The Breath You Take
George StraightVersions2
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
Intro.:
He looks up from second base, Dad's up in the stands
He saw the hit, the run, the slide, there ain't no bigger fan
In the parkin' lot after the game
He said "Dad I thought you had a plane to catch?"
He smiled and said "Yeah son, I did
But life's not the breath you take, the breathin in and out
That gets you through the day, ain't what it's all about
You just might miss the point tryin' to win the race
Life's not the breaths you take
But the moments that take your breath away
Fast forward fifteen years and a thousand miles away
Boy's built a life, he's got a wife and a baby due today
He hears a voice sayin' "I made it, son"
Says "I told you, Dad, you didn't have to come"
He smiles and says "Yeah, I know you did
But life's not the breath you take, the breathin in and out
That gets you through the day, ain't what it's all about
You just might miss the point tryin' to win the race
Life's not the breaths you take
But the moments that take your breath away
Just like it took my breath when she was born
Just like it took my breath away when Dad took his last that morn
But life's not the breath you take, the breathin in and out
That gets you through the day, ain't what it's all about
You just might miss the point if you dont slow down the pace
Life's not the breaths you take
But the moments that take your breath away
Hmmmmm, hmmmm
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Readable chord sheet for The Breath You Take by George Straight
Intro.: [Bm] [G] [Bm] [A] He l[Bm]ooks up from second base, D[G]ad's up in the stands He s[Bm]aw the hit, the run, the slide, there [G]ain't no bigger fan In the [Em]parkin' lot after the game He said "[F#m]Dad I thought you had a plane to catch?"[G] He smiled and said "Yeah son, I did[A] But life's not the [D]breath you take, the breathin[Em] in and out That gets you [Bm]through the day, ain't what it's a[A]ll about You just might[G] miss the point tryin' to[Bm] win the race Life's not the [Em]breaths you take But the [A]moments that take your breath away[D] [Em] [A] Fast fo[Bm]rward fifteen years and a th[G]ousand miles away Boy's bu[Bm]ilt a life, he's got a wife and a [G]baby due today He[Em] hears a voice sayin' "I made it, son" Says "I [F#m]told you, Dad, you didn't have to [G]come" He smiles and says "Yeah, I know you did[A] But life's not the b[D]reath you take, the breathin[Em] in and out That gets you [Bm]through the day, ain't what it's a[A]ll about You just might [G]miss the point tryin' to [Bm]win the race Life's not the b[Em]reaths you take But the [A]moments that take your breath away[G] Just like it took my[Bm] breath when she was born Just like it [Em]took my breath away when Dad [A]took his last that morn But life's not the b[D]reath you take, the breathin[Em] in and out That gets you[Bm] through the day, ain't what it's a[A]ll about You just might[G] miss the point if you dont s[Bm]low down the pace Life's not the b[Em]reaths you take But the[A] moments that take your breath away [G] [Bm] [A] Hmmmm[D]m, hmmmm