I Stop And I Breathe chords by Elton John

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

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

🎸 Intro:
FF DmDm  C majorC FF  DmDm  C majorC


🎸 Verse 1:
FF         DmDm    G minorGm       A7A7
 We are still all right, we took it on the chin,
  DmDm           Bb majorBb     FF   C majorC
But in the thirteenth hour, no one ever wins, but
FF        DmDm     A7A7
 We're strong enough, like traffic all tied up,
  DmDm             Bb majorBb      FF   C majorC
And when the static clears, the radios still buzz, and I,

🎸 Chorus:
DbDb       AbAb         Eb MajorEb
 I stop and I breathe ‘cause you wanted me.
DbDb       AbAb   GbGb
 And I wanted you so bad.
Eb MajorEb         Bb majorBb        FF
 And I stop and I breathe ‘cause I still believe
    Eb MajorEb          AbAb     Bb majorBb
No one really knows what it is that we have


🎸 Verse 2:
   FF     DmDm    A7A7
Like blood in a vein, we chased this one down,
  G minorGm       DmDm      Bb majorBb       FF     C majorC
And in the darkest long night we turned it all around, and it was
FF       DmDm    A7A7
 Coal-dusted snow that covered the fields,
    Bb majorBb      DmDm      G minorGm   FF    C majorC
But the corn it still grew, and the injury healed, and I


🎸 Chorus:
DbDb       AbAb         Eb MajorEb
 I stop and I breathe ‘cause you wanted me.
DbDb       AbAb   GbGb
 And I wanted you so bad.
Eb MajorEb         Bb majorBb        FF
 And I stop and I breathe ‘cause I still believe
    Eb MajorEb          AbAb     Bb majorBb  C majorC
No one really knows what it is that we have


🎸 Interlude:
FF DmDm A7A7  DmDm FF G minorGm C majorC FF DmDm A7A7  DmDm G minorGm C majorC


🎸 Chorus:
DbDb       AbAb         Eb MajorEb
 I stop and I breathe ‘cause you wanted me.
DbDb       AbAb   GbGb
 And I wanted you so bad.
Eb MajorEb         Bb majorBb        FF
 And I stop and I breathe ‘cause I still believe
    Eb MajorEb          AbAb     Bb majorBb
No one really knows what it is that we have.


🎸 Outro:
DmDm AbAb Eb MajorEb C majorC