Chord/Tab song: But Breathing

Defeater - But Breathing



D-Standard tuning (D-G-C-F-A-d)


Constructive criticism welcome!

[G/B] [A2/Dsus] [D/F#] [Em7] [Cadd9]

e|---3-------x-------2-------0-------x---|
B|---x-------0-------x-------2-------3---|
G|---0-------2-------0-------x-------x---|
D|---0-------2-------0-------0-------0---|
A|---3-------3-------3-------3-------3---|
E|---3-------3-------3-------3-------3---|


INTRO
G/B - A2/Dsus (x3)
[G/B]Em7 [-]- [D/F#]A2/Dsus (x3)
[Em7] [-] [D/F#]

VERSE 1
[G/B]Unwanted, but bre[-]athing in the next roo[-]m, sleeping
[(D/F#)] My mot[Em7]her, she?[-]s crying and my father[-]?s been drinking
[(D/F#)]In our run[G/B]-down a[-]partment where the roo[-]f is still leaking
[(D/F#)]He?s cursin[Em7]g and [-]cussing it?s just the [-]whiskey talking

CHORUS

[(Em7)]And I?ve got[Cadd9] lots of memo[-]ries l[(Cadd9)]ike this o[Em7]ne[-]
[(Em7)]Of empty[Cadd9] days and nights [-]spent t[(Cadd9)]ired and l[Em7]onesome[-]
[(Em7)]When I thin[A2/Dsus]k back? to all[-] of it
It?[A2/Dsus]s all too m[-]uch oh it?s[-] all too much [-]when you?re just a[-] little kid

INTRO (x1)

VERSE 2

[G/B]My little broth[-]er, just a newbo[-]rn baby I
[(D/F#)]In the im[Em7]age of[-] my mother, says[-] he?s a blessing
[(D/F#)]But not [G/B]to my f[-]ather, oh how he[-] hates him
[(D/F#)]?An undese[Em7]rving[-] mistake,? He ca[-]lls him a burden

CHORUS

[(Em7)]And I?ve got[Cadd9] lots of memo[-]ries l[(Cadd9)]ike this o[Em7]ne[-]
[(Em7)]Of empty[Cadd9] days and nights [-]spent t[(Cadd9)]ired and l[Em7]onesome[-]
[(Em7)]When I thin[A2/Dsus]k back? to all[-] of it
It?[A2/Dsus]s all too m[-]uch oh it?s[-] all too much[-] when you?re [-]just a little kid


BRIDGE
[Cadd9]And when I[A2/Dsus] wake up [Em7]in the m[Cadd9]orning it all[A2/Dsus] feels like[Em7] a bad [Cadd9]dream
One that[A2/Dsus] follows [Em7]you and h[Cadd9]aunts you endlessly
[Cadd9]Yeah, haunts me endlessly[G/B]

VERSE 3
[G/B] Well, broken a[-]nd beaten from t[-]he abuse and the cheating
[(D/F#)]The addic[Em7]tion, and [-]the lying and th[-]e promise of leaving
[(D/F#)]While my ol[G/B]d man wa[-]s a bastard, I a[-]dmired and loved him
[(D/F#)]And us tw[Em7]o kids, we[-] were born in to[-] a family, not a fortune, oh

OUTRO

G/B (x3)
[G/B]Em7 [-](x[D/F#]3)
[Em7](x2)[-][D/F#]
(End on G)