Chords for "I Can't Breathe" a song for George Floyd and other victims - By Chloë Nixon - #blacklivesmatter
Tempo:
119.25 bpm
Chords used:
Am
G
Dm
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am]
[F] [C] [G] [Am]
[Dm]
[G] [Am] We are daddies, we are [F] brothers, [Dm] we are sisters, we are [Gm] mothers.
[Am] Afraid to lose the love we share, [Dm]
afraid to lose [G] our breath of [Am] air.
Scared to move, scared to scream, [Dm] feeling [G] queasy, panicking.
[Am] Growing up in America, we're always [G] sure that we can call.
[Am] 911, please help me.
[Dm] 911, [G] protect me.
[Am]
911, I'm shaking.
[B] 911, [G] I'm breaking.
[Am] 911, I'm crying.
[D] 911, [G] I'm dying.
[Am] 911, [F] come fend for me.
[B] But 911 [G] is right in front of me.
And I [Am] can't breathe, no.
I [Dm] can't [G] breathe, no.
[Am] I can't breathe, no.
I [Dm] can't breathe.
[G] Mama [Am] says keep your hands up.
Daddy [Dm] says hood [G] down, pants up.
[Am] You should be fine if you obey.
[Dm] I [G] just want to see you every day.
[Am] But this is far [F] more cruel.
[Dm] There is nothing we can [E] do.
[Am] [F] Submission isn't danger-proof [Dm] in a system that [G] wasn't made for you.
[A] 911, [F] please help me.
[Dm] 911, [G] protect me.
[Am] 911, I'm shaking.
[Dm] 911, [G] I'm breaking.
[A] 911, [F] I'm crying.
[Am] 911, [G] I'm dying.
[Am] 911, come fend for [Dm] me.
But 911 [G] is right in front of [Gm] me.
And [Am] I can't breathe, no.
[Dm] I can't [G] breathe, no.
[Am] I can't breathe, no.
I [Dm] can't [G] breathe.
We [Am] can't breathe.
We're [Dm] on our [Gm] knees.
[A] We can't [Dm] breathe.
We're [G] on [C] our [D] knees.
[A] We can't [F] breathe.
[Gm]
[C] [G] [Am]
[Dm]
[G]
[A] We can't keep living in fear.
[Am] [Dm] The bigger [G] picture is clear.
So [Am] turn off the [F] TV and [Dm] let's [G] love each other.
[Am] The news and the [Dm] radio, they want to keep us [G] by below.
We are [Am] stronger than we know.
We overcome [Dm] [G] together.
Creating [Am] love together.
[Dm]
[G] Creating [A] love together.
[G] [C] [B] [Am]
[F] [C] [G] [Am]
[Dm]
[G] [Am] We are daddies, we are [F] brothers, [Dm] we are sisters, we are [Gm] mothers.
[Am] Afraid to lose the love we share, [Dm]
afraid to lose [G] our breath of [Am] air.
Scared to move, scared to scream, [Dm] feeling [G] queasy, panicking.
[Am] Growing up in America, we're always [G] sure that we can call.
[Am] 911, please help me.
[Dm] 911, [G] protect me.
[Am]
911, I'm shaking.
[B] 911, [G] I'm breaking.
[Am] 911, I'm crying.
[D] 911, [G] I'm dying.
[Am] 911, [F] come fend for me.
[B] But 911 [G] is right in front of me.
And I [Am] can't breathe, no.
I [Dm] can't [G] breathe, no.
[Am] I can't breathe, no.
I [Dm] can't breathe.
[G] Mama [Am] says keep your hands up.
Daddy [Dm] says hood [G] down, pants up.
[Am] You should be fine if you obey.
[Dm] I [G] just want to see you every day.
[Am] But this is far [F] more cruel.
[Dm] There is nothing we can [E] do.
[Am] [F] Submission isn't danger-proof [Dm] in a system that [G] wasn't made for you.
[A] 911, [F] please help me.
[Dm] 911, [G] protect me.
[Am] 911, I'm shaking.
[Dm] 911, [G] I'm breaking.
[A] 911, [F] I'm crying.
[Am] 911, [G] I'm dying.
[Am] 911, come fend for [Dm] me.
But 911 [G] is right in front of [Gm] me.
And [Am] I can't breathe, no.
[Dm] I can't [G] breathe, no.
[Am] I can't breathe, no.
I [Dm] can't [G] breathe.
We [Am] can't breathe.
We're [Dm] on our [Gm] knees.
[A] We can't [Dm] breathe.
We're [G] on [C] our [D] knees.
[A] We can't [F] breathe.
[Gm]
[C] [G] [Am]
[Dm]
[G]
[A] We can't keep living in fear.
[Am] [Dm] The bigger [G] picture is clear.
So [Am] turn off the [F] TV and [Dm] let's [G] love each other.
[Am] The news and the [Dm] radio, they want to keep us [G] by below.
We are [Am] stronger than we know.
We overcome [Dm] [G] together.
Creating [Am] love together.
[Dm]
[G] Creating [A] love together.
[G] [C] [B] [Am]
Key:
Am
G
Dm
F
A
Am
G
Dm
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] We are daddies, we are [F] brothers, _ [Dm] we are sisters, we are [Gm] mothers.
_ [Am] Afraid to lose the love we share, [Dm]
afraid to lose [G] our breath of [Am] air.
Scared to move, scared to scream, _ [Dm] feeling [G] queasy, panicking.
_ [Am] Growing up in America, we're always [G] sure that we can call. _ _
[Am] 911, please help me.
[Dm] 911, [G] protect me.
_ [Am]
911, I'm shaking.
_ [B] 911, [G] I'm breaking.
_ [Am] 911, I'm crying.
_ [D] 911, [G] I'm dying.
_ _ [Am] 911, [F] come fend for me.
[B] But 911 [G] is right in front of me.
And I [Am] can't breathe, no. _
I [Dm] can't [G] breathe, no. _
[Am] I can't breathe, no.
I [Dm] can't breathe.
[G] _ Mama [Am] says keep your hands up.
Daddy [Dm] says hood [G] down, pants up.
_ [Am] You should be fine if you obey.
[Dm] I [G] just want to see you every day.
[Am] But this is far [F] more cruel.
[Dm] There is nothing we can [E] do.
_ [Am] _ [F] Submission isn't danger-proof [Dm] in a system that [G] wasn't made for _ you.
[A] 911, [F] please help me.
[Dm] 911, [G] protect me.
_ [Am] 911, I'm shaking.
_ [Dm] 911, [G] I'm breaking.
_ [A] 911, [F] I'm crying.
[Am] 911, [G] I'm dying.
_ _ [Am] _ 911, come fend for [Dm] me.
But 911 [G] is right in front of [Gm] me.
And [Am] I can't breathe, no.
[Dm] I can't [G] breathe, no.
[Am] I can't breathe, no.
I [Dm] can't [G] breathe.
_ We [Am] can't breathe.
_ We're [Dm] on our [Gm] knees.
_ [A] We can't [Dm] breathe.
_ We're [G] on [C] our [D] knees.
[A] We can't [F] breathe.
_ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] We can't keep living in fear.
[Am] [Dm] The bigger [G] picture is clear.
So [Am] turn off the [F] TV and [Dm] let's [G] love each other.
[Am] The news and the [Dm] radio, they want to keep us [G] by below.
We are [Am] stronger than we know.
We overcome [Dm] _ [G] together.
Creating [Am] love together.
_ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ Creating [A] love together.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] We are daddies, we are [F] brothers, _ [Dm] we are sisters, we are [Gm] mothers.
_ [Am] Afraid to lose the love we share, [Dm]
afraid to lose [G] our breath of [Am] air.
Scared to move, scared to scream, _ [Dm] feeling [G] queasy, panicking.
_ [Am] Growing up in America, we're always [G] sure that we can call. _ _
[Am] 911, please help me.
[Dm] 911, [G] protect me.
_ [Am]
911, I'm shaking.
_ [B] 911, [G] I'm breaking.
_ [Am] 911, I'm crying.
_ [D] 911, [G] I'm dying.
_ _ [Am] 911, [F] come fend for me.
[B] But 911 [G] is right in front of me.
And I [Am] can't breathe, no. _
I [Dm] can't [G] breathe, no. _
[Am] I can't breathe, no.
I [Dm] can't breathe.
[G] _ Mama [Am] says keep your hands up.
Daddy [Dm] says hood [G] down, pants up.
_ [Am] You should be fine if you obey.
[Dm] I [G] just want to see you every day.
[Am] But this is far [F] more cruel.
[Dm] There is nothing we can [E] do.
_ [Am] _ [F] Submission isn't danger-proof [Dm] in a system that [G] wasn't made for _ you.
[A] 911, [F] please help me.
[Dm] 911, [G] protect me.
_ [Am] 911, I'm shaking.
_ [Dm] 911, [G] I'm breaking.
_ [A] 911, [F] I'm crying.
[Am] 911, [G] I'm dying.
_ _ [Am] _ 911, come fend for [Dm] me.
But 911 [G] is right in front of [Gm] me.
And [Am] I can't breathe, no.
[Dm] I can't [G] breathe, no.
[Am] I can't breathe, no.
I [Dm] can't [G] breathe.
_ We [Am] can't breathe.
_ We're [Dm] on our [Gm] knees.
_ [A] We can't [Dm] breathe.
_ We're [G] on [C] our [D] knees.
[A] We can't [F] breathe.
_ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] We can't keep living in fear.
[Am] [Dm] The bigger [G] picture is clear.
So [Am] turn off the [F] TV and [Dm] let's [G] love each other.
[Am] The news and the [Dm] radio, they want to keep us [G] by below.
We are [Am] stronger than we know.
We overcome [Dm] _ [G] together.
Creating [Am] love together.
_ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ Creating [A] love together.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _ _