The Breath You Take Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

The Breath You Take Intro.: | Bm | G | Bm | A |

Bm He looks up from second base, G dad's up in the stands

He Bm saw the hit, the run, the slide, there G ain't no bigger fan

In the Em parkin' lot after the game

He said F♯m "Dad I thought you had a plane to catch?" G

He smiled and said "Yeah son, I did A

But life's not the D breath you take, the breath- Em in' in and out

That gets you Bm through the day, ain't what it's A all about

You just might G miss the point tryin' to Bm win the race

Life's not the Em breaths you take

But the A moments that take your breath away D | Em | A ---

Fast Bm forward fifteen years and a G thousand miles away

Boy's Bm built a life, he's got a wife and a G baby due today

He Em hears a voice sayin' "I made it, son"

Says "I F♯m told you, Dad, you didn't have to G come"

He smiles and says "Yeah, I know you did A

But life's not the D breath you take, the breath- Em in' in and out

That gets you Bm through the day, ain't what its A all about

You just might G miss the point trying to Bm win the race

Life's not the Em breaths you take

But the A moments that take your breath away G

Just like it took my Bm breath when she was born

Just like it Em took my breath away when Dad A took his last that morn

Life's not the breath D you take, the breath- Em in' in and out

That gets you Bm through the day, ain't what its A all about

Just might G miss the point, if you don't slow Bm down the pace

Life's not the Em breaths you take

But the A moments that take your breath away

Outro.: | G | Bm Hmm, | A hmm | D