George Strait - The breath you take

The Breath You Take Intro.: | ^Bm | ^G | ^Bm | ^A | ^BmHe looks up from second base, ^Gdad's up in the stands He ^Bmsaw the hit, the run, the slide, there ^Gain't no bigger fan In the ^Emparkin' lot after the game He said ^F#m"Dad I thought you had a plane to catch?" ^G He smiled and said "Yeah son, I did ^A

But life's not the ^Dbreath you take, the breath-^Emin' in and out That gets you ^Bm through the day, ain't what it's ^Aall about You just might ^Gmiss the point tryin' to ^Bmwin the race Life's not the ^Embreaths you take But the ^Amoments that take your breath away ^D | ^Em | ^A ---

Fast ^Bmforward fifteen years and a ^Gthousand miles away Boy's ^Bmbuilt a life, he's got a wife and a ^Gbaby due today He ^Emhears a voice sayin' "I made it, son" Says "I ^F#mtold you, Dad, you didn't have to ^Gcome" He smiles and says "Yeah, I know you did ^A But life's not the ^Dbreath you take, the breath-^Emin' in and out That gets you ^Bm through the day, ain't what its ^Aall about You just might ^Gmiss the point trying to ^Bmwin the race Life's not the ^Embreaths you take But the ^Amoments that take your breath away ^G Just like it took my ^Bmbreath when she was born Just like it ^Emtook my breath away when Dad ^Atook his last that morn Life's not the breath^D you take, the breath-^Emin' in and out That gets you ^Bm through the day, ain't what its ^Aall about Just might ^Gmiss the point, if you don't slow ^Bmdown the pace Life's not the ^Embreaths you take But the ^Amoments that take your breath away

Outro.: | ^G | ^Bm Hmm, | ^Ahmm | ^D