The Breath You Take Chords by George Strait
Tempo:
66.1 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
G
D
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [B] [Bm] He looks up from second base, [G] and Dad's up in the stands.
[Bm] He saw the hit, the run, the [G] slide, there ain't no bigger fan.
[Em] In the parking lot after the game, [F#m] he said, [D] Dad, I thought you had a plane [G] to catch.
He smiled and said, yeah, [D] son, I did.
[A] Life's [D] not the breath you take, [Em] the breathing in and out,
[Bm] that get you through the day.
[D] Ain't what it's all [A] about.
You [G] just might miss the point, [C#] trying to [Bm] win the race.
[Em] Life's not the breath you take, [A] but the moments that take your [D] breath away.
[Em]
[A] [Bm] Fast forward 15 years [G] and a thousand miles away.
[Em] [Bm] A boy's built a life, he's got a [G] wife and a baby due today.
[Em] He hears a voice saying, I made it, son.
Says, I [D] told you, Dad, you didn't [G] have to come.
He smiles and says, yeah, I [B] know you did.
[A] Life's [D] not the breath you take, [Em] the breathing in and out,
[Bm] that get you through the day.
[D] Ain't what it's [A] all about.
You [G] just might miss the point, [Bm] trying to win the race.
[Em] Life's not the breath you take, [D] but the [A] moments that take your [G] breath away.
Just like it took [Bm] my breath when she was born.
[Em] Just like it took my breath away [A] when Dad took his last that morn.
Life's [D] not the breath you take, [Em] the breathing in and out,
that get [Bm] you through the day.
Ain't what [A] it's all about.
You just [G] might miss the point if you don't [Bm] slow it down the pace.
Life's not [Em] the breath you take, but [A] the moments that take your breath [G] away.
[Bm] [D] [A] [D]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [B] [Bm] He looks up from second base, [G] and Dad's up in the stands.
[Bm] He saw the hit, the run, the [G] slide, there ain't no bigger fan.
[Em] In the parking lot after the game, [F#m] he said, [D] Dad, I thought you had a plane [G] to catch.
He smiled and said, yeah, [D] son, I did.
[A] Life's [D] not the breath you take, [Em] the breathing in and out,
[Bm] that get you through the day.
[D] Ain't what it's all [A] about.
You [G] just might miss the point, [C#] trying to [Bm] win the race.
[Em] Life's not the breath you take, [A] but the moments that take your [D] breath away.
[Em]
[A] [Bm] Fast forward 15 years [G] and a thousand miles away.
[Em] [Bm] A boy's built a life, he's got a [G] wife and a baby due today.
[Em] He hears a voice saying, I made it, son.
Says, I [D] told you, Dad, you didn't [G] have to come.
He smiles and says, yeah, I [B] know you did.
[A] Life's [D] not the breath you take, [Em] the breathing in and out,
[Bm] that get you through the day.
[D] Ain't what it's [A] all about.
You [G] just might miss the point, [Bm] trying to win the race.
[Em] Life's not the breath you take, [D] but the [A] moments that take your [G] breath away.
Just like it took [Bm] my breath when she was born.
[Em] Just like it took my breath away [A] when Dad took his last that morn.
Life's [D] not the breath you take, [Em] the breathing in and out,
that get [Bm] you through the day.
Ain't what [A] it's all about.
You just [G] might miss the point if you don't [Bm] slow it down the pace.
Life's not [Em] the breath you take, but [A] the moments that take your breath [G] away.
[Bm] [D] [A] [D]
Key:
Bm
G
D
Em
A
Bm
G
D
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ [B] [Bm] He looks up from second base, [G] and Dad's up in the stands.
[Bm] He saw the hit, the run, the [G] slide, there ain't no bigger fan.
[Em] In the parking lot after the game, [F#m] he said, [D] Dad, I thought you had a plane [G] to catch.
He smiled and said, yeah, [D] son, I did.
[A] _ Life's [D] not the breath you take, [Em] the breathing in and out,
[Bm] that get you through the day.
[D] Ain't what it's all [A] about.
You [G] just might miss the point, [C#] trying to [Bm] win the race.
[Em] Life's not the breath you take, [A] but the moments that take your [D] breath away.
_ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] Fast forward 15 years [G] and a thousand miles away.
[Em] [Bm] A boy's built a life, he's got a [G] wife and a baby due today.
[Em] He hears a voice saying, I made it, son.
Says, I [D] told you, Dad, you didn't [G] have to come.
He smiles and says, yeah, I [B] know you did.
_ [A] Life's [D] not the breath you take, [Em] the breathing in and out,
[Bm] that get you through the day.
[D] Ain't what it's [A] all about.
You [G] just might miss the point, [Bm] trying to win the race.
[Em] Life's not the breath you take, [D] but the [A] moments that take your [G] breath away.
Just like it took [Bm] my breath when she was born.
[Em] Just like it took my breath away [A] when Dad took his last that morn.
Life's [D] not the breath you take, [Em] the breathing in and out,
that get [Bm] you through the day.
Ain't what [A] it's all about.
You just [G] might miss the point if you don't [Bm] slow it down the pace.
Life's not [Em] the breath you take, but [A] the moments that take your breath [G] away.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ [B] [Bm] He looks up from second base, [G] and Dad's up in the stands.
[Bm] He saw the hit, the run, the [G] slide, there ain't no bigger fan.
[Em] In the parking lot after the game, [F#m] he said, [D] Dad, I thought you had a plane [G] to catch.
He smiled and said, yeah, [D] son, I did.
[A] _ Life's [D] not the breath you take, [Em] the breathing in and out,
[Bm] that get you through the day.
[D] Ain't what it's all [A] about.
You [G] just might miss the point, [C#] trying to [Bm] win the race.
[Em] Life's not the breath you take, [A] but the moments that take your [D] breath away.
_ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] Fast forward 15 years [G] and a thousand miles away.
[Em] [Bm] A boy's built a life, he's got a [G] wife and a baby due today.
[Em] He hears a voice saying, I made it, son.
Says, I [D] told you, Dad, you didn't [G] have to come.
He smiles and says, yeah, I [B] know you did.
_ [A] Life's [D] not the breath you take, [Em] the breathing in and out,
[Bm] that get you through the day.
[D] Ain't what it's [A] all about.
You [G] just might miss the point, [Bm] trying to win the race.
[Em] Life's not the breath you take, [D] but the [A] moments that take your [G] breath away.
Just like it took [Bm] my breath when she was born.
[Em] Just like it took my breath away [A] when Dad took his last that morn.
Life's [D] not the breath you take, [Em] the breathing in and out,
that get [Bm] you through the day.
Ain't what [A] it's all about.
You just [G] might miss the point if you don't [Bm] slow it down the pace.
Life's not [Em] the breath you take, but [A] the moments that take your breath [G] away.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
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