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[Intro]
 Abm   B   F#   Db(2x)
Abm
[Verse]
AbmLook in the mirrorE  
F#But what are you searching for?
AbmTo dissappear or
AcceleErate...
F#Our lives to their ends
[Pre-chorus]
AbmI came to and fEound myself behind the wheel
F#Pilot and artifical flight
AbmWe sigh and sEink into the river bed
F#Stay asleep
[Chorus]
AbmMy friends can't Bbreathe underwater I F#guess
They have weak DblungsAbm  
AbmBlack cuts herBself so that you could fall F#in
This is hDbeavenAbm  
[Verse]
AbmAlone in her dark roomE  
I F#slip through the open door
AbmPull off my wet clothes
To climb insEide...
F#Her life
Is still warm
[Pre-chorus]
AbmIve got my Efinger on the trigger ohF#  
F#Heartbeats are effervescent lifeAbm  
AbmWe sigh and Esink into the river bedF#  
F#Stay asleep
2x[Chorus]
AbmMy friends can't Bbreathe underwater I F#guess
They have weak DblungsAbm  
AbmBlack cuts herBself so that you could fall F#in
This is hDbeaven
E Db
AbmajThey only stab me in the back now anywayE  Db  
AbmajIll put you out of your cell and your miseryE  Db  
AbmajI'm gonna tear
I'm gonna rip it outE  Db  
2x[Chorus]
AbmMy friends can't Bbreathe underwater I F#guess
They have weak DblungsAbm  
AbmBlack cuts herBself so that you could fall F#in
This is hDbeaven
4x[Outro]
AbmThis is heavenF#  

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Breathe Underwater

by Emanuel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abm

Abmaj

[Intro]

Abm B F# Db

(2x)

Abm

[Verse]

Abm E

Look in the mirror

But what are you searching for?

Abm

To dissappear or

Accelerate...

Our lives to their ends

[Pre-chorus]

Abm E

I came to and found myself behind the wheel

Pilot and artifical flight

Abm E

We sigh and sink into the river bed

Stay asleep

[Chorus]

Abm B F#

My friends can't breathe underwater I guess

Db Abm

They have weak lungs

Abm B F#

Black cuts herself so that you could fall in

Db Abm

This is heaven

[Verse]

Abm E

Alone in her dark room

I slip through the open door

Abm

Pull off my wet clothes

To climb inside...

Her life

Is still warm

[Pre-chorus]

Abm E F#

Ive got my finger on the trigger oh

F# Abm

Heartbeats are effervescent life

Abm E F#

We sigh and sink into the river bed

Stay asleep

2x[Chorus]

Abm B F#

My friends can't breathe underwater I guess

Db Abm

They have weak lungs

Abm B F#

Black cuts herself so that you could fall in

This is heaven

E Db

Abmaj E Db

They only stab me in the back now anyway

Abmaj E Db

Ill put you out of your cell and your misery

Abmaj

I'm gonna tear

E Db

I'm gonna rip it out

2x[Chorus]

Abm B F#

My friends can't breathe underwater I guess

Db Abm

They have weak lungs

Abm B F#

Black cuts herself so that you could fall in

This is heaven

4x[Outro]

Abm F#

This is heaven

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