Barely Breathing (2-harp version)

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BARELY BREATHING 2-harp version
By: Duncan Sheik
Key: G
Harps: G, C

Harp: G
 3    5  -4   -4    4    -4  4
 6    8  -8   -8    7    -8  7
Well, I know what you’re do-ing, 

-3”-3”-3” 4  -3”  -4
-6 -6 -6  7  -6   -8
I see it all too clear 

3 5  -4  -4    4  -4  4
6 8  -8  -8    7  -8  7
I on-ly taste the sa-line 

 1   1  -3”-3” 4   -3”  -4
 4   4  -6 -6  7   -6   -8
when I kiss a-way your tears 

 3   5   -4 -4  4  -4  4
 6   8   -8 -8  7  -8  7
You real-ly had me go-ing, 

 -3” -3” 4 -3” -4
 -6  -6  7 -6  -8
Wish-ing on a star 

 3    5    -4    -4   4   -4    4
 6    8    -8    -8   7   -8    7
the black holes that sur-round you 
 
 1   -3”-3”4  -3”-4
 4   -6 -6 7  -6 -8
are heav-i-er by far 

3 3    5    6   -4   4  -4  4
6 6    8    9   -8   7  -8  7
I be-lieved in your con-fu-sion, 

4   4   -3   4  -3-3”
7   7   -7   7  -7-6
so com-plete-ly torn 

-3” 5    -4   -4   4   -4   4  -44
-6  8    -8   -8   7   -8   7  -87
it must have been that yes-ter-day 

 1   1  -3”  -3” 4 -3”  -4
 4   4  -6   -6  7 -6   -8
was the day that I was born 

   3     5   -4  -4 4  -4  4
   6     8   -8  -8 7  -8  7
There’s not much to ex-am-ine, 

 -3” -3”  4   -3” -4
 -6  -6   7   -6  -8
noth-ing left to hide 
 
 3   5   -4  -4   4  -4 -4  4
 6   8   -8  -8   7  -8 -8  7
You real-ly can’t be ser-i-ous 

 1   -3” -3” 4  -3”-4
 4   -6  -6  7  -6 -8
you have to ask me why 

5 -4   4  -45-55-44
8 -8   7  -88-98-87
I say good-   bye... 

  
   4   5 5   5   -5   5     4
   7   8 8   8   -9   8     7
‘Cause I am bare-ly breath-ing 

 4  5  -4    -4   4   5
 7  8  -8    -8   7   8
And I can’t find the air 

  5    5    5  -55  5   4
  8    8    8  -98  8   7
don’t know who I’m kid-ding 

3  5  -4 -4   5   4
6  8  -8 -8   8   7
Im-ag-in-ing you care 

 3  5   5     5    -5   5    4
 6  8   8     8    -9   8    7
And I could stand here wait-ing 

 5  -4  4  -4  4   5
 8  -8  7  -8  7   8
ooh for an-oth-er day 

3   5   -5   5    -5    5   -5    5
6   8   -9   8    -9    8   -9    8
I don’t sup-pose it’s worth the price, 

 -5    5   -5    5
 -9    8   -9    8
It’s worth the price 

-5    6    -5  5  -4  -55-454
-9    9    -9  8  -8  -98-887
The price that I would  pay 


 3  5   -4 -4   -4   -4   4
 6  8   -8 -8   -8   -8   7
and ev-‘ry-one keeps ask-ing, 

  4    4  -3  4 -3-3”
  7    7  -7  7 -7-6  
what’s it all a-bout? 

-3” 5   -4 -4 4  -4  4-44
-6  8   -8 -8 7  -8  7-87
It used to be so cer-tain 
 
 1 -3” -3”   4  -3” -4
 4 -6  -6    7  -6  -8
now I can’t fig-ure out 

 5   -4  -4  4   -4   4
 8   -8  -8  7   -8   7
What is this at-trac-tion? 

 -3”  -3” 4   -3” -4
 -6   -6  7   -6  -8
Don’t it fill the day 

 3   5   -4   -4  4  -4  -44
 6   8   -8   -8  7  -8  -87
and noth-ing left to rea-son 

 1  -3”-3” 4  -3” -4
 4  -6 -6  7  -6  -8
and on-ly you to blame 

 5   -4 -4 4    -4
 8   -8 -8 7    -8
Will it ev-er change? 


   4   5 5   5   -5    5    4
   7   8 8   8   -9    8    7
‘Cause I am bare-ly breath-ing 

 4  5  -3    -3   3   5
 7  8  -7    -7   6   8
And I can’t find the air 

  5    5    5  -55  5   4
  8    8    8  -98  8   7
don’t know who I’m kid-ding 

3  5  -4 -4   5   4
6  8  -8 -8   8   7
Im-ag-in-ing you care 

 3  5   5     5    -5   5    4
 6  8   8     8    -9   8    7
And I could stand here wait-ing 

 5  -4  4  -4  4   5
 8  -8  7  -8  7   8
ooh for an-oth-er day 

3   5   -5   5    -5    5   -5    5
6   8   -9   8    -9    8   -9    8
I don’t sup-pose it’s worth the price, 

 -5    5   -5    5
 -9    8   -9    8
It’s worth the price 

-5    6    -5  5  -4  -55-454
-9    9    -9  8  -8  -98-887
The price that I would  pay 

   4   5 5   5   -5    5    4
   7   8 8   8   -9    8    7
‘Cause I am bare-ly breath-ing 

 3   3    5    5  -5 5  4  5  4 -45-44
 6   6    8    8  -9 8  7  8  7 -88-87
But I’m think-ing it o-ver an-y-  way... 

 3    5    5  -5 5  4  5  4 -45-44
 6    8    8  -9 8  7  8  7 -88-87
I’m think-ing it o-ver an-y-  way... 

Harp: C

-1 -4  -3  -3” 3 -3”3-3” -3  -3
-4 -8  -7  -6  6 -66 -6  -7  -7
I come to find I may nev-er know 

-1  -3  -3”  3   -2”-2”   3   -2”-1-2”
-4  -7  -6   6   -5 -5   6    -5 -4-5
a chang-ing mind is it friend or foe? 

-1 -4 -3  -3”-1  -3” -3 -3-3”3
-4 -8 -7  -6 -4  -6  -7 -7-66
I rise a-bove I sink be-low 

-1  -3  -3” 3   -1   3   -2”-1-2”
-4  -7  -6  6   -4   6   -5 -4-5
and ev-‘ry time you come and go 

   3     -2”  3   -2”-1-2”1-11
   6     -5   6   -5 -4-55-44
Please don’t come and go 

  -1  -3 -3  -3  4    -3    3
  -4  -7 -7  -7  7    -7    6
‘Cause I am bare-ly breath-ing 

 3 -3   -3”  -3”  3  -3
 6 -7   -6   -6   6  -7
And I can’t find the air 

 -3    -3  -3  4-3 -3   3
 -7    -7  -7  7-7 -7   6
don’t know who I’m kid-ding 

-1 -3 -3”-3” -3   3
-4 -7 -6 -6  -7   6
Im-ag-in-ing you care 

-1 -3  -3    -3    4    -3   3
-4 -7  -7    -7    7    -7   6
And I could stand here wait-ing 

-3   -3” 3  -3” 3  -3
-7   -6  6  -6  6  -7
Ooh, for an-oth-er day 

-1  -3   4   -3   4    -3    4   -3
-4  -7   7   -7   7    -7    7   -7
I don’t sup-pose it’s worth the price, 

 4    -3    4   -3
 7    -7    7   -7
It’s worth the price 

 4   -4    4  -3  -3” 3-3-3”-33
 7   -8    7  -7  -6  7-7-6-76
The price that I would pay 

-1  -1   -3   -3  4 -3  3  -3 3 -3”
-4  -4   -7   -7  7 -7  6  -7 6 -6
But I’m think-ing it o-ver an-y-way 

-1   -3   -3  4 -3  3  -3 3 -3”-3-3”3
-4   -7   -7  7 -7  6  -7 6 -6-7-66
I’m think-ing it o-ver an-y-way

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