Breathe

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[Intro]
B F#m
Ooh (Do-do-do-do-do)
F#m
Do-do-do-do-do
A E
Ooh (Do-do-do-do-do)
[Verse 1]
B F#m
Sand keeps slipping right through my hands
A
Days all feel the same
E
Still numb from you
B F#m
First step off of this plane, I knew
A
I suffocate without you
E
Heart beats for two
[Pre-Chorus]
B
You was good (Was good)
F#m
What we had (What we had)
A
Yeah, that was better times
E
Can somebody take me back? (Take me back)
B
And it hurts (It hurts)
F#m
Looking back (Looking back)
A
If this is for the best
E
Tell me why it hurts so bad (So bad)
[Chorus]
B
Don't let go when the daylight's gone
F#m
'Cause it's always darkest before the dawn
A E
I breathe, oh (Breathe)
B
When the cold air starts filling up my lungs
F#m
When I hate the things that I've become
A E
I breathe, oh (Breathe)
[Post-Chorus]
B F#m
Ooh (Do-do-do-do-do)
F#m
Do-do-do-do-do
A E
Ooh (Do-do-do-do-do)
[Verse 2]
B F#m
Regrets dancing around my head
A
Everything I never said
E
Still numb from you (From you, from you, from you)
B F#m
Secrets sleeping all over this bed (Over this bed)
A
Memories of what we did (What we did)
E
Got mixed with you, oh-woah
[Pre-Chorus]
B
And it hurts (It hurts)
F#m
Looking back (Looking back)
A
If this is for the best
E
Tell me why it hurts so bad (Hurts so bad)
[Chorus]
B
Don't let go when the daylight's gone (Light's gone)
F#m
'Cause it's always darkest before the dawn
A E
I breathe, oh (Breathe) (Oh, I breathe)
B
When the cold air starts filling up my lungs (My lungs)
F#m
When I hate the things that I've become
A E
I breathe, (Breathe) (Oh, I breathe)
[Post-Chorus]
B F#m
Ooh (Do-do-do-do-do)
F#m
Do-do-do-do-do (Breathe)
A E
Ooh, ooh (Do-do-do-do-do) (Oh, I breathe)
B F#m
Ooh (Do-do-do-do-do)
F#m
Do-do-do-do-do (Breathe)
A E
Ooh, ooh (Do-do-do-do-do)
[Outro]
B F#m
Sand keeps slipping right through my hands
A
Days all feel the same
E
Still numb from you

Breathe chords and lyrics

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

[Intro]
[Verse 1]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Post-Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Post-Chorus]
[Outro]

Breathe Chords by Backstreet Boys

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