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Hold Your Breath

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1/25

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 25Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: 1/2 Step Down (D# G# C# F# A# d#)
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CHORD REFERENCE (use these, not the ones UG puts as a link
e|-Em7------G----Am------G71----G60----D2----C0----|
B|--3----3----1----3----3----3----1----|
G|--0----0----2----0----0----2----0----|
D|--2----0----2----0----0----0----2----|
A|--2----2----0----x----x---------3----|
E|--0----3----0----3----3--------------|
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There's a Em7river that parts the valley of this tGown
Em7Following the road up to your Gfather's farm
Your Em7rosy lungs were empty on the Gday that you were born
And Em7no one thought you'd make it past the moGrning
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AmHo...........HGum
AmHo...........HGum
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Your Em7brother said your mother
Was a firefly you buried in the earGth
And Em7every night, the fire light
Warms the tender bits of skin benGeath your shirt
The Em7climbing constellations move in seGmi-tones
And Em7set behind the county line in a melody of gravitationG  
Electric guitar riff:
e|---------10-------|---------10-------|
B|---8----------8---|---8--------------|
G|-7----7-----------|-7----7-----------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
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AmHo...........HGum
AmHo...........HGum
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Em7Calling on the colours of the roaG7d!G7  G6  G6  G  G  
Em7Sleep amongst the mango trees and G7poiG7son G6toG6adsG  G  
A Em7flood for every footprint, and every miG7le G7you G6foG6rgoGtG  
Em7Though your hands were little, they aG7lwaG7ys G6gavG6e a GlGot
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AmHold your breaGth...
AmHold your breaGth...
AmHold your breaGth...
HAmold your breaGth...
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C(x2)D  
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    CThe sanctity of Dsoil
    CWandering roots and Dliving oils
    CReunions undergrDound
Sunlight suCrfacing, and all around, mountains like Ddiaphragms...
The rhythm of a landscape that is brGeathing
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G (repeat until end)
Ending electric guitar riff:
e|-------7---5-----|------7--5-------|
B|--8h10-8---7-----|-8h10-8--7-------|
G|-----------------|------------7----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
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| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off

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Hold Your Breath

by The Acorn

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Tuning: 1/2 Step Down (D# G# C# F# A# d#)

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CHORD REFERENCE (use these, not the ones UG puts as a link

Em7 G Am G7 G6 D C

e|-----------------1----0----2----0----|

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

G|--0----0----2----0----0----2----0----|

D|--2----0----2----0----0----0----2----|

A|--2----2----0----x----x---------3----|

E|--0----3----0----3----3--------------|

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Em7 G

There's a river that parts the valley of this town

Em7 G

Following the road up to your father's farm

Em7 G

Your rosy lungs were empty on the day that you were born

Em7 G

And no one thought you'd make it past the morning

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Am G

Ho...........Hum

Am G

Ho...........Hum

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Em7

Your brother said your mother

Was a firefly you buried in the earth

Em7

And every night, the fire light

Warms the tender bits of skin beneath your shirt

Em7 G

The climbing constellations move in semi-tones

Em7 G

And set behind the county line in a melody of gravitation

Electric guitar riff:

e|---------10-------|---------10-------|

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

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

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

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

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

-----

Am G

Ho...........Hum

Am G

Ho...........Hum

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Em7 G7 G7 G6 G6 G G

Calling on the colours of the road!

Em7 G7 G7 G6 G6 G G

Sleep amongst the mango trees and poison toads

Em7 G7 G7 G6 G6 G G

A flood for every footprint, and every mile you forgot

Em7 G7 G7 G6 G6 G G

Though your hands were little, they always gave a lot

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Am G

Hold your breath...

Am G

Hold your breath...

Am G

Hold your breath...

Am G

Hold your breath...

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C D

(x2)

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C D

The sanctity of soil

C D

Wandering roots and living oils

C D

Reunions underground

C D

Sunlight surfacing, and all around, mountains like diaphragms...

The rhythm of a landscape that is breathing

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G (repeat until end)

Ending electric guitar riff:

e|-------7---5-----|------7--5-------|

B|--8h10-8---7-----|-8h10-8--7-------|

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

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

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

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

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| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

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