Short Of Breath Tab by Fake Laugh

Short Of Breath tab by Fake Laugh

Guitar Tab

Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: E

Difficulty: Novice

Standard tuning


Chords used:
     Am     C      Dm     Em     F      G
e|---0------0------1------0------1------3---|
B|---1------1------3------0------1------0---|
G|---2------0------2------0------2------0---|
D|---2------2------0------2------3------0---|
A|---0------3------X------2------X------2---|
E|---X------X------X------0------X------3---|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -



🏷Legend:
) hammer on
 (pull off





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

  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ ---------------|
B|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|

  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ --------1(0---- ---------------|
B|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ------------3-- 1--------------|
G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|



Single-picking at end of verses:
  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
e|----0---------- ----0---------- ----0---------- ----0----------|
B|---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0----------- ---0-----------|
G|--2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --4---5-----4-- --4---5-----4--|
D|3-------------- 3-------------- 5---------5---5 5---------5---5|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|



Riff 2 (in third verse):
  1    2   3   4
e|-3-3)5-3)5---3--|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

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---- ---------------|
B|------------3-- 1--------------|
G|--------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- ---------------|




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               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ ---------------|
B|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|

  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ --------1(0----|
B|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ------------3--|
G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|



Verse 1:

  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  Dm              G               C
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|1-------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
     I never  got tired  of your  holding hand


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  Dm              G               C
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
    I  only  got  tired of trying
                               to understand


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  Dm              G               Am
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
      How I’m so  different  and  grey                   I always


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  F                               G
e|----0---------- ----0---------- ----0---------- ----0----------|
B|---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0----------- ---0-----------|
G|--2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --4---5-----4-- --4---5-----4--|
D|3-------------- 3-------------- 5---------5---5 5---------5---5|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
  wanted          you         to  say



Verse 2:

  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  Dm              G               C
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
  That            okay — it’s absolutely fine
    everything is


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  Dm              G               C
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
      And you     did so,         peace of mind
           always      to give me



  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  Dm              G               Am
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
       But I      accept it, or   believe                 That there was
        couldn’t



  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  F                               G
e|----0---------- ----0---------- ----0---------- ----0----------|
B|---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0----------- ---0-----------|
G|--2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --4---5-----4-- --4---5-----4--|
D|3-------------- 3-------------- 5---------5---5 5---------5---5|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
  something good              for me



Chorus:

  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
         I want a love    perfect                 all the time
                   that
                      is


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
         To be completely devoted,                heart in my eye


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
          Surely, it      easy                and effortless
                  should
                       be


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
              But reality leaves                  short of breath
                               me



Riff 1:

  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ ---------------|
B|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ --------1(0----|
B|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ------------3--|
G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|



Verse 3:

  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .    .   .   .
  Dm              G               C
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- -3-3)5-3)5---3--|
B|1-------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------|
     What we had          we were more than close
           was amazing,


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  Dm              G               C
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- --0-1-0-1-0----|
B|--------------- --------------- --------------- ------------3--|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
    You were the        and who I cared for most — apart from me
       one that I trusted,


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  Dm              G               Am
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|1-------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
      But our     faded           away               Now there is
         security


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  F                               G
e|----0---------- ----0---------- ----0---------- ----0----------|
B|---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0----------- ---0-----------|
G|--2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --4---5-----4-- --4---5-----4--|
D|3-------------- 3-------------- 5---------5---5 5---------5---5|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
  nothing         left    to      say



Chorus:

  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
         I want a love    perfect                 all the time
                   that
                      is


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
         To be completely devoted,                heart in my eye


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
          Surely, it      easy                and effortless
                  should
                       be


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
              But reality leaves                  short of breath
                               me



Bridge:

  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  F               Dm              F               Dm
e|----0---------- ----0---------- ----0---------- ----0----------|
B|---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0--|
G|--2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --2-------2---2|
D|3-------------- 0-------------- 3-------------- 0--------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
  (no lyrics here)


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  F               Dm              F               Dm
e|----0---------- ----0---------- ----0---------- ----0----------|
B|---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0--|
G|--2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --2-------2---2|
D|3-------------- 0-------------- 3-------------- 0--------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
  (no lyrics here)


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  F               Dm              F               Dm
e|----0---------- ----0---------- ----0---------- ----0----------|
B|---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0--|
G|--2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --2-------2---2|
D|3-------------- 0-------------- 3-------------- 0--------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
          I don’t                        It’s
            wanna wait                   filling
                                            up my brain


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  F               Dm              F               G
e|----0---------- ----0---------- ----0---------- ----0----------|
B|---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0--1-----0-- ---0-----------|
G|--2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --2-------2---2 --4---5-----4--|
D|3-------------- 0-------------- 3-------------- 5---------5---5|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
          I don’t                    It’s
            wanna wait                  filling
                                            up my brain



Chorus:

  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
         I want a love    perfect                 all the time
                   that
                      is


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
         To be completely devoted,                heart in my eye


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
          Surely, it      easy                and effortless
                  should
                       be


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
B|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
              But reality leaves                  short of breath
                               me so



Outro (Riff 1):

  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ ---------------|
B|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
                                                   Short    of


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ --------1(0----|
B|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ------------3--|
G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
     breath                                       ’Til I’m short of


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ ---------------|
B|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
  breath


  1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .   1   2   3   4   .   .   .   .
  C               Am      Em      Dm              G
e|0-------------- --------------- --------0------ ---------------|
B|--1-0-------1-- 0-------------- --------------- ---------------|
G|----------2---- ----2---0------ --------------- ---------------|
D|--------------- ------------3-- 2-------------- ---------------|
A|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|
E|--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------|

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