
The Breath You Take
George Strait
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Tom:
Bm G Bm G
[Verse 1]
Bm G
He looks up from second base, Dad's up in the stands
Bm G
He saw the hit, the run, the slide, there ain't no bigger fan
Em
In the parkin' lot after the game
F#m G
He said "Dad I thought you had a plane to catch?"
A
He smiled and said "Yeah son, I did
[Chorus]
D Em
But life's not the breath you take, the breathin’ in and out
Bm A
That gets you through the day, ain't what it's all about
G Bm
You just might miss the point tryin' to win the race
Em
Life's not the breaths you take
A D Em A
But the moments that take your breath away
[Verse 2]
Bm G
Fast forward fifteen years and a thousand miles away
Bm G
Boy'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 G
Says "I told you, Dad, you didn't have to come"
A
He smiles and says "Yeah, I know you did
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Bm
Just like it took my breath when she was born
Em A
Just like it took my breath away when Dad took his last that morn
[Chorus]
D Em
But life's not the breath you take, the breathin’ in and out
Bm A
That gets you through the day, ain't what it's all about
G Bm
You just might miss the point if you don’t slow down the pace
Em
Life's not the breaths you take
A
But the moments that take your breath away
[Outro]
G Bm A D
Hmmmmm, hmmmm
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