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1/24

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 24Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Chords]
(for verse)
       G32xxxx
       C332xxx (C/G)
[Intro]
(Use your palm to deaden the strings)
e|--G------------|--------------|--C------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--|
A|--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|
E|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|
e|--C------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|
D|--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--|
A|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|
E|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|
[Verse]
GSo much can change in a year
I have different fearCs
CI find I'm sorry a little less
GI'm mostly scared of my brain
And things it can't explaCin
I can't handle a little Gstress
[Bridge]
GWe've all done things were aEmshamed of
Emtell me what you're afraid Cof
CWear it with Gpride
GWe've all done things were Emashamed of
Emtell me what you're afraid oCf
CAnd I'll tell you Gmine
[Chorus]
N.C.                       G  Em  
I've been afraid to bre  -  athe
C/GWe are alive, C/Gwe are alive
Gbre  -  Emathe
C/GWe are alive, C/Gwe are alive
[Verse]
GI used to be scared of spiders
Now I'm scared of what's iCnside us
GAnd how well we hide it
I tend to worsen anxieties with my lack of sCobriety
I'm my own worst enGemy
[Bridge]
GWe've all done things were aEmshamed of
Emtell me what you're afraid Cof
CWear it with Gpride
GWe've all done things were Emashamed of
Emtell me what you're afraid oCf
N.C.
And I'll tell you mine
[Chorus]
N.C.                       G  Em  
I've been afraid to bre  -  athe
C/GWe are alive, C/Gwe are alive
Gbre  -  Emathe
C/GWe are alive, C/Gwe are alive
[Bridge]
GWe've all done things were Emashamed of
Emtell me what you're afraid oCf
                CN.C.
And I'll tell you mine
[Outro]
GI'll never lCearn from my Gmistakes but
GI'll give you mine and I hope you lCearn from them
GI'll never lCearn from my Gmistakes but
GI'll give you mine and I hope you lCearn from them
N.C.                       G  Em  
I've been afraid to bre  -  athe
C/GWe are alive, C/Gwe are alive
Gbre  -  Emathe
           C/GN.C.
We are alive, we are alive

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Breathe

by Lucy Spraggan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

[Chords]

(for verse)

32xxxx

C C/G

332xxx ()

[Intro]

(Use your palm to deaden the strings)

G C

e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

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

A|--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|

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

e|--------------|--------------|

B|--------------|--------------|

G|--------------|--------------|

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

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

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

[Verse]

So much can change in a year

I have different fears

I find I'm sorry a little less

I'm mostly scared of my brain

And things it can't explain

I can't handle a little stress

[Bridge]

G Em

We've all done things were ashamed of

Em C

tell me what you're afraid of

C G

Wear it with pride

G Em

We've all done things were ashamed of

Em C

tell me what you're afraid of

C G

And I'll tell you mine

[Chorus]

G Em

N.C.

I've been afraid to bre - athe

C/G C/G

We are alive, we are alive

G Em

bre - athe

C/G C/G

We are alive, we are alive

[Verse]

I used to be scared of spiders

Now I'm scared of what's inside us

And how well we hide it

I tend to worsen anxieties with my lack of sobriety

I'm my own worst enemy

[Bridge]

G Em

We've all done things were ashamed of

Em C

tell me what you're afraid of

C G

Wear it with pride

G Em

We've all done things were ashamed of

Em C

tell me what you're afraid of

N.C.

And I'll tell you mine

[Chorus]

G Em

N.C.

I've been afraid to bre - athe

C/G C/G

We are alive, we are alive

G Em

bre - athe

C/G C/G

We are alive, we are alive

[Bridge]

G Em

We've all done things were ashamed of

Em C

tell me what you're afraid of

N.C.

And I'll tell you mine

[Outro]

G C G

I'll never learn from my mistakes but

G C

I'll give you mine and I hope you learn from them

G C G

I'll never learn from my mistakes but

G C

I'll give you mine and I hope you learn from them

G Em

N.C.

I've been afraid to bre - athe

C/G C/G

We are alive, we are alive

G Em

bre - athe

C/G

N.C.

We are alive, we are alive

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