George Strait – The Breath You Take chords

Artist: George Strait
Song: The Breath You Take
Tabbed by: philboy93
Tuning: Standard 

Intro.: Bm  G  Bm  A

Verse 1
    Bm                                           GHe looks up from second base, Dad's up in the stands
    Bm                                                      GHe saw the hit, the run, the slide, there ain't no bigger fan
       EmIn the parkin' lot after the game
         F#m                                     GHe said "Dad I thought you had a plane to catch?"
                                   AHe smiled and said "Yeah son, I did 
 
Chorus                           
                   D                             EmBut life's not the breath you take, the breathin’ in and out
              Bm                                AThat gets you through the day, ain't what it's all about
              G                        BmYou just might miss the point tryin' to win the race
               EmLife's not the breaths you take 
        A                                 D    Em       A  But the moments that take your breath away 

Verse 2
       Bm                                        GFast forward fifteen years and a thousand miles away
        Bm                                              GBoy'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                               GSays "I told you, Dad, you didn't have to come"
                                        AHe smiles and says "Yeah, I know you did 

Chorus
                    D                            EmBut life's not the breath you take, the breathin’ in and out
              Bm                                AThat gets you through the day, ain't what it's all about
               G                        BmYou just might miss the point tryin' to win the race                      
                EmLife's not the breaths you take
        A                                 GBut the moments that take your breath away 
 
Bridge
                    BmJust like it took my breath when she was born
             Em                           AJust like it took my breath away when Dad took his last that morn

Chorus
                    D                            EmBut life's not the breath you take, the breathin’ in and out
             Bm                                 AThat gets you through the day, ain't what it's all about
              G                             BmYou just might miss the point if you don’t slow down the pace
                EmLife's not the breaths you take
       A                                                              But the moments that take your breath away 


Outro:  G    Bm    A      D             Hmmmmm, hmmmm