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Short Of Breath by Fake Laugh

Short Of Breath tab by Fake Laugh

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Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: E MajorE

Difficulty: Novice

Standard tuning


Chords used:
   A minorAm   C majorC   DmDm   E minorEm   FF   G+G
e|---0------0------1------0------1------3---|
BB|---1------1------3------0------1------0---|
G+G|---2------0------2------0------2------0---|
D MajorD|---2------2------0------2------3------0---|
A augmentedA|---0------3------X------2------X------2---|
E MajorE|---X------X------X------0------X------3---|


🏷Legend:
) hammer on
 (pull off




Riff 1 (intro, before verse 3, and outro):

 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ ---------------|
BB|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|

 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ --------1(0---- ---------------|
BB|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ------------3-- 1--------------|
G+G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|


Single-picking at end of verses:
 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
e|----0---------- ----0---------- ----0---------- ----0----------|
BB|---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0----------- ---0-----------|
G+G|--2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --4---5-----4-- --4---5-----4--|
D MajorD|3-------------- 3-------------- 5---------5---5 5---------5---5|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|

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Riff 2 (in third verse):
 1  2  3  4
e|-3-3)5-3)5---3--|
BB|----------------|
G+G|----------------|
D MajorD|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|

Note that there is extra space between the first and second beats in Riff 2
in order to accommodate space between the first two notes.


Riff 3 (in third verse)
 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
e|--0-1-0-1-0---- ---------------|
BB|------------3-- 1--------------|
G+G|--------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- ---------------|



Note: In order to (1) stay on time and (2) for consistent time formatting,
   lyrics whose   exceeds the    will overflow    like so.
        length      timing      to the
                            bottom


==================================================================================


Intro (Riff 1):

 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ ---------------|
BB|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|

 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ --------1(0----|
BB|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ------------3--|
G+G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|


Verse 1:

 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 DmDm       G+G        C majorC
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|1-------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
   I never got tired of your holding hand


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 DmDm       G+G        C majorC
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
  I only got tired of trying
                to understand


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 DmDm       G+G        A minorAm
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
   How I’m so different and grey          I always


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 FF                G+G
e|----0---------- ----0---------- ----0---------- ----0----------|
BB|---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0----------- ---0-----------|
G+G|--2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --4---5-----4-- --4---5-----4--|
D MajorD|3-------------- 3-------------- 5---------5---5 5---------5---5|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
 wanted     you     to say


Verse 2:

 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 DmDm       G+G        C majorC
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
 That      okay — it’s absolutely fine
  everything is


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 DmDm       G+G        C majorC
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
   And you   did so,     peace of mind
      always   to give me


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 DmDm       G+G        A minorAm
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
    But I   accept it, or  believe         That there was
    couldn’t


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 FF                G+G
e|----0---------- ----0---------- ----0---------- ----0----------|
BB|---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0----------- ---0-----------|
G+G|--2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --4---5-----4-- --4---5-----4--|
D MajorD|3-------------- 3-------------- 5---------5---5 5---------5---5|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
 something good       for me


Chorus:

 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
     I want a love  perfect         all the time
          that
           is


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
     To be completely devoted,        heart in my eye


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
     Surely, it   easy        and effortless
         should
            be


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
       But reality leaves         short of breath
                me


Riff 1:

 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ ---------------|
BB|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ --------1(0----|
BB|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ------------3--|
G+G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|


Verse 3:

 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 DmDm       G+G        C majorC
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- -3-3)5-3)5---3--|
BB|1-------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------|
   What we had     we were more than close
      was amazing,


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 DmDm       G+G        C majorC
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- --0-1-0-1-0----|
BB|--------------- --------------- --------------- ------------3--|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
  You were the    and who I cared for most — apart from me
    one that I trusted,


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 DmDm       G+G        A minorAm
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|1-------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
   But our   faded      away        Now there is
     security


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 FF                G+G
e|----0---------- ----0---------- ----0---------- ----0----------|
BB|---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0----------- ---0-----------|
G+G|--2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --4---5-----4-- --4---5-----4--|
D MajorD|3-------------- 3-------------- 5---------5---5 5---------5---5|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
 nothing     left  to   say


Chorus:

 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
     I want a love  perfect         all the time
          that
           is


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
     To be completely devoted,        heart in my eye


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
     Surely, it   easy        and effortless
         should
            be


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
       But reality leaves         short of breath
                me


Bridge:

 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 FF        DmDm       FF        DmDm
e|----0---------- ----0---------- ----0---------- ----0----------|
BB|---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0--|
G+G|--2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --2-------2---2|
D MajorD|3-------------- 0-------------- 3-------------- 0--------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
 (no lyrics here)


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 FF        DmDm       FF        DmDm
e|----0---------- ----0---------- ----0---------- ----0----------|
BB|---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0--|
G+G|--2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --2-------2---2|
D MajorD|3-------------- 0-------------- 3-------------- 0--------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
 (no lyrics here)


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 FF        DmDm       FF        DmDm
e|----0---------- ----0---------- ----0---------- ----0----------|
BB|---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0--|
G+G|--2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --2-------2---2|
D MajorD|3-------------- 0-------------- 3-------------- 0--------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
     I don’t            It’s
      wanna wait          filling
                      up my brain


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 FF        DmDm       FF        G+G
e|----0---------- ----0---------- ----0---------- ----0----------|
BB|---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0-----------|
G+G|--2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --4---5-----4--|
D MajorD|3-------------- 0-------------- 3-------------- 5---------5---5|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
     I don’t          It’s
      wanna wait         filling
                      up my brain


Chorus:

 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
     I want a love  perfect         all the time
          that
           is


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
     To be completely devoted,        heart in my eye


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
     Surely, it   easy        and effortless
         should
            be


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
BB|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
       But reality leaves         short of breath
                me so


Outro (Riff 1):

 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ ---------------|
BB|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
                          Short  of


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ --------1(0----|
BB|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ------------3--|
G+G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
   breath                    ’Til I’m short of


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ ---------------|
BB|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
 breath


 1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .  1  2  3  4  .  .  .  .
 C majorC        A minorAm   E minorEm   DmDm       G+G
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ ---------------|
BB|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ---------------|
G+G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- ---------------|
D MajorD|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- ---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E MajorE|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|

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