Resuscitate Me
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Intro: Eb Bbm C# Ab
Eb
You can pick up the phone and
Bbm
I know, no one's home but
C# Ab
I don't think you know how much it means
Eb Bbm
just to hear the sound of your voice even if
C# Ab
it's your voice on the answering machine
Eb Bbm
I'm holding my breath until you come back again
C# Ab
but the air is getting less and less
Eb Bbm C#
I need love CPR, but you're so far away
Eb
Don't you let my heart die boy
Bbm
this is an emergency
C# Ab
you're what I need
Eb
All it takes is for you
Bbm
to come and put your lips on me
C# Ab
you help me to breathe
Eb
resuscitate me
Bbm
I'm begging you please
C# Ab
you're all that I need
Eb Bbm
I want you to be the air that I breathe
C# Ab
resuscitate me
Eb
Although there is a time in the place
Bbm
that I will see your face
C# Ab
it's still hard to wait around
Eb Bbm
the problem is this seems so easy to miss
C#
don't you know boy
Ab
I need you here and now
Eb Bbm
you are the place that I fall apart and now
C# Ab
I don't know where to start
Eb Bbm C#
I need love CPR, but you're so far away
Eb
Don't you let my heart die boy
Bbm
this is an emergency
C# Ab
you're what I need
Eb
All it takes is for you
Bbm
to come and put your lips on me
C# Ab
you help me to breathe
Eb
resuscitate me
Bbm
I'm begging you please
C# Ab
you're all that I need
Eb Bbm
I want you to be the air that I breathe
C# Ab
resuscitate me
Eb Bbm
Put your hands on my heart
C# Ab
you touch come so deep
Eb
but boy when you're gone
Bbm
and I'm all alone
C# Ab
It gets hard to breathe
Eb Bbm
resuscitate me, baby
C# Ab
resuscitate me, come on
Eb Bbm C#
resuscitate me, yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Eb
Don't you let my heart die boy
Bbm
this is an emergency
C# Ab
you're what I need
Eb
All it takes is for you
Bbm
to come and put your lips on me
C# Ab
you help me to breathe
Eb
resuscitate me
Bbm
I'm begging you please
C# Ab
you're all that I need
Eb Bbm
I want you to be the air that I breathe
C# Ab Eb
resuscitate me
How to play Resuscitate Me
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Eb. 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.