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Just To Keep Me Breathing

Kicking Daisies
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
B
e---0---2---0---0---0---x------x------------------------------------------|
B---0---0---0---0---0---x------x------------------------------------------|
G---8---3---4---1---6---x------x------------------------------------------|
D---9---4---6---2---7---x------x------------------------------------------|
A---9---4---6---2---7---7------9------------------------------------------|
E---7---x---x---0---5---4------6------------------------------------------|
I  never left that day Why  did I push you away
I  was losing from the start
and  I would try to forget, all that  had happened
 just to keep it all away
 play these chords lightly palm muted)
 but I need you  near me I,
B
need you near me tonight
e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|
-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-|
  * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 Just to keep me breathing  just to keep me holding  on
 all I believed  in keeps me from falling
 I would always walk  out hide from all the sorrow
 just to keep me breathing  it's you I hold onto...
  B (8 Bars)
 you.
I  never trust myself with  loving some one else
Afraid  that I might feel pain
 (drop dynamics here)
Why  couldn't I give it a chance...  if pain isn't love then what is?
 (Pick up Dynamics here)
It's  to just let it all in.
 play these chords lightly palm muted)
 but I need  you near  me I,
 need  you near  me tonight
 Just to keep me breathing  just to keep me holding  on
 all I believed  in keeps me from falling
 I would always walk  out hide from all the sorrow
 just to keep me breathing  it's you I hold onto...
  B (8 Bars)
 you.
 Solo over Chorus
 (loop chorus X2)
 (Lightly Palm mute this and progressivly build up to break down)
ohh  ohhh oh oh  ohhh
ohh ohhh  oh  oh  ohhh
ohh ohhh  oh  oh  ohhh
ohh ohhh...
 (lighty strum each chord and build up near the end)
 Just to keep me breathing  just to keep me holding on
 all I believed  in keeps me from falling
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 Just to keep me breathing  just to keep me holding on
 all I believed  in keeps me from falling
 I would always walk  out hide from all the sorrow
 just to keep me breathing  it's you I hold onto...
  B (8 Bars)
 you.
,,.........  (Fade out)
 Duran Visek :D

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Readable chord sheet for Just To Keep Me Breathing by Kicking Daisies

[B]   [F#] [Abm]  [E]   [A]  [Ab] [A]   [Bb] [B]
e---0---2---0---0---0---x------x------------------------------------------|
B---0---0---0---0---0---x------x------------------------------------------|
G---8---3---4---1---6---x------x------------------------------------------|
D---9---4---6---2---7---x------x------------------------------------------|
A---9---4---6---2---7---7------9------------------------------------------|
E---7---x---x---0---5---4------6------------------------------------------|

[B]I never left that day Why[E] did I push you away
[Abm]I was losing from the start     [E]
[B]and I would try to forget, all th[E]at had happened
[Abm]   just to keep it all away      [E]

play these chords lightly palm muted)
but I need [F#]you near [Ab]me [A]I,    [Bb]       [B]
   [E]        [Ab] [A]         [Bb] [B]
need you near me tonight
e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
[A]-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|
[E]-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-|
  * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Just to keep me br[B]eathing just to keep me ho[F#]lding on
all I beli[Abm]eved in keeps me from fallin[E]g
I would always w[B]alk out hide from all the s[F#]orrow
just to keep me br[Abm]eathing it's you I hold onto[E]...
   B (8 Bars)
you.

[B]I never trust myself with[E] loving some one else
[Abm]Afraid that I might feel pai[E]n

(drop dynamics here)
[B]Why couldn't I give it a chance...[E] if pain isn't love then what is?
(Pick up Dynamics here)
[Abm]It's to just let it all in.

play these chords lightly palm muted)
but I n[F#]eed you n[Ab]ear[A] me I,[Bb]   [B]
n[E]eed you n[Ab]ear[A] me tonigh[Bb]t  [B]

Just to keep me br[B]eathing just to keep me ho[F#]lding on
all I beli[Abm]eved in keeps me from fall[E]ing
I would always [B]walk out hide from all the so[F#]rrow
just to keep me bre[Abm]athing it's you I hold [E]onto...
   B (8 Bars)
you.

Solo over Chorus
(loop chorus X2)

(Lightly Palm mute this and progressivly build up to break down)

[F#]ohh[Ab] oh[A]hh [Bb]oh [B]oh ohhh
[E]ohh [Ab]ohh[A]h o[Bb]h o[B]h ohhh
[E]ohh [Ab]ohh[A]h o[Bb]h o[B]h ohhh
[E]ohh [Ab]ohh[A]h..[Bb].  [B]

(lighty strum each chord and build up near the end)
Just to keep me br[B]eathing just to keep me holding o[F#]n
all I beli[Abm]eved in keeps me from fallin[E]g
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Just to keep me bre[B]athing just to keep me holding on[F#]
all I beli[Abm]eved in keeps me from fallin[E]g
I would always [B]walk out hide from all the sorrow[F#]
just to keep me brea[Abm]thing it's you I hold [E]onto...
     B (8 Bars)
you.

[B],[A],[E]......... (Fade out)

Duran Visek :D

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