The Breath You Take George Strait Intro.: Bm G Bm Gmaj7 A Verse Bm G He looks up from second base dad`s up in the stands Bm G He saw the hit the run the slide there ain`t no bigger fan Em In the parkin` lot after the game F#m G He said Dad I thought you had a plane to catch A A7 He smiled and said Yeah son I did
Chorus D Em But life`s not the breath you take the breathin` in and out Bm A A7 That gets you through the day ain`t what it`s all about G Bm You just might miss the point tryin` to win the race Em Life`s not the breaths you take A A7 D Em A A7 But the moments that take your breath away Verse Bm G Fast forward fifteen years and a thousand miles away Bm G Boy`s built a life he`s got a wife and a baby due today Em He hears a voice sayin` I made it son F#m G Says I told you Dad you didn`t have to come A A7 He smiles and says Yeah I know you did Chorus D Em But life`s not the breath you take the breathin` in and out Bm A A7 That gets you through the day ain`t what its all about G Bm You just might miss the point trying to win the race Em Life`s not the breaths you take A A7 G But the moments that take your breath away Bridge Bm Just like it took my breath when she was born Em A A7 Just like it took my breath away when Dad took his last that morn` Outro D Em Life`s not the breath you take the breathin` in and out Bm A A7 That gets you through the day ain`t what its all about G Bm Just might miss the point if you don`t slow down the pace Em Life`s not the breaths you take A A7 G Bm A A7 D But the moments that take your breath away Hmmm Hmmm flyinglibra51 God Bless Glen Travis Campbell
George Strait is a man with a large back-catalog of songs. When "The breath you take" was released it was his 91st single. With that many songs written he knows how to do a good his, so the song was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Country Song category. Learn to play it with these chords.