Try Not To Breathe Chords by R.E.M

Tempo:
89.3 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Am

C

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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R.E.M. - Try not to breathe chords
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[D] [Am]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] I will try not to [Am] breathe [C] I can [G] hold my head still [D] with my hands and my [Am] knees
[C] These eyes are [G] the [D] eyes of the [Am] old [C] [G] Shivering and cold
[C]
I [G] [D] will try not to [Am] breathe This decision is [G] mine [D] I have lived a full [Am] life
These are the [G] [Am] eyes that I want you to [C] remember
[D] [G] [D]
[G] I [D] [Am] [Bm]
[Am] need something to [D] fly [G] [D] over my grave [G] again [D] [A] I [Bm]
[Am] need something to [C] breathe
I [D] will try not [Am] to burden [G] I can hold these [D] inside
I will hold [Am] my breath till all [G] these shivers [D] [Am] subside
[G] Just look [D] in my [Am]
eyes I [G] [D] will try not [Am] to worry you
[G] I have seen things [D] that you will never [Am] see Leave it [G] to [D] memory [Am]
me
[G] [D] Shudder to [Am] breathe [G] I [A] [Am]
want you [F#] to [C] remember
[A] [G] [D]
[G] I [D] [A] [Bm]
[A] need something to fly [G] over my [D] grave [G] again [D] [A] I [Bm]
[Am] need something to [D] [G] breathe
Baby don't [D] shiver [G] now Why do [D] you shiver [A] now?
I [Bm]
[Am] need something to [D] fly [G] over my [D] grave [G] again [D] [A] I [Bm]
[Am] need something to [E] breathe
[Am] I
[D] [E]
[Am] [Em] [Am]
[C]
[Am] [D] will try not to [Am] worry [C] you [G] I have seen things [D] that you will never [C] see
Leave it to [G] [D] memory [C] me [G] Don't [D] dare me to [C] breathe
[G] I [A] [Am]
want you [C] to remember
[A] I [G] [D]
[G] [D] [A] [Bm]
[A] need something to [G] fly over [D] my grave [G] again [D] [A] I [Am] need something to [D] [G] breathe
Baby don't [D] shiver [G] now Why do [D] you shiver [A] now?
I [Bm]
[Am] need something to [D] [G] breathe [D] I [G] [D] [A] [Bm]
[Am] want you [Bm] [C] to remember
[G]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Am
2311
C
3211
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
Am
2311
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To start learning R.E.M - Try Not To Breathe chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D, G, D and Am in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 44 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 89. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D# Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] [D] I will try not to [Am] breathe [C] I can [G] hold my head still [D] with my hands and my [Am] knees
[C] These eyes are [G] the [D] eyes of the [Am] old [C] _ [G] Shivering and cold
[C] _
I [G] [D] will try not to [Am] breathe This decision is [G] mine [D] I have lived a full [Am] life
These are the [G] [Am] eyes that I want you to [C] _ remember
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [D]
[G] I _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [Bm]
[Am] need something to [D] fly [G] [D] over my grave [G] again _ [D] _ [A] I [Bm]
[Am] need something to [C] breathe
I _ _ [D] will try not [Am] to burden [G] I can hold these [D] inside
I will hold [Am] my breath till all [G] these shivers [D] _ [Am] subside
[G] Just look [D] in my _ [Am]
eyes I [G] [D] will try not [Am] to worry you
[G] I have seen things [D] that you will never [Am] see Leave it [G] to [D] memory _ [Am]
me
[G] _ [D] Shudder to [Am] breathe _ [G] I [A] _ _ [Am]
want you [F#] to [C] remember _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[G] I [D] _ [A] _ _ [Bm]
[A] need something to fly [G] over my [D] grave [G] again _ [D] _ [A] I [Bm]
[Am] need something to [D] [G] breathe
Baby don't [D] shiver [G] now Why do [D] you shiver [A] now?
I [Bm]
[Am] need something to [D] fly [G] over my [D] grave [G] again _ [D] _ [A] I [Bm]
[Am] need something to [E] breathe _ _
_ _ [Am] I _ _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] [D] will try not to [Am] worry [C] you [G] I have seen things [D] that you will never [C] see
Leave it to [G] [D] memory [C] me _ [G] Don't [D] dare me to [C] breathe
_ [G] I [A] _ _ [Am]
want you [C] to remember _
_ [A] I [G] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [Bm]
[A] need something to [G] fly over [D] my grave [G] again _ [D] _ [A] I [Am] need something to [D] [G] breathe
Baby don't [D] shiver [G] now Why do [D] you shiver [A] now?
I [Bm]
[Am] need something to [D] [G] breathe [D] I [G] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [Bm]
[Am] want you [Bm] [C] to remember _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Michael Stipe and Mike Mills.

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