Citizen Soldier – Still Breathing (Guitar)

[Intro]
   Dm           Dm/E        Bb          Bb
e|-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----0-----2-----2-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------1-----1-----1-----1-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

           Dm
I'll never know your pain,

           Dm/E           Bb
I've never walked in your shoes.

           Dm
I know your life ain't fair,

            Dm/E             Bb
I know it's damn near killed you.

                    Dm
You've been through hell,

              Dm/E            Bb
You blame yourself, a painful past you can't forgive.

           Dm
You had no help,

              Dm/E           Bb*
But time will tell if it's a curse or it's a gift.

N.C.                Bb              F
But if you're still breathing, breathing,

            C                    Dm
You made it through your darkest days,

                      Bb          F
If your heart's still beating, beating,

             C         Dm
Then you are gonna be okay,

           Bb                     C
You've had millions of reasons to bend and to break,

    Dm                            F
But you're still alive and that's not a mistake,

    Bb
The war in your head tells a story that's still,

        C*
Worth believing, 'cause you're still breathing.

Dm  Dm/E  Bb
          ('Cause you're still breathing),

Dm  Dm/E  Bb
          ('Cause you're still breathing).

               Dm
If you've been up all night,

            Dm/E          Bb
Thinking it won't get better.

           Dm
No need to wear your scars,

       Dm/E       Bb
Like a scarlet letter.

              Dm
You're on the ledge,

            Dm/E               Bb
But not the end, it helped you see another way.

         Dm
A broken heart,

            Dm/E            Bb*
A brand new start, tomorrow everything could change.

N.C.                   Bb              F
'Cause if you're still breathing, breathing,

            C                    Dm
You made it through your darkest days,

                      Bb          F
If your heart's still beating, beating,

             C         Dm
Then you are gonna be okay,

           Bb                     C
You've had millions of reasons to bend and to break,

    Dm                            F
But you're still alive and that's not a mistake,

    Bb
The war in your head tells a story that's still,

        C*
Worth believing, 'cause you're still breathing.

Dm                   Bb
You're alive, you survived,

                    Csus4            C
It's a sign and the proof is in your pulse,

Dm                  Bb
Brighter stars only shine in the dark,

        Csus4             Csus4*
You are stronger than you know,

Dm  Dm/E  Bb
          (You are stronger than you know),

Dm  Dm/E  Bb
          (You are stronger than you know),

N.C.               Bb              F                   C    Dm
So if you're still breathing, breathing, (you're still breathing),

            C                    Dm
You made it through your darkest days,

                      Bb          F                         C  Dm
If your heart's still beating, beating, (your heart's still beating),

             C         Dm
Then you're gonna be okay,

           Bb                     C                              Dm
You've had millions of reasons to bend and to break, (you're not dead),

    Dm                            F
But you're still alive and that's not a mistake,

    Bb
The war in your head tells a story that's still,

        C*
Worth believing, 'cause you're still breathing.