Breathe
Written by Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat
Recorded by Taylor Swift
Album: Fearless (2021)

(Capo on 1)

Intro:  |(C) / (G) / |(F) / / / | x 2
 
(Verse 1)
I (C)see your face in my (G)mind as I drive away (F)
'Cause (C)none of us thought it was (G)gonna end that (F)way
(C)People are people and (some-G)times we (Am)change our (F) minds
But it's (C)killing me to see you (G)go after all this (F) time - - -
 
(Instrumental)
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(C) Mm mm mm, (G)mm mm mm mmm mmm (F)style='font-size:1px;color:#ffffff;'>style='font-size:1px;color:#ffffff;'>
 
(Verse 2)
(C)Music starts playin' like the (G)end of a sad (F)movie
It’s (C) the kinda ending you don't (G)really wanna see (F)
'Cause it's (C)tragedy and it'll (G)only bring you (F) down
Now (C)I don't know what to be (G) without you a-(F)round (G)
 
(Pre-Chorus)
(F) And we know it's never (C)simple, never easy, 
(G) Never a clean break, (Am)no one here to save me
(F)You're the only thing I (C)know, like the back of my (G) hand
 
(Chorus)
And I can’t (F) breathe (C) (G) without you, (Am) but I have to
(F) Breathe (C) (G) without you, (Am) but I have to |(F) / (C) / |(G) / - - -
 
(Verse 3)
(C)Never wanted this, never (G)wanna see you (F) hurt
(C)Every little bump in the (G)road I try to (F)swerve
(C)People are people and (G)sometimes it doesn't work (F) out
(C)Nothing we say is gonna (G)save us from the (F)fall out (G)
 
(Pre-Chorus)
(F) And we know it's never (C)simple, never easy
(G) Never a clean break, (Am)no one here to save me
(F)You're the only thing I know, (C) like the back of my (G) hand
 
(Chorus)
And I can’t (F) breathe (C) (G) without you (Am)
But I have to (F) breathe (C) (G) without you, (Am) but I have to

Solo:  |(F) / (C) / |(G) / (Am) / |(F) / (C) / |(G) / /
 
(Bridge)
It's (Am)2 am, feeling like I just (F)lost a friend
Hope you know it's not (C)easy, easy for me (G)
It's (Am)2 am, feeling like I just (F)lost a friend
Hope you know this ain't (C)easy, easy for me (G)
 
(Pre-Chorus)
(F) And we know it's never (C)simple, never easy
(G) Never a clean break, (Am)no one here to save (F) me, (C) oh (G)

(Chorus)
I can’t (F) breathe (C) (G) without you (Am)
But I have to (F) breathe (C) (G) without you (Am)
But I have to (F) breathe (C) (G) without you, (Am) but I have to

(Outro)
(F) Mmm, (C)mmm mm mm mm mmm (G)
(F) Sorry, (C) sorry, (G) sorry, sorry (Am)
(F) Sorry, (C) sorry, (G) sorry - - - (F) - - - - -