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Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing Tabs

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Barely Breathing Tabs

(ver. 1)
Duncan Sheik
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Tuning: Standard

This is a combination of tabs.

Chords:
Em7		022030
A7		x02020
Cadd9		x32030
Dsus/F#		200230
Fmaj7add6	100230
Cadd9type2	x32033
Gsus2		3x0233
Am		x02210
Am7		x02010
Fmaj9/C		887080
D		xx0232
Dsus2		xx0230
Gm13		3x3310
Fadd9		xx3213
F		xx3211

Acoustic strums Chords above the noted tab.
Electric plays numbered notes.

Intro
    Em7                           A7
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----3-----3-----3---3-----3--|----2-----2-----2---2-----0--|
G|--0---0-----0-----0---0------|--0---0-----0-----0---0------|
D|--------2-----2---------2----|--------2-----2---------2----|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

     Cadd9                            Dsus2/F#
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--/5--5-----5-----5-----5-----5--|----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--|
G|--------0-----0-----0-----0------|------0-----0-----0-----0------|
D|----------5-----5-----5-----5----|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7----|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

    Em7                         A7
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--7---7---8---8---10---10--|--7---7---8---8---3---3--|
G|----0---0---0---0----0-----|----0---0---0---0---0----|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|

    Cadd9                    Dsus2/F#
e|------------------------|----------------|
B|--7---7---8---8---10----|--12---12---10--|
G|----0---0---0---0----0--|-----0----0-----|
D|------------------------|----------------|
A|------------------------|----------------|
E|------------------------|----------------|

    Em7                           A7
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----3-----3-----3---3-----3--|----2-----2-----2---2-----0--|
G|--0---0-----0-----0---0------|--0---0-----0-----0---0------|
D|--------2-----2---------2----|--------2-----2---------2----|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

     Cadd9                            Dsus2/F#
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--/5--5-----5-----5-----5-----5--|----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--|
G|--------0-----0-----0-----0------|------0-----0-----0-----0------|
D|----------5-----5-----5-----5----|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7----|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

    Em7                         A7
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--7---7---8---8---10---10--|--7---7---8---8---3---3--|
G|----0---0---0---0----0-----|----0---0---0---0---0----|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|

    Cadd9                    Dsus2/F#
e|------------------------|----------------|
B|--7---7---8---8---10----|--12---12---10--|
G|----0---0---0---0----0--|-----0----0-----|
D|------------------------|----------------|
A|------------------------|----------------|
E|------------------------|----------------|

Verse
                   Em7                    A7
I know what you're doing, I see it all to clear

                 Cadd2
I only taste the saline when I kiss away your tears.

Dsus2/F#          Em7                 A7
You really had me going, wishing on a star.

                              Cadd2              Dsus2/F#
The black holes that surround you are heavier by far,


I believed in your confus-

Main
    Em7                         A7
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--7---7---8---8---10---10--|--7---7---8---8---3------|
G|----0---0---0---0----0-----|----0---0---0---0---0----|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|
    sion, you're so completely torn. It must have been that yes-

    Cadd9                    Dsus2/F#
e|------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--7---7---8---8---10----|--12---12---10---10---7---7--|
G|----0---0---0---0----0--|-----0----0----0----0---0----|
D|------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------------|
  terday was the day that I was born. There's not much to exam-

    Em7                         A7
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--7---7---8---8---10---10--|--7---7---8---8---3---3--|
G|----0---0---0---0----0-----|----0---0---0---0---0----|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|
    ine, nothing left to hide. You really can't be se-

    Cadd9                       Dsus2/F#
e|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--7---7---8---8---10---10--|--12---12---10---10---12---12--|
G|----0---0---0---0----0-----|-----0----0----0----0----0-----|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
    rious, to have to ask me why. I say

    Fmaj7add6
e|-----15----15----15--15--15--15--15--15--15--|--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--|
B|--13----13----13-----13--13--13--13--13--13--|--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--|
G|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
    goodbye.                                      'Cause I am

e|--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--|
B|--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
   barely breath-

    Cadd9type2        Gsus2                         Am                Am7 Fmaj9/C
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-----------------7\2---------------------------2/5---------------4---4\0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    ing, I can't find the air, I don't know who I'm kidding imagining you care.

                         Cadd9                            Gsus2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7--------------------------------7\2----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  And I could stand here waiting, a fool for another day. But I don't suppose

             Am            Am7                         Fmaj9/C
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2/5---------------------------------------5/12---------12\7--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  it's worth the price, it's worth the price The price that I would pay

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5------4------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    yeah, yeah yeah.                                    Everyone keeps ask


Main
    Em7                         A7
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--7---7---8---8---10---10--|--7---7---8---8---3------|
G|----0---0---0---0----0-----|----0---0---0---0---0----|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|
    ing, "what's it all about?" I used to be so cer

    Cadd9                    Dsus2/F#
e|------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--7---7---8---8---10----|--12---12---10---10---7---7--|
G|----0---0---0---0----0--|-----0----0----0----0---0----|
D|------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------------|
    tain, now I can't figure out. What is this attrac

    Em7                         A7
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--7---7---8---8---10---10--|--7---7---8---8---3---3--|
G|----0---0---0---0----0-----|----0---0---0---0---0----|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|
    tion, it's only filled by pain? There's nothing left to rea

    Cadd9                       Dsus2/F#
e|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--7---7---8---8---10---10--|--12---12---10---10---12---12--|
G|----0---0---0---0----0-----|-----0----0----0----0----0-----|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
    son and only you to blame, Will it ever

    Fmaj7add6
e|-----15----15----15--15--15--15--15--15--15--|--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--|
B|--13----13----13-----13--13--13--13--13--13--|--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--|
G|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
    change?                                       'Cause I am

e|--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--|
B|--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
   barely breath-

    Cadd9type2        Gsus2                         Am      Am7           Fmaj9/C
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--19----------------19\14-------------------------16/17---16------------16\12--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    ing, I can't find the air, I don't know who I'm kidding imagining you care.

                         Cadd9                            Gsus2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----12\7---------------7/19-----------------------------19\14--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  And I could stand here waiting, a fool for another day. But I don't suppose

       Am                          Am7                  Fmaj9/C
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----16/17-----------------------16-------------------16\12--------12\7--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  it's worth the price, it's worth the price, The price that I would pay yeah,

         Cadd9                      Gsus2           Am    Am7   FMaj9/C
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7\5---4--------------------12---2--- 4-----5-----4-----0-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    yeah yeah. But, I'm thinking it over anyway, yeah, yeah, yeah...

                    Cadd9         Gsus2             Am Am7
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------12----|
G|--14/16-----------16\5--5\4-----4/12--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
    I'm thinking it over  anyway, yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh.....

    Fmaj9/C
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12\10--10/12--12/13--13/15--15\10--10/12----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
B|----------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
G|----------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--12/13-------------------20----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
B|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Bridge
    D    Dsus2   D     Am  Am7 Am Am7  Cadd9                    Gm13
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7-----------------(7)\5------------(5)------------------(5)\3---------------|
G|--7-----------------(7)\5------------(5)------------------(5)\3---------------|
D|--7-----------------(7)\5------------(5)------------------(5)\3---------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    I've come to find, I may never know Your changing mind, is it friend or foe?

    D                Am Am7 Am Am7 Cadd9           Gm13
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5/7----------(7)\5-------------------------(5)\3------------|
G|--5/7----------(7)\5-------------------------(5)\3------------|
D|--5/7----------(7)\5-------------------------(5)\3------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
    I rise above or sink below With every time you come and go.

                                Fadd9  F
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--(3)---------------------------15---------------------------|
G|--(3)-------------------------2------------------------------|
D|--(3)--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
    Please, don't come and go...  'Cause I am barely breathing

Outro-Chorus
    Cadd9        Gsus2                     Am          Am7           Fmaj9/C
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------15\10---------------------12/13-------12------------12\8-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    I can't find the air, I don't know who I'm kidding imagining you care.

                          Cadd9                            Gsus2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----8\3----------------/15------------------------------\10----------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  And I could stand here waiting, a fool for another day. But I don't suppose

              Am             Am7                        Fmaj9/C
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------/13-------------12-------------------------8---------------3--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  it's worth the price, it's worth the price, The price that I would pay yeah,

         Cadd9                      Gsus2       Am  Am7   FMaj9/C
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1-----0--------------------8----12-----13--12----10-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    yeah yeah. But, I'm thinking it over anyway.

                    Cadd9        Gsus2     Am      Am7
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12--------------1----0-------8-----------------12-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
    I'm thinking it over anyway, yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh.....

            Fmaj9/C
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--12--13--15---------------10--12--13--12--8------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                I know what your doin',          I see it all too clear...

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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