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The Breath You Take

Key: D

Introduction:  Bm   G   Bm   A  

         Bm                                                 G 
He looks up from second base, Dad's up in the stands
         Bm                                                                       G 
He saw the hit, the run, the slide, there ain't no bigger fan
               Em 
In the parkin' lot after the game
                   F#m                                                                         G 
He said "Dad I thought you had a plane to catch?"
                                                                       A 
He smiled and said "Yeah son, I did
                                       D                                                         Em 
But life's not the breath you take, the breathin? in and out
                             Bm                                                               A 
That gets you through the day, ain't what it's all about
                             G                                               Bm 
You just might miss the point tryin' to win the race
                               Em 
Life's not the breaths you take
                 A                                                                 D       Em             A 
But the moments that take your breath away
Verse 2
               Bm                                                   G 
Fast forward fifteen years and a thousand miles away
                 Bm                                                               G 
Boy's built a life, he's got a wife and a baby due today
     Em 
He hears a voice sayin' "I made it, son"
                 F#m                                                             G 
Says "I told you, Dad, you didn't have to come"
                                                                                 A 
He smiles and says "Yeah, I know you did
                                         D                                                       Em 
But life's not the breath you take, the breathin? in and out
                             Bm                                                               A 
That gets you through the day, ain't what it's all about
                               G                                               Bm 
You just might miss the point tryin' to win the race
                                 Em 
Life's not the breaths you take
                 A                                                                 G 
But the moments that take your breath away
Bridge
                                         Bm 
Just like it took my breath when she was born
                           Em                                                     A 
Just like it took my breath away when Dad took his last that morn
                                         D                                                       Em 
But life's not the breath you take, the breathin? in and out
                           Bm                                                                 A 
That gets you through the day, ain't what it's all about
                             G                                                         Bm 
You just might miss the point if you don?t slow down the pace
                                 Em 
Life's not the breaths you take
               A 
But the moments that take your breath away
         G       Bm       A           D 
                          Hmmmmm, hmmmm