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Just Breathe chords by Pearl Jam (Official Version)

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C
G
Am7
Fadd9
Dm7
F
Dm/C
G7/B
G7

Intro 1

C

C

G

G

C

C

G

G

Verse 1
C 
Yes I understand
G 
That every life must end
C 
As we sit alone
G 
I know someday we must go
C 
Oh, I'm a lucky man
To count on both hands
G 
The ones I love
C 
Some folks just have one
G 
Yeah, others they got none

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Pre-chorus 1

Am7

Fadd9

Stay with me, let's just breathe

Interlude 1

C

C

G

G

Verse 2
C 
Practiced on our sins
G 
Never gonna let me win
C 
Under everything
G 
Just another human being
C 
Yeah, I don't want to hurt
There's so much in this world
G 
To make me bleed

Pre-chorus 2

Am7

Fadd9

Stay with me, you're all I see

Chorus 1
G 
Dm7 
Did I say that I need  you?
G 
Dm7 
Did I say that I want  you?
F 
Am7 
Oh, if I didn't, I'm a fool  you see
Dm7 
Dm/C 
G7/B 
No    one knows this   more than me
G7 
As I   come clean

Verse 3

C

I wonder everyday

G

As I look upon your face

C

Everything you gave

G

G7

And nothing you would take

Pre-chorus 3

Am7

Nothing you would take

Fadd9

Everything you gave

Chorus 2
G 
Dm7 
Did I say that I need  you?
G 
Dm7 
Did I say that I want  you?
F 
Am7 
Oh, if I didn't, I'm a fool  you see
Dm7 
Dm/C 
G7/B 
No    one knows this   more than me
G7 
As I   come clean

Interlude 2

C

C

G

G

C

C

G

G

Outro 1
Am7 
Nothing you would take
Fadd9 
Everything you gave
Am7 
Hold  me 'til I die
Fadd9 
Meet you on       the other side

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0

C
G
Am7
Fadd9
Dm7
F
Dm/C
G7/B
G7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 110

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Fadd9: x-x-3-2-1-3
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm/C: x-3-x-2-3-1
G7/B: x-2-3-0-3-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1

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This is the definitive original version of Just Breathe by Pearl Jam, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Pearl Jam's performance.

Just Breathe

Pearl Jam

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