Breathe Chords
by Roger Waters
Breathe by Roger Waters is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, E and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D G
Breathe in the air
E A
Make for the meadow and savour the grass while it lasts
D G
By and by
E A
Shadowy fingers of industry reach for the sky
D G
Brick upon brick, stone upon stone they grow
E A
Choking the atmosphere oh so incredibly slowly
D G
Sulfur and carbon and hydrogen sulphide and lime
D G
Fever corrosion and cover your cities with grime
D G A
Something is killing the land before your eyes
D
And the sunshine
G
is not to blame
D G
Could be the insane inhumane games we play
A D
Day by day
D G
Riddle and fool
E A
Mushrooming home in a crowd, I'm alone
D G
Close your eyes lie still
E A
You are a mountain stream and I am a hill
D G
Far, far away
E A
There is a field of blossom and bees and new mown hay
D G
Breathe in the air (x4)