Tom: C
G F
[Verse 1]
G F
Everybody's looking for the high life
G F
Living the dream but it don't feel right
G F
So lost inside this fantasy
G F
I'm scared it's gonna swallow me
[Chorus]
G Em F G
You can offer me all the fortune and the fame of a king
Em F G
With a castle so high that no one else can come in
Em F G
And you can tell me that I don't have enough of these things
F
But I'd rather be breathing, no I'd rather be\
[Post-Chorus]
G Em F
I'd rather be breathing
G Em F
I'd rather be breathing
G Em F
I'd rather be breathing
G Em F
I'd rather be breathing
[Verse 2]
G F
Standing at the foot of a mountain
G F
Only walked a couple steps but who's counting?
G F
If there's anybody up there
G F
Won't you let me stay a while?
[Chorus]
G Em F G
You can offer me all the fortune and the fame of a king
Em F G
With a castle so high that no one else can come in
Em F G
And you can tell me that I don't have enough of these things
F
But I'd rather be breathing, no I'd rather be\
[Post-Chorus]
G Em F
I'd rather be breathing
G Em F
I'd rather be breathing
[Bridge]
G Em F
You can offer me
G Em F
Silver and gold
G Em F
You can offer me
G
[Chorus]
Em F G
You can offer me all the fortune and the fame of a king
Em F G
With a castle so high that no one else can come in
Em F G
And you can tell me that I don't have enough of these things
F
But I'd rather be breathing, no I'd rather be\
[Post-Chorus]
G Em F
I'd rather be breathing
G Em F
I'd rather be breathing
G Em F
I'd rather be breathing
