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Try not to Breathe

R.E.M.
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{sot}Intro slide tab:
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G-5/7------------------5/7-----------------|
D----7---------9/7-5-------7---------------|
A-----9/10\9-5---------------9/10\9-7\5----|
E------------------------------------------|{eot}
{section: Intro}
(something to fly)
(something to breathe)
(I have seen things you)
(will never see.)
(I have seen things you will never see)
{section: Bridge}
(something to fly)
(something to breathe)
(I have seen things you)
(will never see.)
(I have seen things you will never see)

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Arrangement source for Try not to Breathe by R.E.M.

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{sot}Intro slide tab:
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G-5/7------------------5/7-----------------|
D----7---------9/7-5-------7---------------|
A-----9/10\9-5---------------9/10\9-7\5----|
E------------------------------------------|{eot}

{section: Intro}
[D]  [Am]  [C]  [G]  [Dsus4]  [Am]  [C]  [G]

I will [D]try not to breat[Am]he,
I can [C]hold my head [G]still with my [Dsus4]hands at my kne[Am]es
These [C]eyes are the ey[G]es of the o[D]ld,     [Am]              [C]
[G]shiver and [Dsus4]fold.     [Am]            [C]                   [G]

I will [D]try not to breath[Am]e,
This de[C]cision is min[G]e I have lived[Dsus4] a full life [Am]
and t[C]hese are the eyes[G] that [Am]I want you to re[C]member

[G]Oh.....[D]      [G]            [D]
[Am]I need something to fly [G]over my grave [D]again       [G]           [D]
[Am]I need something to breathe     [C]

I will t[D]ry not to b[Am]urden you.  [C]I can hold thes[G]e inside.
[Dsus4]I will hold my[Am] breath un[C]til all these s[G]hivers subside   [D]       [Am]            [C]
Just [G]look in my [Dsus4]eyes     [Am]           [C]                [G]

I will [D]try not to wor[Am]ry you.  [C]I have seen thin[G]gs that you wil[Dsus4]l never see. [Am]
[C]Leave it to me[G]mory me. [D]    [Am]     [C]       I shu[G]dder to brea[Dsus4]the     [Am]          [C]              [G]

[Am]I want you to remem[C]ber.   [G]Oh,  [D]  (you [G]will never s[D]ee).
[Am]I need something to fly
                       (something to fly)
[G]Over my grav[D]e again              (you [G]will never s[D]ee)
[Am]I need something to breathe
                           (something to breathe)
 [G]Baby don't s[D]hiver now,
(I have seen things you)
 [G]Why do you [D]shiver now
(will never see.)
[Am]I need something to fly
 [G]Over my grave[D] again    [G]                [D]
(I have seen things you will never see)
[Am]I need something to breathe

{section: Bridge}
[Em]        [Am]Oh..........[Em]   oh....... [Am] Oh.......  [C] oh.......

I will [D]try not to wor[Am]ry you.  [C]I have seen thin[G]gs that you wil[Dsus4]l never see. [Am]
[C]Leave it to me[G]mory me. [D]    [Am]     [C]       Don't d[G]are me to brea[Dsus4]the     [Am]          [C]              [G]

[Am]I want you to remem[C]ber.   [G]Oh,  [D]  (you [G]will never s[D]ee).
[Am]I need something to fly
                       (something to fly)
[G]Over my grav[D]e again              (you [G]will never s[D]ee)
[Am]I need something to breathe
                           (something to breathe)
 [G]Baby don't s[D]hiver now,
(I have seen things you)
 [G]Why do you [D]shiver now
(will never see.)
[Am]I need something to fly
 [G]Over my grave[D] again    [G]                [D]
(I have seen things you will never see)
[Am]I need something to breathe

[Am]I need something to breathe   ([G]I have seen thi[D]ngs you wi[G]ll never s[D]ee.)
[Am]I want you to remem[C]ber

END: [G]

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