Breathe

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[Intro]
Em A Bm Em A Bm
[Verse 1]
Em A Bm
18th of July on the banks of a not well known river
Em A
I started a journey to where I am now
Bm Em A
Troubled soul, troublemaker guided by the drums of my creator
Bm
Toward a rhythm and rhyme, a melody line of a song called freedom
Em A Bm
Which once heard will never leave your head
[Bridge]
G D E
We are people born of sound
E G
The songs are in our eyes
D E
Gonna wear them like a crown
[Chorus]
Bm G D E
Walk out into the street
Bm G
Sing your heart out
D E
This love it can't be beat
Bm G
We're neither down nor out
D E Em A
There's nothing you have that I need
Bm
While I can breathe
Em A Bm Em A
Breathe, while I can breathe
[Verse 2]
Bm
All those who stood together fist in air now know this
Em A Bm
That real division is not a scar on the land
but in the heart of every man
Em A
who began as a kiss
Bm
Not to resist, a knotted fist
Em A
Now an open hand, open face, an open page
Bm
Where history might rewrite its rage
[Bridge]
G D E G
And the life you get to live is the one you give away
D E
To forget who to forgive is a good thing.
[Chorus]
Bm G D E
Walk out into the street
Bm G
Sing your heart out
D E
This love will not be beat
Bm G
We're neither down nor out
D E Em A
There's nothing you have that I need
Bm
While I can breathe
Em A Bm
Breathe, while I can breathe
[Chorus]
Bm G D E
Walk out into the street
Bm G
Sing your heart out
D E
This love will not be beat
Bm G
We're neither down nor out
D E Em A
There's nothing you have that I need
Bm
While I can breathe
Em A Bm
Breathe, while I can breathe
[Outro]
GEFDGEFC
x2

Breathe chords and lyrics

Free chords for Breathe by U2. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
Em A Bm Em A Bm
[Verse 1]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
but in the heart of every man
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
G E F D G E F C x2

Breathe Chords by U2

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