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[Intro]
  G   Em(2x)
[Verse 1]
GYou are my heart lost in a star
And I hold my head Emdown
You love me true, upon the moon
And I hold my head dGown
You want/are[?] my heart lost in a star
And I hold my head Emdown
'Cause you hold my head
'Cause you hold my head Gdown
'Cause you hold my head Emdown
GYou are the night, lost in the sky
And I hold my head dEmown
You're the night, all that I try
And I hold my hDead doGwn
But you hold my heEmad down
D
[Chorus] (x3)
But IG'm not breathing
I'm not sleeping
EmI'm not leaving here
DFor yGou
[Verse 2]
GYou're all I need
Why can't you see that it's in the Emair now
You're all I know
Forever more, and it's in the aGir now
You're all I need
Why can't you see that it's in the aEmir now
What is in the air
What is in the aiGr now
What is in the aEmir now
So Amdon't go around
Let it waste your tDime
When you don't take it sEmerious
I know you don't take it serious
[Chorus] (x2)
BGut I'm not breathing
I'm not sleeping
I'm not Emleaving here
For you
[Bridge]
CYou are my heart lost in a starEm  
You love me soon upon the moon
And I Chold my
You are my heart lost in a star
And I hold my hEmead down
 G   Em(3x)
[Chorus] (x2)
GBut I'm not breathing
I'm not sleeping
I'm not lEmeaving here
For you
Ending
G

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Breathing

by Oscar and the Wolf

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G Em

(2x)

[Verse 1]

You are my heart lost in a star

And I hold my head down

You love me true, upon the moon

And I hold my head down

You want/are[?] my heart lost in a star

And I hold my head down

'Cause you hold my head

'Cause you hold my head down

You are the night, lost in the sky

And I hold my head down

You're the night, all that I try

D G

And I hold my head down

But you hold my head down

[Chorus] (x3)

But I'm not breathing

I'm not sleeping

I'm not leaving here

D G

For you

[Verse 2]

You're all I need

Why can't you see that it's in the air now

You're all I know

Forever more, and it's in the air now

You're all I need

Why can't you see that it's in the air now

What is in the air

What is in the air now

So don't go around

Let it waste your time

When you don't take it serious

I know you don't take it serious

[Chorus] (x2)

But I'm not breathing

I'm not sleeping

I'm not leaving here

For you

[Bridge]

C Em

You are my heart lost in a star

You love me soon upon the moon

And I hold my

You are my heart lost in a star

And I hold my head down

G Em

(3x)

[Chorus] (x2)

But I'm not breathing

I'm not sleeping

I'm not leaving here

For you

Ending

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