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Music & Lyrics: Per Gessle
Album: The Ballad Hits (2003)
[Intro]
|    C|   G|   Am| F   G|
[Verse 1]
C(BreGathe youAmr loveF)G  
I've gotta come AmdownF  
 GI've been awaCke for far toAmo longF  
 CMy eyes look Gtorn
They were Amso strongF  
 GI wore the crCown
I wrote thAme songF  
 CNow it's faGding
[Pre-Chorus]
 FMy heart was oAmpen
 DmLike a window to a sCummer breGeze
[Chorus]
I breCathGed your loAmve
I filled mFy lungs and veiGns
And I breCathGed your loAmve
Until I Ffelt the paGin
And like raCin
It slAmipped awaGyG  
[Verse 2]
I tried to find AmoutF  
 GWhat love was Creally all aAmboutF  
 CBehind the cGurtain waits thAme skyF  
 GIt's rare I feCel enough to AmcryF  
 CI'm drying up Ginside
[Pre-Chorus]
 FMy life was oAmpen
 DmOh! like a window to the sCummer breGeze
[Chorus]
I breCathed (I breGathed) your loAmve
I filled mFy lungs and veiGns
And I breCathed (I breGathed) your loAmve
Until I Fmet the paGin
And like raCin (breathe)
It slAmipped awaGy
JGust like a little rain
[Bridge]
|   Gm|   Eb|   Bb|   Bb|  x2
|   Dm|   Eb|Bb  
[Chorus]
I breCathed (I breGathed) your loAmve
And nothing Fstayed the saGme
And I breCathed (I breGathed) your loAmve
And filled Fmy heart in vaGin
'Cause like raCin
It slAmipped awaGy, oGh yeah
Just like raCin it Amswept Gaway
[Outro]
C(Breathe) GI breathed your loveAm  
 FAnd nothing Gstayed the saCme
(Breathe) GOh I breAmathed your loFve
JGust like a little raCin
(Breathe) It sliAmpped awaGy
  GOh I breCathed...

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Breathe

by Roxette

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Music & Lyrics: Per Gessle

Album: The Ballad Hits (2003)

[Intro]

C G Am F G

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

C G Am F G

(Breathe your love)

Am F

I've gotta come down

G C Am F

I've been awake for far too long

C G

My eyes look torn

Am F

They were so strong

G C

I wore the crown

Am F

I wrote the song

C G

Now it's fading

[Pre-Chorus]

F Am

My heart was open

Dm C G

Like a window to a summer breeze

[Chorus]

C G Am

I breathed your love

F G

I filled my lungs and veins

C G Am

And I breathed your love

F G

Until I felt the pain

And like rain

Am G G

It slipped away

[Verse 2]

Am F

I tried to find out

G C Am F

What love was really all about

C G Am F

Behind the curtain waits the sky

G C Am F

It's rare I feel enough to cry

C G

I'm drying up inside

[Pre-Chorus]

F Am

My life was open

Dm C G

Oh! like a window to the summer breeze

[Chorus]

C G Am

I breathed (I breathed) your love

F G

I filled my lungs and veins

C G Am

And I breathed (I breathed) your love

F G

Until I met the pain

And like rain (breathe)

Am G

It slipped away

Just like a little rain

[Bridge]

Gm Eb Bb Bb

| | | | | x2

Dm Eb Bb

| | |

[Chorus]

C G Am

I breathed (I breathed) your love

F G

And nothing stayed the same

C G Am

And I breathed (I breathed) your love

F G

And filled my heart in vain

'Cause like rain

Am G G

It slipped away, oh yeah

C Am G

Just like rain it swept away

[Outro]

C G Am

(Breathe) I breathed your love

F G C

And nothing stayed the same

G Am F

(Breathe) Oh I breathed your love

G C

Just like a little rain

Am G

(Breathe) It slipped away

G C

Oh I breathed...

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