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From: ELVIS HAS JUST LEFT THE BUILDING 

Try not to breath, REM

intro.: (12/8 time - /= an eighth note
D// am// C// G//
D// am// C// G//

D		  am
I will try not to breath
	 C         G
I can hold my head still
	   D	    am
with my hands at my knees
C		   G
these eyes are the eyes
	    D//am//C//
of the old
G			D//am//C//G//
shiver in the cold
D                 am
I will try not to breath
	C        G
this decision is mine,
	  D	    am
I have lived a full life
	C	  G
and these are the eyes,
Asus2		    em
that I want you to remember
G//D//G//D//
Oh
Asus2
I need something to fly
G	   D 		G//D//
open my cradle now
Asus2				em/////
I need something to breath

(same as beginning)
I will try not to burden you
I can hold these inside
I will my breath until all these shivers subside
just look in my eyes.

I will try not to worry you,
I have seen things that you will never see
leave it to memory me
shudder to breath

I want you to remember

oh,

I need something to fly
over my cradle now
I need something to breathe
baby don't shiver no
why do you shiver now
I need something to fly
over my cradle now
I need something to breath

(Bridge)
emi (one bar)
ami
emi
ami
emi

(same as top)
I will try not to worry you
I have seen thing that you will never see
leave it to memory me
don't dare me to breath
I want you to remember

oh,

I need something to fly
over my cradle now
I need something to breath
baby don't shiver now
why do you shiver now
I need something to breath
I want you to remember

G


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From: csb1@engr.engr.uark.edu (Chris Bray)

TRY NOT TO BREATHE (by REM)


Intro: D  Am  C  G  Dsus4  Am  C  G

       D               Am
I will try not to breathe,
      C            G             Dsus4          Am
I can hold my head still with my hands at my knees
      C              G          D       Am       C
These eyes are the eyes of the old,
G          Dsus4     Am     C      G
shiver and fold.

       D                Am
I will try not to breathe,
       C            G             Dsus4        Am
This decision is mine I have lived a full life
     C                G     Am              C
and these are the eyes that I want you to remember

G      D     G     D
Oh.....
Am                      G             D           G   D
I need something to fly over my grave again
Am                              C
I need something to breathe

        D          Am          C              G
I will try not to burden you.  I can hold these inside.
Dsus4         Am        C              G                D   Am   C
I will hold my breath until all these shivers subside
     G          Dsus4    Am    C    G
Just look in my eyes

       D             Am       C               G              Dsus4        Am
I will try not to worry you.  I have seen things that you will never see.
C             G        D   Am   C           G           Dsus4   Am   C   G
Leave it to memory me.                 I shudder to breathe

Am                 C      G    D      G           D
I want you to remember.   Oh,    (you will never see).
Am
I need something to fly
                       (something to fly)
G           D                         G           D
Over my grave again              (you will never see)
Am
I need something to breathe
                           (something to breathe)
 G           D
 Baby don't shiver now,
(I have seen things you)
 G          D
 Why do you shiver now
(will never see.)
Am
I need something to fly
 G            D         G           D
 Over my grave again
(I have seen things you will never see)
Am
I need something to breathe


Bridge: Em      Am          Em           Am          C
        Oh..........   oh.......  Oh.......   oh.......


       D             Am       C               G              Dsus4        Am
I will try not to worry you.  I have seen things that you will never see.
C             G        D   Am   C             G             Dsus4   Am   C   G
Leave it to memory me.                 Don't dare me to breathe

Am                 C      G    D      G           D
I want you to remember.   Oh,    (you will never see).
Am
I need something to fly
                       (something to fly)
G           D                         G           D
Over my grave again              (you will never see)
Am
I need something to breathe
                           (something to breathe)
 G           D
 Baby don't shiver now,
(I have seen things you)
 G          D
 Why do you shiver now
(will never see.)
Am
I need something to fly
 G            D         G           D
 Over my grave again
(I have seen things you will never see)
Am
I need something to breathe

Am                             G              D         G         D
I need something to breathe   (I have seen things you will never see.)
Am                 C
I want you to remember

END: G


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