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From the #1 charting UK album Never for Ever by Kate Bush
Fondly called by Kate as "my little symphony." 
Enjoy- it is possibly one of the most original songs ever written about nuclear 
war. Highly recommended. 
DmOut- Bb/Dside 
    D/F#Gets iGmn- side D/Aor
Gm/   Bb          D/F#  G  
        Through her skin. 
    D/F#I've been out before 
But tGmhis time it's much sC/Eafer in.
    DmLast Bb/Dnight,
    D/F#          Gm     D/A  Gm/Bb  
     in the sky, oh
D/F#Such a bGright light. 
D/F#My radar send me danger 
GmBut my instincts tC/Eell me to kDmeep
Breath- Fing, 
              Bb  Bb/            C  Dm  
("Out, in, out, in, out, in...")
Breath- Fing
               Bb  Bb/ C  
Breathing my mo-ther in, 
   DmBreath- Fing
       Bb  Bb/C  
My be-lov-ed in, 
   DmBreath-Fing
              Bb  Bb/C  
Breathing her nicotine, 
   DmBreath-Fing
             Bb  Bb/C  
Breathing the fall-out in, 
        Dm         F        Bb  Bb/  C  Dm  
   Out in, out in, out in, out in.
We've lost our chance. 
We're the first and the last, ooh, 
After the blast. 
Chips of Plutonium 
Are twinkling in every lung.
I love my 
Beloved, ooh, 
All and everywhere, 
Only the fools blew it. 
You and me 
Knew life itself is
Breathing, 
("Out, in, out, in, out...")
Breathing my mother in, 
Breathing my beloved in, 
Breathing her nicotine, 
Breathing the fall-out in, 
Out in, out in, out in, out in, 
Out in, out in, out in, out... 
("Out!")

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Breathing

by Kate Bush

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Bb/D

D/F#

D/A

C/E

From the #1 charting UK album Never for Ever by Kate Bush

Fondly called by Kate as "my little symphony."

Enjoy- it is possibly one of the most original songs ever written about nuclear

war. Highly recommended.

Dm Bb/D

Out- side

D/F# Gm D/A

Gets in- side or

Gm Bb D/F# G

Through her skin.

D/F#

I've been out before

Gm C/E

But this time it's much safer in.

Dm Bb/D

Last night,

D/F# Gm D/A Gm Bb

in the sky, oh

D/F# G

Such a bright light.

D/F#

My radar send me danger

Gm C/E Dm

But my instincts tell me to keep

Breath- ing,

Bb Bb C Dm

("Out, in, out, in, out, in...")

Breath- ing

Bb Bb C

Breathing my mo-ther in,

Dm F

Breath- ing

Bb Bb C

My be-lov-ed in,

Dm F

Breath-ing

Bb Bb C

Breathing her nicotine,

Dm F

Breath-ing

Bb Bb C

Breathing the fall-out in,

Dm F Bb Bb C Dm

Out in, out in, out in, out in.

We've lost our chance.

We're the first and the last, ooh,

After the blast.

Chips of Plutonium

Are twinkling in every lung.

I love my

Beloved, ooh,

All and everywhere,

Only the fools blew it.

You and me

Knew life itself is

Breathing,

("Out, in, out, in, out...")

Breathing my mother in,

Breathing my beloved in,

Breathing her nicotine,

Breathing the fall-out in,

Out in, out in, out in, out in,

Out in, out in, out in, out...

("Out!")

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