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BREATH OF LIFE by Brian Setzer
|G| - |G| - |G| - |G|
|C-G| - |C-G| - |Am7-G| - |C-G|
  CYou Gstepped in, and Cdark turned to Glight
I Am7knew right Gthere, you were the Cbreath of Glife
  CJust when GI'd given Cup the Gfight
I Am7knew right Gthere, you were the Cbreath of Glife
EmJust when the morning air Amlost its bitter bite
GYou never think your Cheart will butterDfly
EmBallerina, don't you Amdance your life away
GThose years meant nothing till this Ccold DeDcember day
|C-G| - |C-G| - |Am7-G| - |C-G| x 2
You stepped back to say goodnight
I knew right there you were the breath of life
We looked up at a blinding light
I knew right there you were the breath of life
I never thought that I could say those words again
I think you know the ones; I'm sure you know the ones
I've been hiding, alone, in the night
On and on like a dream that never ends
So Ccome on Gout, don't Csay goodGnight
Am7Out of the Gshadows to the Cneon Glight
CMeet you Gdown where that CDixieland Gplays
Am7Leave all your Gtroubles, gonna Cdance 'em aGway
|Em| - |Am| - |G| - | C– D|
|Em| - |Am| - |G| - | C– D|
|C-G| - |C-G| - |Am7-G| - |C-G|
GDrop my hands by my side, let the hours slip away
Don't say nothing, let the music play
CTwenty years on Gdown when the Ctime is Gright
I'll Am7turn around and Gknow you were the Cbreath of Glife

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Breath Of Life

by Brian Setzer

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Am7

BREATH OF LIFE by Brian Setzer

G G G G

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C G C G Am7 G C G

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C G C G

You stepped in, and dark turned to light

Am7 G C G

I knew right there, you were the breath of life

C G C G

Just when I'd given up the fight

Am7 G C G

I knew right there, you were the breath of life

Em Am

Just when the morning air lost its bitter bite

G C D

You never think your heart will butterfly

Em Am

Ballerina, don't you dance your life away

G C D

Those years meant nothing till this cold December day

C G C G Am7 G C G

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You stepped back to say goodnight

I knew right there you were the breath of life

We looked up at a blinding light

I knew right there you were the breath of life

I never thought that I could say those words again

I think you know the ones; I'm sure you know the ones

I've been hiding, alone, in the night

On and on like a dream that never ends

C G C G

So come on out, don't say goodnight

Am7 G C G

Out of the shadows to the neon light

C G C G

Meet you down where that Dixieland plays

Am7 G C G

Leave all your troubles, gonna dance 'em away

Em Am G C D

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Em Am G C D

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C G C G Am7 G C G

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Drop my hands by my side, let the hours slip away

Don't say nothing, let the music play

C G C G

Twenty years on down when the time is right

Am7 G C G

I'll turn around and know you were the breath of life

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