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BREATHING- Sonata Arctica
Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
[VERSE]
   BmI take my F#mhat off
   GBow before the Em6greatness
   BmYou're so much F#mbraver 
   Than I give you Acredit forG#m  E  
   BmSomehow the F#m/Agrays create a GharmonyE  
   DAnd no Acolor can add a Aflavor 
   I've Estarted to feel like
[CHORUS CHORDS]
C#m  E  B  C#m  E  B
 A   E  B   A   E  G# A
[VERSE]
   BmI know the F#mface 
   Familiar GstrangerEm6  
   BmI'm not a F#mchild
   I feel misAunderstood G#m  E  
   BmI built a F#mbridge
   You use the Gtunnel now
   The rope we are Epulling 
   Is slipping aDway from me
   All this A/C#wasted time is Akilling me
   And I've Estarted to feel like
[CHORUS]
     C#mI can not conEtrol my Blife anyC#mmore
     Feel a need to Eleave and Bbreathe on my Aown
     I remember all the Ebroken Bsongs of our Alife
     Maybe one more Ewrong will G#make it all Aright
     I just really need to Abe alone now
[SOLO]
C#m  E  B  C#m  E  B
 A   E  B   A   E  G# A
[KEY CHANGE]
     D#mI can not conF#trol my C#life anyD#mmore
     Feel a need to F#leave and C#breathe on my Bown
     I remember all the F#broken C#songs of our Blife
     Maybe one more F#wrong will A#make it all Bright
     I just really need to Bbe alone now

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Breathing

by Sonata Arctica

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Em6

G#m

F#m/A

C#m

A/C#

D#m

BREATHING- Sonata Arctica

Standard Tuning (EADGBe)

[VERSE]

Bm F#m

I take my hat off

G Em6

Bow before the greatness

Bm F#m

You're so much braver

A G#m E

Than I give you credit for

Bm F#m/A G E

Somehow the grays create a harmony

D A A

And no color can add a flavor

I've started to feel like

[CHORUS CHORDS]

C#m E B C#m E B

A E B A E G# A

[VERSE]

Bm F#m

I know the face

G Em6

Familiar stranger

Bm F#m

I'm not a child

A G#m E

I feel misunderstood

Bm F#m

I built a bridge

You use the tunnel now

The rope we are pulling

Is slipping away from me

A/C# A

All this wasted time is killing me

And I've started to feel like

[CHORUS]

C#m E B C#m

I can not control my life anymore

E B A

Feel a need to leave and breathe on my own

E B A

I remember all the broken songs of our life

E G# A

Maybe one more wrong will make it all right

I just really need to be alone now

[SOLO]

C#m E B C#m E B

A E B A E G# A

[KEY CHANGE]

D#m F# C# D#m

I can not control my life anymore

F# C# B

Feel a need to leave and breathe on my own

F# C# B

I remember all the broken songs of our life

F# A# B

Maybe one more wrong will make it all right

I just really need to be alone now

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