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Esus*      022202 (really Esus4sus2)
     F#7sus242422
B7sus      x24252 or x22202
        E/Bx22100
     G#m/C#x46444
       A/C#x42220
       B/D#x6444x
     G#7sus464644
        G#7464544
        C#7x46464
    G#mmaj7465444
      Em7/Ax00000
      E6sus022220
[Intro]
Esus*   E   F#7sus    F#7   B7sus  E/B  
F#7sus F#7  B  E/B  B  E/B
[Verse 1]
YBou...
I don't know what to D#m7say
You take my breath awG#m7ay
You're every song I sG#m/C#ingC#  
You're the music that I plF#7susayF#7  F#7sus  
                      F#7    B   A/C#   B/D#  Esus* E  
And you take my breath away
YBou...
You smile and it's oD#m7kay
You take my breath awG#m7ay
Like water from a sprG#m/C#ingC#  
On a sizzling sF#7susummer dayF#7  F#7sus  
Oh you tF#7ake my breath awBay
[Chorus]
There are wD#m7ordsG#7sus  G#7  
For the mC#m7agic of a sF#7susunriseF#7  
      D#m7     G#7sus       G#7   G#m/C#   C#7  Esus* E  
    Only none of them will do
[Verse 2]
For yBou...
You take my breath awD#m7ay
And I don't know what to sG#mayG#mmaj7  G#m7  G#m/C#  C#7  
'Cause you tF#7susake my brF#7eath awBay.
[Instrumental]
D#m7  G#7sus G#7 C#m7   F#7sus F#7
  D#m7   G#7sus   G#7   G#m/C#   C#7  Esus* E  
[Verse 3/Outro]
YBou...
You take my breath awD#m7ay
And I don't know what to sG#mayG#mmaj7  G#m7  G#m/C#  C#7  
'Cause you tF#7susake my brF#7eath awEm7/Aay.
You take my breath awDM7ay
                F#7sus    B   A/C#   B/D#  Esus* E  
You take  my breath away
You F#7sustake my breath awBay.A/C#..        B/D#  E6susWhooow...
You take my breath awBay      A/C#   B/D#Oh  E6susyeah!
 EYou take my F#7susbreath awBay, yeah.     A/C#       B/D#  E6susOhhhh...
You take my breath awBay       A/C#       B/D#  E6susOhhh...
So you take my bF#7susreath awBay, A/C#yeah B/D#yeah E6susyeah
I say, I say, I say you tBake my breath awayA/C#  B/D#  E6sus  

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You Take My Breath Away

by Rex Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#7sus

E/B

G#m/C#

A/C#

B/D#

G#7sus

G#7

C#7

G#mmaj7

Em7/A

E6sus

Esus

F#7

B7sus

D#m7

G#m7

C#m7

G#m

DM7

Esus* 022202 (really Esus4sus2)

F#7sus

242422

B7sus x24252 or x22202

E/B

x22100

G#m/C#

x46444

A/C#

x42220

B/D#

x6444x

G#7sus

464644

G#7

464544

C#7

x46464

G#mmaj7

465444

Em7/A

x00000

E6sus

022220

[Intro]

Esus E F#7sus F#7 B7sus E/B

F#7sus F#7 B E/B B E/B

[Verse 1]

You...

D#m7

I don't know what to say

G#m7

You take my breath away

G#m/C# C#

You're every song I sing

F#7sus F#7 F#7sus

You're the music that I play

F#7 B A/C# B/D# Esus E

And you take my breath away

You...

D#m7

You smile and it's okay

G#m7

You take my breath away

G#m/C# C#

Like water from a spring

F#7sus F#7 F#7sus

On a sizzling summer day

F#7 B

Oh you take my breath away

[Chorus]

D#m7 G#7sus G#7

There are words

C#m7 F#7sus F#7

For the magic of a sunrise

D#m7 G#7sus G#7 G#m/C# C#7 Esus E

Only none of them will do

[Verse 2]

For you...

D#m7

You take my breath away

G#m G#mmaj7 G#m7 G#m/C# C#7

And I don't know what to say

F#7sus F#7 B

'Cause you take my breath away.

[Instrumental]

D#m7 G#7sus G#7 C#m7 F#7sus F#7

D#m7 G#7sus G#7 G#m/C# C#7 Esus E

[Verse 3/Outro]

You...

D#m7

You take my breath away

G#m G#mmaj7 G#m7 G#m/C# C#7

And I don't know what to say

F#7sus F#7 Em7/A

'Cause you take my breath away.

DM7

You take my breath away

F#7sus B A/C# B/D# Esus E

You take my breath away

F#7sus B A/C# B/D# E6sus

You take my breath away... Whooow...

B A/C# B/D# E6sus

You take my breath away Oh yeah!

E F#7sus B A/C# B/D# E6sus

You take my breath away, yeah. Ohhhh...

B A/C# B/D# E6sus

You take my breath away Ohhh...

F#7sus B A/C# B/D# E6sus

So you take my breath away, yeah yeah yeah

B A/C# B/D# E6sus

I say, I say, I say you take my breath away

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