo ooo ooo
E C#m A E A
Na na na na na na na
[Verso 2]
E
Now with just a couple Snickers and some cornmeal mush
C#m A
I fed six thousand at a time
E
I spoke in St. Louis
C#m
You gotta play St. Louis, St. Louis
A
It's a rule of some kind
E
The blind came to me and I made'em see
C#m A
Got the deaf digging high fidelity
E C#m A
Card tricks, I could do card tricks you wouldn't be lieve
[Ponte]
There's nothing innocent about a newborn babe
G#m A
And a few years here can't cure
G#m
And it's not so much that you're burned out, baby
A
But you finally just endure
[Verso 3]
E
Now to tell you the truth
C#m A
Lately even I start to get a little overwhelmed
E
Wars and pain and poverty
C#m A
Those have been around a long time
E
But the oceans rise and the fresh water dies
C#m A
And the hate sticks harder to your insides
E
And the cars get bigger and your smoke turns out
C#m A
And your idols fall and you lie
A little better
A C#m
And the train goes further and further off the track
A C#m
And with each day passing it's harder to turn back
A C#m
The godmother or the mother for a reason
She will revolt
Outro
E A E C#m A
Stop, stop what you're doing
E C#m A
Stop what you're doing and breathe
E C#m A
Stop what you're doing and breathe
E
Eating them burgers, corporate mergers
C#m A
Speaking in tongues, burning your lungs
E
Taking a cold, repeating some jokes
C#m A
Kissing the ring, buffalo wings
E
Hugging your home, internet porn
C#m A
Taking a pill, riding your wheel
E C#m A
Stop, would you do it and leave
E C#m A
Stop what you're doing and breathe
Stop what you're doing and breathe
E C#m A
Stop what you're doing and breathe
E C#m A E
Stop what you're doing and breathe
How to play Breathe
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.