The Breath You Take chords by George Strait

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


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