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Trick Is To Keep Breathing

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1/46

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 46Position: 6

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Band: Garbage
Song Title: The Trick Is To Keep Breathing
Tuning: Normal
12.22.09 This is a re write of the original I wrote. Its a bit cleaner and simpler. 
Chors Used For This Song
E|--Bb-6--Cm-3--Dm-5---Eb6---F8---Gm-3---|
B|---6---4---6---8---10---3---|
G|---7---5---7---8---10---3---|
D|---8---5---7---8---10---5---|
A|---8---3---5---6---8----5---|
E|---6---X---X---X---X----3---|
The chords throughout are implied chords that are played by keyboards
INTRO
E|--Cm-3---Eb6---|
B|---4---8---|
G|---5---8---|
D|---5---8---|
A|---3---6---|
E|-----------|
Verse1:
The chords throughout are implied chords that are played by keyboards.
She's Cmnot the kind of girl Eb  
Who Cmlikes to tell the world Eb  
CmAbout the way she Ebfeels about herself     F  Eb  
She Cmtakes a little Ebtime in   Cmmaking up her mind Eb  
She Cmdoesn't want to Ebfight against the tide 	F  Eb  
Guitar I: Plays The Chords
Guitar II: Plays Picking Riff
Guitar II: Chorus Riff
E|-------------------------------|-----5----------|-5-----------5-----------------|-----5---------|
B|---------8-----------6-------6-|-8------------6-|---------6-----------6---8-----|-8-----------6-|
G|-----7-----------5-------------|---------7------|-----7-----------7-----------7-|---------5-----|
D|-5-----------5-----------5-----|----------------|-------------------------------|---------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|---------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|---------------|
Chorus 1 :
Guitar I:
GmLately 	 BbI'm not the Dmonly one F  
GmI  	Bbsay never trust Dmanyone F  
GmAlways the one who Bbhas to drag her down Dm  
GmMaybe you'll get what you Bbwant this time Dmaround F  
Verse 2:
Can't Cmbear to face the truth Eb  
So Cmsick he cannot move Eb  
And Cmwhen it hurts he Ebtakes it out on you F  
Chorus 2:
Twards the end of the second verse there is a background lyric "DO DO DO". You can 
play that melody 
like this. 
Fill Riff C
E|-------------------------------|
B|---6---4---3---1-------1---3---|
G|-------------------3-----------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
GmLately........BbI'm not the Dmonly one F  
GmI	Bbsay never trust Dmanyone 
GmAlways the one who Bbhas to drag her Dmdown (Fill Riff C)
GmMaybe you'll get what you Bbwant this time around  Dm(Fill Riff C)
NO Guitar Parts Here Just Keyboards & Background Noise:
The trick is to keep breathing 
The trick is to keep breathing
Verse 3:
She Gmknows the human Ebheart 
And Cmhow to read the Ebstars 
Now Cmeverything's    Ebabout to fall apart  F  Eb  
I Gmwon't be the one who's Bbgoing to let you down  Dm  F  
GmMaybe you'll get what you Bbwant this time around  Dm   F(the trick is to keep breathing) 
I Gmwon't be the one who's going to let you  Bbdown  Dm  F  
GmBaby you'll get what you Bbwant this time around   Dm   F(the trick is to keep breathing) 
Outro:
A Small Fill Riff I Wrote For Lyric "The Trick Is To Keep Breathing"
E|-------------------|
B|---1-3-1-----1-3---|
G|---------3-0-------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
The trick is to keep Gmbreathing 	Bb  
The trick is to keep Dmbreathing 	F  
The trick is to keep Gmbreathing 	Bb  
The trick is to keep Dmbreathing 	F  
The trick is to keep Gmbreathing 	Bb  
The trick is to keep Dmbreathing 	F  
The trick is to keep Gmbreathing	Bb  

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Trick Is To Keep Breathing

by Garbage

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Chords in this song · guitar

Band: Garbage

Song Title: The Trick Is To Keep Breathing

Tuning: Normal

12.22.09 This is a re write of the original I wrote. Its a bit cleaner and simpler.

Chors Used For This Song

Bb Cm Dm Eb F Gm

E|---6---3---5---6---8----3---|

B|---6---4---6---8---10---3---|

G|---7---5---7---8---10---3---|

D|---8---5---7---8---10---5---|

A|---8---3---5---6---8----5---|

E|---6---X---X---X---X----3---|

The chords throughout are implied chords that are played by keyboards

INTRO

Cm Eb

E|---3---6---|

B|---4---8---|

G|---5---8---|

D|---5---8---|

A|---3---6---|

E|-----------|

Verse1:

The chords throughout are implied chords that are played by keyboards.

Cm Eb

She's not the kind of girl

Cm Eb

Who likes to tell the world

Cm Eb F Eb

About the way she feels about herself

Cm Eb Cm Eb

She takes a little time in making up her mind

Cm Eb F Eb

She doesn't want to fight against the tide

Guitar I: Plays The Chords

Guitar II: Plays Picking Riff

Guitar II: Chorus Riff

E|-------------------------------|-----5----------|-5-----------5-----------------|-----5---------|

B|---------8-----------6-------6-|-8------------6-|---------6-----------6---8-----|-8-----------6-|

G|-----7-----------5-------------|---------7------|-----7-----------7-----------7-|---------5-----|

D|-5-----------5-----------5-----|----------------|-------------------------------|---------------|

A|-------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|---------------|

E|-------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|---------------|

Chorus 1 :

Guitar I:

Gm Bb Dm F

Lately I'm not the only one

Gm Bb Dm F

I say never trust anyone

Gm Bb Dm

Always the one who has to drag her down

Gm Bb Dm F

Maybe you'll get what you want this time around

Verse 2:

Cm Eb

Can't bear to face the truth

Cm Eb

So sick he cannot move

Cm Eb F

And when it hurts he takes it out on you

Chorus 2:

Twards the end of the second verse there is a background lyric "DO DO DO". You can

play that melody

like this.

Fill Riff C

E|-------------------------------|

B|---6---4---3---1-------1---3---|

G|-------------------3-----------|

D|-------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|

Gm Bb Dm F

Lately........I'm not the only one

Gm Bb Dm

I say never trust anyone

Gm Bb Dm

Always the one who has to drag her down (Fill Riff C)

Gm Bb Dm

Maybe you'll get what you want this time around (Fill Riff C)

NO Guitar Parts Here Just Keyboards & Background Noise:

The trick is to keep breathing

Verse 3:

Gm Eb

She knows the human heart

Cm Eb

And how to read the stars

Cm Eb F Eb

Now everything's about to fall apart

Gm Bb Dm F

I won't be the one who's going to let you down

Gm Bb Dm F

Maybe you'll get what you want this time around (the trick is to keep breathing)

Gm Bb Dm F

I won't be the one who's going to let you down

Gm Bb Dm F

Baby you'll get what you want this time around (the trick is to keep breathing)

Outro:

A Small Fill Riff I Wrote For Lyric "The Trick Is To Keep Breathing"

E|-------------------|

B|---1-3-1-----1-3---|

G|---------3-0-------|

D|-------------------|

A|-------------------|

E|-------------------|

Gm Bb

The trick is to keep breathing

Dm F

The trick is to keep breathing

Gm Bb

The trick is to keep breathing

Dm F

The trick is to keep breathing

Gm Bb

The trick is to keep breathing

Dm F

The trick is to keep breathing

Gm Bb

The trick is to keep breathing

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