Try Not To Breathe — R.E.M.

Chords and lyrics for Try Not To Breathe by R.E.M. (key of D).

Intro

[F] [D] [A] [C] [G/B] [D] [Am] [G]

Verse 1

I [D]will try not to breathe, [Am]I can [C]hold my head still [G/B]with my hands [D]and my knees,
[Am]these eyes [C]are the eyes [G]of [D]the old [Am]shivering [C][G/B]in foam. [D][Am][Gm][C]I [G][D]will try not to breathe, [A][Dm7]this decision [C]is mine, [G/B]I have [D]lived a poor life, [Am]these [C]are the eyes [G]that I [Am/E]want you to remember.

Interlude

[G] [C/G] [Fmaj7] [G] [D] [Gm] [D]

Verse 2

I [Am/E]need [D]something [Am/E]to fly [D]over my grave again, I [Gm][D][Am/E]need something to breathe.
[G#] [C/G]
I [Dm]will try not to burden [Am]you, I [C]can hold [D]these inside, I will hold my [Am]breath until all [C]these shivers [G]subside, [D][Am]just [G]look in my [D]eyes, [Am][C]I [D]will try not to worry [Am]you, I [Am7/C]have seen things [G/B]that you [D]will never see, [Am]leave it to memory [G]me.

Chorus

[D][Am]I will try not to breathe, this [C]shudder [G/B]to [D]breathe, [Am]I [Gm][Am/E]want you to remember.
[C] [G] [D] [G] [D]
I [A/E]need something to fly over [G]my grave [D]again, I [G][D][A/E]need [D]something [Am/E]to breathe, [D]baby [G]don't shiver [Bm7/D]now, why [G]do you shiver [D]now?

Verse 3

I [A/E]need [D]something [Am/E]to fly over [Dm][G]my grave [Dm]again, I [Gm][D][A/E]need [D]something [Am]to breathe.
[Bsus4/E] [Am] [E] [Am] [C]
I will try [Dm]not to worry [Am/C]you, I have seen things [G/B]that you [D/A]will never see, [A]leave [C]it to memory [G]me, [D][Am]don't dare [D]me to breathe, [A][C]I [G][A/E]want you to remember.

Outro

[Dm] [C/G] [Gm] [D]
I [A/E]need something to fly over [D][G]my grave [D]again, [G]I [D][A/E]need something to breathe, [Dm]baby [G]don't shiver [D]now, why do you shiver now?
I [A/E]need [D]something [A/E]to breathe, I [D][G]have seen things [D]that you will [Gm]never see, [D]I [A/E]want [D]you [A/E]to [Bm7]remember.
[C] [G]