Breathe (2 AM) Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my Breathe (2 AM) chords and guitar lesson by Anna Nalick. This is such a great song to play along to and sing. The reason for this is that most of the chords change right over the lyrics.
This song does feature one barre chord in the Choruses and Bridge but overall, it's mostly open chords. We will be using 6/8 time to count out this song so let's take a look at how to play this fun song.
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Breathe (2 AM) Strumming Patterns:
Less Strumming:
1 2 3 4 5 6
D D
More Strumming:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
D DU DU D DU D U
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Breathe (2 AM) Chord Chart:
BREATHE (2 AM) – Anna Nalick
VERSE: (less strumming)
A A G
2 AM and she calls me 'cause I'm still awake
G D
"Can you help me unravel my latest mistake
D A A
I don't love him. Winter just wasn't my season."
A (more strumming) A G
Yeah, we walk through the doors - so accusing their eyes
G D
Like they have any right at all to criticize
D A A
Hypocrites. You're all here for the very same reason.
CHORUS:
Bm
Cause you can't jump the track
D
We're like cars on a cable
A E
And life's like an hourglass glued to the table
Bm D
No one can find the rewind button, girl
A E E
So cradle your head in your hands.
G D A A G D A A
And breathe, just breathe, whoa breathe, just breathe
VERSE:
A A G
In May he turned 21 on the base of Fort Bliss
G D
"Just a day," he said down to the flask in his fist
D A A
"Ain't been sober since maybe October of last year."
A A G
Here in town you can tell he's been down for a while
G D
But my God it's so beautiful when the boy smiles
D A A
Wanna hold him. Maybe I'll just sing about it
CHORUS:
Bm
Cause you can't jump the track
D
We're like cars on a cable
A E
And life's like an hourglass glued to the table
Bm D
No one can find the rewind button, girl
A E E
So cradle your head in your hands.
G D A A G D A A
And breathe, just breathe, whoa breathe, just breathe
BRIDGE:
Bm D
There's a light at each end of this tunnel
A E
You shout 'cause you're just as far in as you'll ever be out
Bm D
And these mistakes you've made, you'll just make them again
A E E
if you only try turnin' around
VERSE: (less strumming)
A A G
2 AM and I'm still awake writing a song
G D
If I get it all down on paper it's no longer inside of me
D A A
Threatenin' the life it belongs to.
A A G
And I feel like I'm naked in front of the crowd
G D
Cause these words are my diary screamin' out loud
D A (more strumming) A
And I know that you'll use them however you want to.
CHORUS:
Bm
Cause you can't jump the track
D
We're like cars on a cable
A E
And life's like an hourglass glued to the table
Bm D
No one can find the rewind button, girl
A E E
So cradle your head in your hands.
G D A A G D A A
And breathe, just breathe, whoa breathe, just breathe
G D A A G D A A (strum & hold)
Whoa breathe, just breathe, whoa breathe just breathe
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