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(Bm)He looks up fif from sec ond base, and his (G)dad’s up in the stands.
the boy’s He (Bm)saw the hit, the run, the slide.
and There (G)ain’t no big ger fan.
In the (Em)park in’ lot say in’, af ter the game, he said, “Dad, (D)told I thought you had a plane to catch.” He smiled and said, “Yeah, son, I did.” (A7sus)did.”
But life’s not the breath you take,
the breath in’ in and out
that gets you (Bm)through the day ain’t what it’s (Asus)all a bout.
You just might (G)miss the point
if you try’n’ to (Bm)win the race.
Life’s not the (Em7)breaths you take,
but the (A7sus)mo ments that take your breath a way.
Fast (Bm)for ward up fif teen years ond base, and a (G)thou sand miles a way:
the boy’s He (Bm)built a life, he’s got a wife and a (G)ba by due to day.
In He (Em)hears a voice say in’, “I made it, son.” he Says, “I (D)told you, Dad, you did n’t have to come.” He smiles and says, “Yeah, I know you (A7sus)did.”
But life’s not the breath you take,
the breath in’ in and out
that gets you (Bm)through the day ain’t what it’s (Asus)all a bout.
You just might (G)miss the point
if you don’t slow (Bm)down the pace.
Life’s not the (Em7)breaths you take,
but the (A7sus)mo ments that take your breath a way.
Fast (Asus)mo ments that take your breath a way.
Just like it took my (Bm)breath when she was born;
just like it (Em7)took my breath a way
when Dad (A7sus)took his last that (A7)morn.
Life’s not the breaths (A7sus)mo ments that take your breath a way.
This page shows “The Breath You Take” by George Strait in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 80 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.