From: ELVIS HAS JUST LEFT THE BUILDING
Try not to breath, REM
intro.: (12/8 time — /= an eighth note
D// am// C// G//
D// am// C// G//
D am
I will try not to breath
C G
I can hold my head still
D am
with my hands at my knees
C G
these eyes are the eyes
D//am//C//
of the old
G D//am//C//G//
shiver in the cold
D am
I will try not to breath
C G
this decision is mine,
D am
I have lived a full life
C G
and these are the eyes,
Asus2 em
that I want you to remember
G//D//G//D//
Oh
Asus2
I need something to fly
G D G//D//
open my cradle now
Asus2 em/////
I need something to breath
(same as beginning)
I will try not to burden you
I can hold these inside
I will my breath until all these shivers subside
just look in my eyes.
I will try not to worry you,
I have seen things that you will never see
leave it to memory me
shudder to breath
I want you to remember
oh,
I need something to fly
over my cradle now
I need something to breathe
baby don’t shiver no
why do you shiver now
I need something to fly
over my cradle now
I need something to breath
(Bridge)
emi (one bar)
ami
emi
ami
emi
(same as top)
I will try not to worry you
I have seen thing that you will never see
leave it to memory me
don’t dare me to breath
I want you to remember
oh,
I need something to fly
over my cradle now
I need something to breath
baby don’t shiver now
why do you shiver now
I need something to breath
I want you to remember
G
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From: [email protected] (Chris Bray)
TRY NOT TO BREATHE (by REM)
Intro: D Am C G Dsus4 Am C G
D Am
I will try not to breathe,
C G Dsus4 Am
I can hold my head still with my hands at my knees
C G D Am C
These eyes are the eyes of the old,
G Dsus4 Am C G
shiver and fold.
D Am
I will try not to breathe,
C G Dsus4 Am
This decision is mine I have lived a full life
C G Am C
and these are the eyes that I want you to remember
G D G D
Oh…..
Am G D G D
I need something to fly over my grave again
Am C
I need something to breathe
D Am C G
I will try not to burden you. I can hold these inside.
Dsus4 Am C G D Am C
I will hold my breath until all these shivers subside
G Dsus4 Am C G
Just look in my eyes
D Am C G Dsus4 Am
I will try not to worry you. I have seen things that you will never see.
C G D Am C G Dsus4 Am C G
Leave it to memory me. I shudder to breathe
Am C G D G D
I want you to remember. Oh, (you will never see).
Am
I need something to fly
(something to fly)
G D G D
Over my grave again (you will never see)
Am
I need something to breathe
(something to breathe)
G D
Baby don’t shiver now,
(I have seen things you)
G D
Why do you shiver now
(will never see.)
Am
I need something to fly
G D G D
Over my grave again
(I have seen things you will never see)
Am
I need something to breathe
Bridge: Em Am Em Am C
Oh………. oh……. Oh……. oh…….
D Am C G Dsus4 Am
I will try not to worry you. I have seen things that you will never see.
C G D Am C G Dsus4 Am C G
Leave it to memory me. Don’t dare me to breathe
Am C G D G D
I want you to remember. Oh, (you will never see).
Am
I need something to fly
(something to fly)
G D G D
Over my grave again (you will never see)
Am
I need something to breathe
(something to breathe)
G D
Baby don’t shiver now,
(I have seen things you)
G D
Why do you shiver now
(will never see.)
Am
I need something to fly
G D G D
Over my grave again
(I have seen things you will never see)
Am
I need something to breathe
Am G D G D
I need something to breathe (I have seen things you will never see.)
Am C
I want you to remember
END: G
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