BARELY BREATHING

LEVEL 4E · 100 BPM · Duncan Sheik
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Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.

HOW TO PLAY

  1. 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
  2. 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
  3. 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

Well, I know what you’re do (Em7)ing.

I see it all too (A)clear.

I on ly taste the sa line when I kiss a way your (D)tears.

You real ly had me go (Em7)ing, wish ing on a (A)star.

The black holes that sur (C)round you are heav i er by (D)far.

I be lieved in your con (Em7)fu sion, so com plete ly (A)torn.

It must have been that (C)yes ter day was the day that I was (D)born.

There’s not much to ex (Em7)am ine, noth ing left to (A)hide.

You real ly can’t be se ri ous, you have to ask me (D)why

Will I say er good bye.

’Cause I am bare ly (C)breath ing, and I can’t find the air.

Don’t know who I’m (Am7)kid ding, i mag in ing you (Fmaj9)care.

And I could stand here (C)wait ing, ooh, for an oth er day.

I don’t sup pose it’s worth the price, it’s worth the price, the price that I would pay.

And ev ’ry one keeps (Em7)ask ing what’s it all a (A)bout.

It used to be so (C)cer tain.

day was Now I can’t fig it (D)out.

What not this at trac (Em7)tion?

ine, Don’t it fill the (A)day?

And noth ing left to rea son, ous, and on ly you to (D)blame.

Will it ev er good change?

’Cause I am bare ly (C)breath ing, and I can’t find the air.

Don’t know who I’m (Am7)kid ding, i mag in ing you (Fmaj9)care.

And I could stand here (C)wait ing, ooh, for an oth er day.

I don’t sup pose it’s worth the price, it’s worth the price, the price that I would pay.

And ev ’ry one keeps

But I’m think ing it (G)o ver an y (Am)way.

I’m think ing it (C)o ver an y way.

(Fmaj7)Oh.

I come to find

I may nev er know.

A chang ing mind,

is it friend or foe?

I rise a bove,

I sink be low,

and ev ’ry time

you come and go.

Please don’t

come and go.

’Cause I am bare ly

SONG INFO

Level
4 of 5
Key
E
Tempo
100 BPM
Plays
6
Category
Musical/Soundtrack
Artist
Duncan Sheik

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