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Breathing Underwater
Emeli Sandé
Produced By Chris Loco
Album Long Live the Angels
Capo 3rd Fret
Standard Tuning
[Verse 1]
GI believe in miFracles
Cause it's a miCracle I'm Ghere
GGuess you could call me spirFitual
Cause phCysical is Gfear
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And it's Gsafe to say the Fstorms gone away
And I’m Cdancing on the morning Gafter
Yes I'd Glove to stay, but my Fhome is the other way
And I Cmiss the love and lGaughter
[Chorus]
Something like Gflying
Hard to desFcribe it
My CGod, I'm breathing underGwater
Something like frGeedom, freFedom
My CGod, I'm breathing underGwater
[Verse 2]
GEvery moon and Fevery star
Knows Cwho you are, you Gknow
GSo ever Fif gets too dark
You Cnever are Galone
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And it's sGafe to say we Fsurrendered a day
To Cpay back all the love you Gborrowed
And Ghope that I had surFvived yesterday
And toCday is jealous of tomorGrow
[Chorus] x3
Something like Gflying
Hard to desFcribe it
My CGod, I'm breathing underGwater
Something like frGeedom, freFedom
My CGod, I'm breathing underGwater
[Outro]  G   F   C  G  

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Breathing Underwater

by Emeli Sandé

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Breathing Underwater

Emeli Sandé

Produced By Chris Loco

Album Long Live the Angels

Capo 3rd Fret

Standard Tuning

[Verse 1]

G F

I believe in miracles

C G

Cause it's a miracle I'm here

G F

Guess you could call me spiritual

C G

Cause physical is fear

[Pre-Chorus 1]

G F

And it's safe to say the storms gone away

C G

And I’m dancing on the morning after

G F

Yes I'd love to stay, but my home is the other way

C G

And I miss the love and laughter

[Chorus]

Something like flying

Hard to describe it

C G

My God, I'm breathing underwater

G F

Something like freedom, freedom

C G

My God, I'm breathing underwater

[Verse 2]

G F

Every moon and every star

C G

Knows who you are, you know

G F

So ever if gets too dark

C G

You never are alone

[Pre-Chorus 2]

G F

And it's safe to say we surrendered a day

C G

To pay back all the love you borrowed

G F

And hope that I had survived yesterday

C G

And today is jealous of tomorrow

[Chorus] x3

Something like flying

Hard to describe it

C G

My God, I'm breathing underwater

G F

Something like freedom, freedom

C G

My God, I'm breathing underwater

G F C G

[Outro]

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