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All I Need is the Air that I Breath (C Major)
Artist: The Hollies    Genre: Easy Listening    Roman Numerals: I, I(add9), III, iii, IV, iv, V, v, m7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Arrangement for The Hollies version Recording @ YouTube
Credit to Pena Brutal & Ultimate Guitar Tabs
Entered by: Steve Marlowe   
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C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
C(add9)
(C,E,G,D)
G - E G D E
E
(E,G♯,B)
E B E G♯ B E
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
Fm
(F,A♭,C)
- - F A♭ C F
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
Gm
(G,B♭,D)
- - D B♭ D G
B♭6
(B♭,D,F,G)
- B♭ F G D -


Intro
[C(add9)Added 9th Chord (U,M3,P5,M9)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[B♭6Major 6th Chord (U,M3,P5,M6)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[B♭6Major 6th Chord (U,M3,P5,M6)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Verse 1
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] If I could make a wish
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] I think I'd pass
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Can't think of		 [FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] anything I		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] need
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] No cigarettes, no sleep, no light,		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] no sound
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Nothing to eat,		 [FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] no books to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] read

Pre-Chorus
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] Making love with you
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] Has left me		 [FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] peaceful, warm, and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] tired
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] What more could I ask
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] There's noth-		 [FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] -ing left to be		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] desired

Verse 2
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Peace came upon me and it leaves		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] me weak
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] So sleep, silent		 [FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] angel, go to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sleep

Chorus
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Sometimes, all I need is the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] air that I breathe
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] love you
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] All I need is the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] air that I breathe
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Yes to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] love you
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] All I need is the air		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] that I brea		 [GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] eeee		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] eeee		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] eeee		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] eathe

Interlude (4 beats each)
[B♭6Major 6th Chord (U,M3,P5,M6)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 3
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Peace came upon me and it lea-		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] -ves me weak
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] So sleep, silent		 [FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] angel, go to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sleep

Chorus
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Sometimes, all I need is the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] air that I breathe
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] love you
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] All I need is the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] air that I breathe
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Yes to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] love you
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] All I need is the air		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] that I brea		 [GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] eeee		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] eeee		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] eeee		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] eathe

Outro (Fade out)
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Sometimes, all I need is the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] air that I breathe
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Yes		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] to love you
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] All I need		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] is the air that I breathe
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Yes		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] to love you
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