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Cheating Death

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[Verse 1]
BmQuick to burn but sAlow to learn
With Gevery breath
DCheating death
BmLife's a storm
You've Agot to keep warm
Cause with Gevery breath you're Dcheating death
[Pre-chorus 1]
BmBreathe in
ABreathe out
BmNever lA/C#ook down at that Dempty lake
That Empit of snakes
That Bmdream from which no Aone awakes
[Verse 2]
BmTimes are tough
The Awater's rough 
At Gbest you'll be cast Dout to sea
BmWind don't fail
Let it bAend your sail
Let the nGatural force blow you to sDafer shores
[Pre-chorus 2]
And nBmever tAhink how
We bBmlink in, A/C#blink out of this uDniverse
The sEmtars will burst
There's no Bmreverse
This Alife's a curse
[Chorus 1]
GJust keep beD/F#lieving till Emyour dying Dday
GDon't let the nD/F#ight in, keep lEmighting your Dway
CYou've got the sGtrength to go Don
CSearch in yoursGelf and be sDtrong
CSearch in yoursGelf and be sAtrong
[Instrumental]
G D G Bm
G D A A7
[Chorus 2]
GJust keep beD/F#lieving till Emyour dying Dday
GDon't let the nD/F#ight in, keep lEmighting your Dway
CYou've got the sGtrength to go Don
CSearch in yoursGelf and be sDtrong
[Bridge]
CKeep on searching Gon
Keep on searching Don
CKeep on searching Gon
Keep on searching Don
[Outro]
CSearch in yoursGelf and be stArong

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Cheating Death

by Tom Chaplin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

D/F#

[Verse 1]

Bm A

Quick to burn but slow to learn

With every breath

Cheating death

Life's a storm

You've got to keep warm

G D

Cause with every breath you're cheating death

[Pre-chorus 1]

Breathe in

Breathe out

Bm A/C# D

Never look down at that empty lake

That pit of snakes

Bm A

That dream from which no one awakes

[Verse 2]

Times are tough

The water's rough

G D

At best you'll be cast out to sea

Wind don't fail

Let it bend your sail

G D

Let the natural force blow you to safer shores

[Pre-chorus 2]

Bm A

And never think how

Bm A/C# D

We blink in, blink out of this universe

The stars will burst

There's no reverse

This life's a curse

[Chorus 1]

G D/F# Em D

Just keep believing till your dying day

G D/F# Em D

Don't let the night in, keep lighting your way

C G D

You've got the strength to go on

C G D

Search in yourself and be strong

C G A

Search in yourself and be strong

[Instrumental]

G D G Bm

G D A A7

[Chorus 2]

G D/F# Em D

Just keep believing till your dying day

G D/F# Em D

Don't let the night in, keep lighting your way

C G D

You've got the strength to go on

C G D

Search in yourself and be strong

[Bridge]

C G

Keep on searching on

C G

Keep on searching on

[Outro]

C G A

Search in yourself and be strong

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