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Breath Taking by Turnspit

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Intro:
G#m C#m G#m F#
G#m C#m B F#/A#


Verse 1:

G#m            C#m
I used to live lit by the flame

G#m                   F#
   I used to give the shadows names

G#m                    C#m
   My eyes would strain   in the dim light

B          F#/A#
  I was so proud of my birthright


Verse 2:

B                    C#m
  If I couldn’t look into the fire

     G#m
then how could I stand the

F#
light of the day?

G#m                       C#m
   But once I knew it was out

             B         F#/A#
here I could never stay.


Chorus 1:

E                          B   F#
  You don’t have to let it own you

E
  You don’t have to let it

B  F#      E
be who you are forever.

B         F#     E
  You can let it go

        B          F#
You can let it all go.


Instrumental:
G#m C#m G#m F#
G#m C#m B F#/A#


Verse 3:

G#m                  C#m
   For the wisdom of man is folly

G#m                     F#
   and their wickedness tempts us away

G#m                 C#m
   It was such a convenient prophecy

B            F#/A#
   It held a powerful sway


Verse 4:

G#m                   C#m
   Guilt shouldn’t be any mind’s penance

G#m                   F#
   and love shrouds itself not in shame

G#m                  C#m
   I’m gonna do what makes me happy

B                       F#/A#      G#m B F#
   should never be this hard to say


Chorus 2:

E                          B   F#
  You don’t have to let it own you

E
  You don’t have to let it

B  F#      E
be who you are forever.

B         F#     E
  You can let it go

        B          F#
You can let it all go.


Guitar Solo:
G#m C#m G#m F#
G#m C#m B F#/A#
G#m C#m G#m F#
G#m C#m B F#/A#


Verse 5:

G#m                      B
Sometimes I wonder if it wouldn’t

   F#/A#     G#m
be better if I weren’t so damned

 B              F#/A# G#m
scared of lying to  myself

                         B
Sometimes I wonder if it wouldn’t

          F#/A#     G#m
have been better if I’d just

             B   F#/A#
been able to lie to myself


Instrumental:
G#m B F#/A#  x4


Verse 6:

G#m                     B         F#/A#
   If I’d just stayed inside that closet

G#m                        B   F#/A#
   and kept my world that small

G#m                    B        F#/A#
   Because right now I might be freer

    G#m                    B     F#/A#
but I don’t know where the edges are


Verse 7:

G#m          B   F#/A#
   But isn’t it amazing?

G#m       B      F#/A# G#m
   To run toward every-thing?

           B      F#/A#
To grasp into the ether?

G#m                   B       F#/A#
   It’s terrifying to be this free


Verse 8:

G#m     B     F#/A#
   It's breathtaking

G#m     B     F#/A#
   It's breathtaking

G#m     B     F#/A#
   It's breathtaking

G#m     B     F#/A#
   It's breathtaking


Chorus 3:

E                          B   F#
  You don’t have to let it own you

E
  You don’t have to let it

B  F#      E
be who you are forever.

B         F#     E
  You can let it go

        B          F#
You can let it all go.


Chorus 4:

E                        B   F#
  I don’t want to let it own me

E                     B
  but it’s gonna be a part

   F#      E
of who I am forever.

B         F#     E
  I can’t let it go but

      B           F#
I can make it all go.


Outro:

G#m      B           F#
   I can make it all go

G#m          B           F#
   I work to make it all go

G#m B        F#
    Don’t go back

G#m B          F#
    Don’t ever rest

Breath Taking Chords Info

Last Updated: September 10, 2025

Chords: G#m, C#m, F#, B, F#/A#, E