Breathe Chords by James Arthur

Breathe chords by James Arthur

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: F

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
|Dm  |C   |Bb  |C   | x2


Verse 1:
           Dm   C   Bb
We're all strangers
C                 Dm            C          Bb
Fighting in the streets with no common ground
C           Dm   C   Bb
We're just strangers
C            Dm                 C        Bb
Tryna find release when there's none around

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Pre-Chorus 1:
C            Bbmaj7
Then there's you
Am7                          Gm7
You don't feel that much a stranger
Am7                          Bbmaj7
You stand out from all the crowds
Am7                         Gm7
I don't feel that much in danger
       C
I was lost till I found you


Chorus:
F                                          Gm7
  Baby, baby, won't you please come rescue me?
                                        Bbmaj7
I don't really wanna stay if you're not
                     Am7
All I know is that I need you, baby
Bbmaj7  Am7      Gm7   C      F
Hold me close so I can finally breathe


Verse 2:
           Dm   C   Bb
We're all strangers
C             Dm             C           Bb
Fighting gravity, stuck here on the ground
C           Dm   C   Bb
We're just strangers
C              Dm                 C        Bb
Tryna keep the peace when there's none around


Pre-Chorus 2:
C            Bbmaj7
Then there's you
Am7                       Gm7
You're my little ray of sunshine
Am7              Bbmaj7
You are immortality
Am7                  Gm7
You make me forget about time
              C
And how it's comin' for me, so


Chorus:
F                                          Gm7
  Baby, baby, won't you please come rescue me?
                                        Bbmaj7
I don't really wanna stay if you're not
                     Am7
All I know is that I need you, baby
Bbmaj7  Am7      Gm7   C      F
Hold me close so I can finally breathe
      Gm7              Bbmaj7    Am7
Finally breathe, finally breathe
Bbmaj7  Am7      Gm7   C
Hold me close so I can finally


Post-Chorus:
F
  When you tell me that you love me, babe

You bring the sun and take away my pain
Gm7
  And the anxiety is miles away

I didn't know that I could feel that way
Bbmaj7                  Am7                  Gm7         C
I didn't know life was so beautiful till I held you, oh, yeah


Bridge:
     Bbmaj7       Bbm7          Am7             Dsus2
Your eyes make me feel like I'm off floating on air
         Gm7         C         F                Dsus2
When you look at me, fuck everything else but you, yeah
  Gm7         Bbm
I don't wanna be there, so


Chorus:
F                                          Gm7
  Baby, baby, won't you please come rescue me?
                                        Bbmaj7
I don't really wanna stay if you're not
                     Am7
All I know is that I need you, baby
Bbmaj7  Am7      Gm7   C
Hold me close so I can finally
Bbmaj7  Am7      Gm7   C
Hold me close so I can finally
Bbmaj7  Am7      Gm7   C       F
Hold me close so I can finally breathe

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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